WGU C468 Information Management Questions and Answers Already Graded A

Document Content and Description Below

WGU C468 Information Management Questions and Answers Already Graded A Nursing informatics ✔✔specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and ... communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) ✔✔is a nurse who has received educational preparation to conduct informatics research and generate informatics theory and who has a broad vision of what can be attained using information technology. How does computer literacy differ from information literacy? ✔✔Computer literacy refers to a familiarity with the use of personal computers, while information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to find, evaluate, and use needed information effectively. distance learning ✔✔The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through the use of telecommunication technologies and often used for corporate training. Virtual reality ✔✔It is a widely used form of multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment providing the next best option to performing the skill on a real person but without any risks to the learner or the client. Computer resistance by nurses is often the result of: ✔✔Computer anxiety, limited computer skills, and poor communication on the part of administration to consult nurses during the change process. advantage for using a nursing information system? ✔✔Advantages are: -Better access to information. -Reduction of medication errors. -Better Communication. Order entry system can do all of the following ✔✔-Alert all departments to carry out physician orders -Provide the current status of each order -Check duplicate orders ***Except Integrate results of data collected at the bedside Clinical information systems (CIS) ✔✔are used to access client data that are used to plan, implement, and evaluate care. Statement best describes meaningful use? ✔✔This is an initiative geared to spur the adoption and use of electronic health records for the purpose of gathering and reporting data that can be used to improve population health. Statements best reflects acceptance of the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) as a standard for nursing terminology? ✔✔Present nursing classification systems map it to a very high degree Electronic Medical Record (EMR) ✔✔An electronic version of the client data found in the traditional paper medical record. One criterion for eligibility for meaningful use requires the adoption and use of EHRs that have been certified. Statements best describes the certification process? ✔✔Certification provides the assurance that the EHR system has the technical capacity, functionality, and security to meet the meaningful use criteria. Closely approximates the currents version of the personal health record (PHR) ✔✔Secure application through which an individual may access, manage and share health information he or she has entered or was supplied by providers, pharmacies, and labs Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the following? ✔✔Awareness of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher levels of education and health literacy. Potential barriers to Personal Health Record (PHR) use that must be considered include the following? ✔✔No or poor internet access, poorly designed applications, limited clinical integration Statements most accurately describes evidence based practice (EBP) ? ✔✔Evidence based practice requires that decisions about healthcare be based on the best available, current, valid, and relevant evidence providing quality essential to transform healthcare. CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) ✔✔The primary database used for searching nursing literature. Represents the most effective strategy for fostering evidence-based practice among staff nurses? ✔✔Provide a series of educational programs on how to search databases, critique research articles and incorporate research findings into interventions. What is SNOMED-CT and what relevance, if any, does it have to the adoption and meaningful use of EHRs? ✔✔SNOMED-CT refers to Systematized Nomenclature of Human and Veterinary Medicine Clinical Terms, a globally recognized vocabulary that provides a common language for EHRs, that supports interoperable data collection. What is the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in the adoption and use of standard terminologies? ✔✔The INS needs to play an active role on a local, national, and international level in the adoption and use of standard terminologies. Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for this reason? ✔✔Standardized terminology provides the ability to share accurate, up to date information among different providers and settings while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of nursing knowledge. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT policy for which reason? ✔✔The Department of Health and Human Services was authorized to establish programs to improve healthcare quality, safely, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health information exchange (HIE). The TIGER initiative states that transformation of the healthcare delivery system through the development of a national health information infrastructure requires nursing leaders who understand and promote good use of HIT. Statement that represents a way that might help to create this type of leadership? ✔✔The integration and expansion of nursing informatics competencies throughout nursing programs, and nurse leadership programs in particular. Based upon your reading, what do you see as the future areas for health information technology policy development? ✔✔Large datasets resulting from Meaningful Use and other incentives will provide increased bodies of evidence to support HIT policy decisions that weigh national as well as global implications. Best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse Specialist (INS) in relationship to legislation? ✔✔The INS needs to be aware of the implications of legislation for HIT design and use and to appropriately educate users. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for: ✔✔created legal protection for PHI The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) ✔✔provided funds for health information technology (HIT) Strategic Planning ✔✔The development of a comprehensive long-range plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organ [Show More]

Last updated: 2 years ago

Preview 1 out of 27 pages