Nursing Informatics Terms WGU C790 –
Questions With Correct Solutions
Database Management System (DBMS) Correct Answer -
System software component that manages and controls one or more
databases
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) Correct Answer - A
classification system of nursing diagnoses and interventions
organized under 21 care components to support documentation of
the nursing process. Used for standardizing nursing documentation
in home health and acute care. Think of it as a way to organize and
code nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes for better EHR
documentation.
basic literacy Correct Answer - A foundational skill. A literate
person is one who can read and write. It involves a continuum of
learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, develop their
knowledge and potential, and participate fully in their community
and wider society.
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Correct
Answer - Provides a database clearinghouse of 1,500 computer-
generated images (CPGs) with standardized medical terminology
that optimize patient outcomes.
nursing informatics (NI) Correct Answer - Integrates nursing
science with multiple information management and analytical
sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. NI
supports nurses, consumers, patients, the interprofessional
healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in
all roles and settings to achieve positive outcomes.
,information literacy Correct Answer - The set of integrated
abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the
understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the
use of information in creating new knowledge and participating
ethically in communities of learning.
health literacy Correct Answer - The degree to which
individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand
basic health information and services needed to make appropriate
health decisions.
dynamic homeostasis Correct Answer - Refers to the processes
used by a system to maintain a steady state or balance. This same
goal of maintaining a steady state can affect how clinical settings
respond when changes are made or a new system is implemented.
Equifinality Correct Answer - The tendency of open systems to
reach a characteristic final state from different initial conditions and
in different ways. For example, two different clinics may be
scheduled for the implementation of a new EHR. One unit may be
using paper records, and the other unit may have an outdated
computer system. A year or two later, both clinical units may be at
the same point, comfortably using the new system. However, the
process for reaching this point may have been very different.
entropy Correct Answer - The tendency of all systems to break
down into their simplest parts. As it breaks down, the system
becomes increasingly disorganized or random. Entropy is
demonstrated in the tendency of all systems to wear out. Even with
maintenance, a healthcare information system will reach a point
where it must be replaced. Healthcare information transferred
across many different systems in many different formats can also
, demonstrate entropy, thereby causing confusion and conflict
between different entities within the healthcare system.
negentropy Correct Answer - The opposite of entropy. This is
the tendency of living systems to grow and become more complex.
This is demonstrated in the growth and development of an infant as
well as in the increased size and complexity of today's healthcare
system. With the increased growth and complexity of the healthcare
system, there has been an increase in the size and complexity of
healthcare information systems. As systems grow and become more
complex, they divide into subsystems and then sub-subsystems. This
is the process of differentiation and specialization
reverberation Correct Answer - Change within any part of the
system will be reflected across the total system.
chaos theory Correct Answer - The qualitative study of
unstable aperiodic behavior in deterministic, nonlinear dynamical
systems. Chaotic systems demonstrate the following characteristics:
they are dynamic systems in a constant state of nonlinear change. In
a linear system, the output is consistently proportional to the input.
Increase the input, and the output increases at the same rate. In a
nonlinear system, the output of the system is not proportional to the
input.
complex adaptive system (CAS) Correct Answer - Consists of
many diverse and autonomous parts that are interrelated,
interdependent, linked through many interconnections, and behave
as a unified whole in learning from experience and adjusting (not
just reacting) to changes in the environment. Each individual agent
of a CAS is itself a CAS.
Shannon-Weaver communication model Correct Answer - The
sender is the originator of the message or the information source.
Questions With Correct Solutions
Database Management System (DBMS) Correct Answer -
System software component that manages and controls one or more
databases
Clinical Care Classification (CCC) Correct Answer - A
classification system of nursing diagnoses and interventions
organized under 21 care components to support documentation of
the nursing process. Used for standardizing nursing documentation
in home health and acute care. Think of it as a way to organize and
code nursing diagnoses, interventions, and outcomes for better EHR
documentation.
basic literacy Correct Answer - A foundational skill. A literate
person is one who can read and write. It involves a continuum of
learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, develop their
knowledge and potential, and participate fully in their community
and wider society.
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Correct
Answer - Provides a database clearinghouse of 1,500 computer-
generated images (CPGs) with standardized medical terminology
that optimize patient outcomes.
nursing informatics (NI) Correct Answer - Integrates nursing
science with multiple information management and analytical
sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. NI
supports nurses, consumers, patients, the interprofessional
healthcare team, and other stakeholders in their decision-making in
all roles and settings to achieve positive outcomes.
,information literacy Correct Answer - The set of integrated
abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the
understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the
use of information in creating new knowledge and participating
ethically in communities of learning.
health literacy Correct Answer - The degree to which
individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand
basic health information and services needed to make appropriate
health decisions.
dynamic homeostasis Correct Answer - Refers to the processes
used by a system to maintain a steady state or balance. This same
goal of maintaining a steady state can affect how clinical settings
respond when changes are made or a new system is implemented.
Equifinality Correct Answer - The tendency of open systems to
reach a characteristic final state from different initial conditions and
in different ways. For example, two different clinics may be
scheduled for the implementation of a new EHR. One unit may be
using paper records, and the other unit may have an outdated
computer system. A year or two later, both clinical units may be at
the same point, comfortably using the new system. However, the
process for reaching this point may have been very different.
entropy Correct Answer - The tendency of all systems to break
down into their simplest parts. As it breaks down, the system
becomes increasingly disorganized or random. Entropy is
demonstrated in the tendency of all systems to wear out. Even with
maintenance, a healthcare information system will reach a point
where it must be replaced. Healthcare information transferred
across many different systems in many different formats can also
, demonstrate entropy, thereby causing confusion and conflict
between different entities within the healthcare system.
negentropy Correct Answer - The opposite of entropy. This is
the tendency of living systems to grow and become more complex.
This is demonstrated in the growth and development of an infant as
well as in the increased size and complexity of today's healthcare
system. With the increased growth and complexity of the healthcare
system, there has been an increase in the size and complexity of
healthcare information systems. As systems grow and become more
complex, they divide into subsystems and then sub-subsystems. This
is the process of differentiation and specialization
reverberation Correct Answer - Change within any part of the
system will be reflected across the total system.
chaos theory Correct Answer - The qualitative study of
unstable aperiodic behavior in deterministic, nonlinear dynamical
systems. Chaotic systems demonstrate the following characteristics:
they are dynamic systems in a constant state of nonlinear change. In
a linear system, the output is consistently proportional to the input.
Increase the input, and the output increases at the same rate. In a
nonlinear system, the output of the system is not proportional to the
input.
complex adaptive system (CAS) Correct Answer - Consists of
many diverse and autonomous parts that are interrelated,
interdependent, linked through many interconnections, and behave
as a unified whole in learning from experience and adjusting (not
just reacting) to changes in the environment. Each individual agent
of a CAS is itself a CAS.
Shannon-Weaver communication model Correct Answer - The
sender is the originator of the message or the information source.
