WGU C468 Information Management and
Application of Technology OBEJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026
QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - ANSWER ✔ -LABORATORY
SYSTEM
- ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM
- MONITORING SYSTEM
2. information literacy - ANSWER ✔ This is defined as the ability to recognize
when information is needed as well as the skills to find,evaluate, and use
needed information effectively
3. Strategic Planning is driving by all of the following - ANSWER ✔ -
organization mission and values
- short term goals
- service offered
- long term goals
4. A person's ht,wt, code status and date of birth are all examples of -
ANSWER ✔ DATA
5. the mission - ANSWER ✔ is the purpose or reason for an organization
existence
6. Strategic Planning - ANSWER ✔ is the development of a comprehensive
long range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
7. the foundation of knowledge model - ANSWER ✔ - is the basic for which
knowledge is used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
, - it is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition,
knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
8. Nursing informatics - ANSWER ✔ the use of technology and information to
help support all aspects of nursing practices
9. Information Life Cycle - ANSWER ✔ - needs assessment phase
- system selection phase
- system implementation phase
- maintenance phase
10.emerging trends in healthcare - ANSWER ✔ - a push for patient safety
- error reduction
- additional regulatory requirements
11.Project Scope - ANSWER ✔ the size and details of a collaborative effort
12.NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTED TO ENSURE THE
INFORMATION IS CURRENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO HC TEAM
13.DSS - ANSWER ✔ RELIES ON THE WISDOM OF THE USER TO
TAKE ACTION
14.DSS - ANSWER ✔ CAN ENSURE THE 5 RIGHTS ARE
IMPLEMENTED WHEN DEALING WITH MEDICATION ADMIN
THEY CAN CHECK FOR DRUG TO DRUG INTERACTIONS AND
ALLERGIES
15.TECHNOLOGY SOURCES THAT SUPPORTS PT SAFETY AND
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - ANSWER ✔ EHR
CPOE ( COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY)
BARCODE MEDICATION
E- PRESCRIPTION
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT
DASHBOARD REPORTS
SMART TECHNOLOGY
,16.EHR- - ANSWER ✔ CAPTURE DATA FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE PLANNING,PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS
AND EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH
17.DRIVING FORCE FOR EHR - ANSWER ✔ -PT SAFETY
-RESTRUCTURE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF CARE
-COST CONTAINMENT
18.BENEFITS OF THE EHR - ANSWER ✔ -INCREASE: DATA
INTEGRITY AND QUALITY
- PRODUCTIVITY
- SATISFACTION FOR CAREGIVERS
- DECEASES REDUNDANT DATA COLLECTION
- PROMPTS TO ENSURE ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENTS
AND MEDICATIONS
- ONGOING RECORD, ALLOWS DATA COMPARISON FROM
PRIOR VISITS
- SUPPORTS TRENDING
19.CPOE benefits - ANSWER ✔ - REDUCES MEDICATION ERROR
- ELIMINATES TRANSCRIPTION ERROR
- EXPEDITES TREATMENT
- ENCOURAGES MORE ACCURATE, COMPLETE ORDERS
20.E-prescribing Benefits - ANSWER ✔ ALLOW DOCTORS TO ENTER RX
AND THEN ELECTRONICALLY SEND TO PHARMACY FROM
COMPUTES OR PDAs
- provides longitudinal rx record
- checks compliance and reimbursement
- provides alerts about drug interactions
- reminds to order home meds for the discharge client
- eliminate phone authorization for refills
21.Dashboard Reporting - ANSWER ✔ -they are quality indicators EX: falls,
infection rate, pressure ulcers
, - allows for data transparency
- keep in mind reports only as good as the data recorded
22.Smart technology benefits - ANSWER ✔ EX: smart pump
- improve quality, safety and efficiency in pt care
- optimization of workflow by reducing and creating better workflow
for clinicians
- benefits clinicians and pts
- keep in mind that adoption can take time and be slow and expensive
when dealing with smart technology
23.Telehealth - ANSWER ✔ telehealth refers to a broader scope of remote
healthcare services than telemedicine.
