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WGU - C468 Information Management and the Application of Technology

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1. How is information related to data?: Information is data that have been interpreted 2. How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing? Choose 2 answer ... s: The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches 3. A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electron- ic health record. Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation?: Informa- tion system 4. Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers?: Nurses gener- ate knowledge as a product. 5. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Beginning nurse Uses information systems to manage patients 6. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Experi- enced nurse Pulls trends out of data 7. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Informatics innovator Generates informatics theory 8. Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria.: Informatics nurse specialist Focuses on nursing's information needs 9. The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse: Informatics nurse 10. Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics: Infor- matics nurse 11. Plays an active role in research and theory development: Informatics nurse specialist 12. Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics: Informatics nurse speicalist 13. Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appro- priate uses: Informatics nurse 14. Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends?: Data mining 15. A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the elec- tronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway. Why would the nurse use information systems in this manner?: To promote desired clinical outcomes 16. A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital implemented a clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some of the nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system. Which barrier [Show More]

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