WGU C468 Nursing Informatics Questions with Answers Graded A

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Data are best described as a. organized information. b. facts, observations, and measurements. c. knowledge used to make decisions. d. the appropriate application of knowledge. ANS: B Data ar ... e facts, observations, and measurements that can be used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. Nurses at the beginner level of informatics competencies stress the need to (Select all that apply.) a. be computer literate. b. be Internet literate. c. become a software developer. d. be able to suggest areas for IT system improvement. ANS: A, B Beginner skills include computer, information, and web literacy; fundamental skills in information management and computer technology; and the ability to identify and collect relevant data. The nurse at the beginning level may have keyboarding skills, can document in the EHR, and can look up medications and other health information on reputable Internet reference sites. Developing new software to enhance nursing care is at the specialist level of competency. Being able to suggest areas for IT system improvement is at the experienced level of competency. The integration of nursing, computers, and information science for the management and communication of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom is: a. nursing informatics. b. computer science. c. medical informatics. d. informatics. ANS: A Informatics is a broad academic field encompassing artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, information science, and social science. Medical informatics refers to informatics related to health care and describes a distinct specialty in the discipline of medicine. Nursing informatics is a specialty area of informatics that addresses the use of health information systems to support nursing practice. The American Nurses Association (ANA, 2008) states that the specialty of nursing informatics integrates nursing computer and information science for the management and communication of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. The use of telemonitoring offers the opportunity to: (Select all that apply.) a. reduce cost of health care. b. improve patient satisfaction. c. increase duplicate orders. d. improve patient outcomes. e. improve organization. ANS: A, B, D, E The use of telemonitoring offers [Show More]

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