WGU C468 Information Management
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Information literacy ✔✔Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as
the skills to find, evaluate and use needed informati
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WGU C468 Information Management
Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Information literacy ✔✔Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as
the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
Information ✔✔Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
Information science ✔✔Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into
knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences
-communication science
-computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science
Information systems ✔✔Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an
example of using the EHR in which way
Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes. ✔✔Allowing them hands-on practice and
immediate feedback of the skill being learned
Knowledge worker ✔✔Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product
Expert/Experienced Nurse ✔✔Expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of
his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also know how to pull trends out
of data
Nursing informatics ✔✔Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National certification
exam
Clinical practice guidelines ✔✔Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing
policies. True rooted in evidenced based research
Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system ✔✔CPOE, bar code
medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) ✔✔The name used to describe the process by which
the physician or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
RFID ✔✔A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of (information) technology that is used to
identify and track supplies and medications within a healthcare environment
Informatics affecting Nursing Practice ✔✔Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans
are examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples of clinical decision
support
Nursing informatics ✔✔The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of
nursing practice
The foundation of knowledge model ✔✔The basis 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
Data (not information until it has been analyzed) ✔✔A patients height, weight, code status, and
date of birth are all examples of what
Less consumer accountability ✔✔Not an emerging trend in healthcare
Mission ✔✔The purpose or reason for an organizations existence
Strategic planning, long-range ✔✔The development of a comprehensive long range plan for
guiding the activities and operations of an organization
They will need to be trained on the system ✔✔Why is it not important that selection committee
board members understand software and electronic processes
Strategic Planning ✔✔Strategic planning is not driven by short term goals as Strategic Planning is
a LONG TERM GOAL
Blogging ✔✔Not a national trend related to nursing informatics
Needs assessment ✔✔During which phase of the information life cycle should the "musts" and
"wants" be determined
Information Life Cycle Phases ✔✔1. Needs assessment phase
2. System selection phase
3. System implementation phase
4. Maintenance phase
Project scope ✔✔Term that defines the size and details of a collaborative effort
Nurses active participation in Electronic Information Importance ✔✔To ensure the information is
current and accessible to the healthcare team
Project Implementation Team Responsibilities ✔✔Execution of system changes, active
involvement in user participation, know
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