24.Telehealth can be remote clinical as well as non clinical services EX:
provider training or/and administrative meetings
25.Telehealth allows healthcare practitioners and clients the benefit of long
distance communication without the barriers
26.Driving force of telehealth - ANSWER ✔ - improved
access to care
quality of care
continuity of care
improved client record quality
27.Telehealth - ANSWER ✔ physician office benefits:
-pt scheduling
- ordering of test ( ex: labs, x rays)
- RX order directly to pharmacy
- internet patient education
Home Health benefits:
- realtime pt monitoring
Application of Technology OBEJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026
QUESTIONS BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM - ANSWER ✔ -LABORATORY
SYSTEM
- ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM
- MONITORING SYSTEM
2. information literacy - ANSWER ✔ This is defined as the ability to recognize
when information is needed as well as the skills to find,evaluate, and use
needed information effectively
3. Strategic Planning is driving by all of the following - ANSWER ✔ -
organization mission and values
- short term goals
- service offered
- long term goals
4. A person's ht,wt, code status and date of birth are all examples of -
ANSWER ✔ DATA
5. the mission - ANSWER ✔ is the purpose or reason for an organization
existence
6. Strategic Planning - ANSWER ✔ is the development of a comprehensive
long range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
7. the foundation of knowledge model - ANSWER ✔ - is the basic for which
knowledge is used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
, - it is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition,
knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
8. Nursing informatics - ANSWER ✔ the use of technology and information to
help support all aspects of nursing practices
9. Information Life Cycle - ANSWER ✔ - needs assessment phase
- system selection phase
- system implementation phase
- maintenance phase
10.emerging trends in healthcare - ANSWER ✔ - a push for patient safety
- error reduction
- additional regulatory requirements
11.Project Scope - ANSWER ✔ the size and details of a collaborative effort
12.NURSES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTED TO ENSURE THE
INFORMATION IS CURRENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO HC TEAM
13.DSS - ANSWER ✔ RELIES ON THE WISDOM OF THE USER TO
TAKE ACTION
14.DSS - ANSWER ✔ CAN ENSURE THE 5 RIGHTS ARE
IMPLEMENTED WHEN DEALING WITH MEDICATION ADMIN
THEY CAN CHECK FOR DRUG TO DRUG INTERACTIONS AND
ALLERGIES
15.TECHNOLOGY SOURCES THAT SUPPORTS PT SAFETY AND
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT - ANSWER ✔ EHR
CPOE ( COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY)
BARCODE MEDICATION
E- PRESCRIPTION
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT
DASHBOARD REPORTS
SMART TECHNOLOGY
,16.EHR- - ANSWER ✔ CAPTURE DATA FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE PLANNING,PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS
AND EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH
17.DRIVING FORCE FOR EHR - ANSWER ✔ -PT SAFETY
-RESTRUCTURE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF CARE
-COST CONTAINMENT
18.BENEFITS OF THE EHR - ANSWER ✔ -INCREASE: DATA
INTEGRITY AND QUALITY
- PRODUCTIVITY
- SATISFACTION FOR CAREGIVERS
- DECEASES REDUNDANT DATA COLLECTION
- PROMPTS TO ENSURE ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENTS
AND MEDICATIONS
- ONGOING RECORD, ALLOWS DATA COMPARISON FROM
PRIOR VISITS
- SUPPORTS TRENDING
19.CPOE benefits - ANSWER ✔ - REDUCES MEDICATION ERROR
- ELIMINATES TRANSCRIPTION ERROR
- EXPEDITES TREATMENT
- ENCOURAGES MORE ACCURATE, COMPLETE ORDERS
20.E-prescribing Benefits - ANSWER ✔ ALLOW DOCTORS TO ENTER RX
AND THEN ELECTRONICALLY SEND TO PHARMACY FROM
COMPUTES OR PDAs
- provides longitudinal rx record
- checks compliance and reimbursement
- provides alerts about drug interactions
- reminds to order home meds for the discharge client
- eliminate phone authorization for refills
21.Dashboard Reporting - ANSWER ✔ -they are quality indicators EX: falls,
infection rate, pressure ulcers
, - allows for data transparency
- keep in mind reports only as good as the data recorded
22.Smart technology benefits - ANSWER ✔ EX: smart pump
- improve quality, safety and efficiency in pt care
- optimization of workflow by reducing and creating better workflow
for clinicians
- benefits clinicians and pts
- keep in mind that adoption can take time and be slow and expensive
when dealing with smart technology
23.Telehealth - ANSWER ✔ telehealth refers to a broader scope of remote
healthcare services than telemedicine.
24.Telehealth can be remote clinical as well as non clinical services EX:
provider training or/and administrative meetings
25.Telehealth allows healthcare practitioners and clients the benefit of long
distance communication without the barriers
26.Driving force of telehealth - ANSWER ✔ - improved
access to care
quality of care
continuity of care
improved client record quality
27.Telehealth - ANSWER ✔ physician office benefits:
-pt scheduling
- ordering of test ( ex: labs, x rays)
- RX order directly to pharmacy
- internet patient education
Home Health benefits:
- realtime pt monitoring
