WGU D220 Nursing Informatics
Final Exam Graded A+
Alarm Fatique - ANSWERS--Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or
delaying their response to the alarm.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWERS--**Authorized INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using
interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote
economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in
science and health. (4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other
infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local
government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and
counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWERS--Produced evidence making
healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWERS--No contact with patient for data collection. EX:
Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers.
STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - ANSWERS--can include registration and scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff scheduling; financial
or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human resources; quality assurance; and
contract management functions.
,Authorization - ANSWERS--The process of giving someone permission to do or have something
Affordable Care Act - ANSWERS--law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address
cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's
Bill of Rights, increasing the number of insured persons.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWERS--Professional organization for all RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - ANSWERS--A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative
analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and
actions.
Audit trail - ANSWERS--a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when
information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Data cleansing/scrubbing - ANSWERS--A process that weeds out and fixes or discards
inconsistent, incorrect, or incomplete information
Authentication - ANSWERS--A method for confirming users' identities
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWERS--Scans drug and patients wristband to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct med admin
Big Data - ANSWERS--a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of information technology
,Bioinformatics - ANSWERS--application of mathematics and computer science to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - ANSWERS--the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a
fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWERS--A plan for how an organization will recover and restore
partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a
disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWERS--Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - ANSWERS--A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a
proposed change and either approves or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWERS--The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with
advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWERS--"Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC of
Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing Interventions and Actions, that
provide a standardized framework for documenting patient care in hospitals, home health
agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWERS--An order entry and decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/ others
, Change Management - ANSWERS--The process, tools and techniques that help people
implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the adoption of a medication
Administration System)
Change Control - ANSWERS--Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system
standards are upheld.
Connected health - ANSWERS--a model of health care delivery using technology to provide
services including information and education.
Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving either
asynchronous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - ANSWERS--Use of electronic info & communication to improve
medical outcomes & healthcare decision making from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own care.
Clinical Research Informatics - ANSWERS--Discovery and management of new knowledge
pertinent to health and disease from clinical trials via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) - ANSWERS--Allows interoperability
of health information exchange between to hospitals.
21st Century Cures Act - ANSWERS--designed to help accelerate medical product development
and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC (responsible for
implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of electronic health info.
Final Exam Graded A+
Alarm Fatique - ANSWERS--Becoming desensitized to patient care alarms and missing or
delaying their response to the alarm.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - ANSWERS--**Authorized INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using
interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and promote
economic recovery. (2) To assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in
science and health. (4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other
infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5) To stabilize state and local
government budgets, in order to minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and
counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - ANSWERS--Produced evidence making
healthcare safer, improve quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - ANSWERS--No contact with patient for data collection. EX:
Remote pt monitoring, Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers.
STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - ANSWERS--can include registration and scheduling;
tracking through admission, transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff scheduling; financial
or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and human resources; quality assurance; and
contract management functions.
,Authorization - ANSWERS--The process of giving someone permission to do or have something
Affordable Care Act - ANSWERS--law passed in 2010 to expand access to insurance, address
cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce the Patient's
Bill of Rights, increasing the number of insured persons.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - ANSWERS--Professional organization for all RNs.
Concerned with licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - ANSWERS--A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative
analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and
actions.
Audit trail - ANSWERS--a report that traces who has accessed electronic information, when
information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Data cleansing/scrubbing - ANSWERS--A process that weeds out and fixes or discards
inconsistent, incorrect, or incomplete information
Authentication - ANSWERS--A method for confirming users' identities
Barcode Scanning Technology - ANSWERS--Scans drug and patients wristband to verify
medication order, inventory control, + pt identification, correct med admin
Big Data - ANSWERS--a collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and
unstructured data, which cannot be analyzed without the use of information technology
,Bioinformatics - ANSWERS--application of mathematics and computer science to store,
retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - ANSWERS--the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic, such as a
fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - ANSWERS--A plan for how an organization will recover and restore
partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a
disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - ANSWERS--Information collected from multiple sources such as
suppliers, customers, competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - ANSWERS--A committee that evaluates the worthiness of a
proposed change and either approves or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - ANSWERS--The senior manager (usually a registered nurse with
advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for administering patient care services
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) - ANSWERS--"Two interrelated taxonomies, the CCC of
Nursing Diagnoses and Outcomes and the CCC of Nursing Interventions and Actions, that
provide a standardized framework for documenting patient care in hospitals, home health
agencies, ambulatory care clinics, and other healthcare settings"
CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) - ANSWERS--An order entry and decision
support system that allows direct entry of orders and immediately shared w/ others
, Change Management - ANSWERS--The process, tools and techniques that help people
implement changes to achieve a desired outcome. (Supports the adoption of a medication
Administration System)
Change Control - ANSWERS--Helps to prioritize limited resources and ensures system
standards are upheld.
Connected health - ANSWERS--a model of health care delivery using technology to provide
services including information and education.
Technology assisted healthcare is delivered between at least 2 points involving either
asynchronous or synchronous exchange.
Consumer Health Informatics - ANSWERS--Use of electronic info & communication to improve
medical outcomes & healthcare decision making from pt perspective.
Patient view and structures and process that enable consumer to manage their own care.
Clinical Research Informatics - ANSWERS--Discovery and management of new knowledge
pertinent to health and disease from clinical trials via secondary data use.
C-CDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture) - ANSWERS--Allows interoperability
of health information exchange between to hospitals.
21st Century Cures Act - ANSWERS--designed to help accelerate medical product development
and bring new innovations and advances to patients who need them faster and more efficiently.
Provisions that will improve workflow & exchange of electronic info. ONC (responsible for
implementing) seamless & secure access, exchange and use of electronic health info.
