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WGU C468 Information Management and the Application of Technology

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1. 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 2. Information: Term used to des ... cribe data that has been interpreted 3. Information science: Focus on how to gather, process and transform informa- tion into knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other sciences -communication science -computer science -social science -library science -cognitive science 4. 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 5. Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes.: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned 6. Knowledge worker: Nurses in this type of role -are continuous learners -use technology to support and inform nursing practice -generate knowledge as a product 7. 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 8. Nursing informatics: Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National certification exam The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing practice 9. Clinical practice guidelines: Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies. True rooted in evidenced based research 10. Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system: - CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what 11. Informatics [Show More]

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