WGU C790 FOUNDATIONS IN NURSING INFORMATICS
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| 2026
OFFICIAL CERTIFIED EXAM PREP - 300 QUESTIONS
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)
1. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT & SAFETY
2. What primarily describes the 'Maintenance' phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)?
• The system is built
• The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
• User training occurs
• A vendor is selected
Correct Answer: The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
Detailed Rationale: Maintenance is the ongoing phase after implementation where the system is monitored,
upgraded, and adjusted to meet evolving needs and fix any technical issues.
HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE)
,3. A new health information system has just been purchased. According to the SDLC, what is
the next logical step?
• Shut down the old system
• Test the system
• Market the system to patients
• Write the code from scratch
Correct Answer: Test the system
Detailed Rationale: After acquisition or development, testing is a critical step to ensure the system functions
as expected and meets safety standards before it is fully implemented in a clinical setting.
ETHICAL & LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATICS
4. How do Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) contribute to a culture of safety in
healthcare?
• It increases administrative paperwork
• It replaces the need for nurses
• It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
• It decreases patient satisfaction
Correct Answer: It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
Detailed Rationale: CDSS provides clinicians with person-specific information, intelligently filtered or
presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. This leads to improved quality, safety, and
efficiency.
DATA STANDARDS & TERMINOLOGY
5. In Nursing Informatics, what is the primary goal of integrating technology into clinical
practice?
• To increase the cost of care
• To reduce the amount of time spent with patients
• To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
• To eliminate the need for electronic health records
Correct Answer: To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
Detailed Rationale: Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
USER EXPERIENCE & HUMAN FACTORS
,6. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)
7. What primarily describes the 'Maintenance' phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)?
• The system is built
• The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
• User training occurs
• A vendor is selected
Correct Answer: The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
Detailed Rationale: Maintenance is the ongoing phase after implementation where the system is monitored,
upgraded, and adjusted to meet evolving needs and fix any technical issues.
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT & SAFETY
8. A new health information system has just been purchased. According to the SDLC, what is
the next logical step?
• Shut down the old system
• Test the system
• Market the system to patients
• Write the code from scratch
Correct Answer: Test the system
Detailed Rationale: After acquisition or development, testing is a critical step to ensure the system functions
as expected and meets safety standards before it is fully implemented in a clinical setting.
HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE)
, 9. How do Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) contribute to a culture of safety in
healthcare?
• It increases administrative paperwork
• It replaces the need for nurses
• It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
• It decreases patient satisfaction
Correct Answer: It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
Detailed Rationale: CDSS provides clinicians with person-specific information, intelligently filtered or
presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. This leads to improved quality, safety, and
efficiency.
ETHICAL & LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATICS
10. In Nursing Informatics, what is the primary goal of integrating technology into clinical
practice?
• To increase the cost of care
• To reduce the amount of time spent with patients
• To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
• To eliminate the need for electronic health records
Correct Answer: To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
Detailed Rationale: Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
DATA STANDARDS & TERMINOLOGY
11. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
USER EXPERIENCE & HUMAN FACTORS
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| 2026
OFFICIAL CERTIFIED EXAM PREP - 300 QUESTIONS
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)
1. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT & SAFETY
2. What primarily describes the 'Maintenance' phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)?
• The system is built
• The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
• User training occurs
• A vendor is selected
Correct Answer: The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
Detailed Rationale: Maintenance is the ongoing phase after implementation where the system is monitored,
upgraded, and adjusted to meet evolving needs and fix any technical issues.
HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE)
,3. A new health information system has just been purchased. According to the SDLC, what is
the next logical step?
• Shut down the old system
• Test the system
• Market the system to patients
• Write the code from scratch
Correct Answer: Test the system
Detailed Rationale: After acquisition or development, testing is a critical step to ensure the system functions
as expected and meets safety standards before it is fully implemented in a clinical setting.
ETHICAL & LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATICS
4. How do Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) contribute to a culture of safety in
healthcare?
• It increases administrative paperwork
• It replaces the need for nurses
• It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
• It decreases patient satisfaction
Correct Answer: It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
Detailed Rationale: CDSS provides clinicians with person-specific information, intelligently filtered or
presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. This leads to improved quality, safety, and
efficiency.
DATA STANDARDS & TERMINOLOGY
5. In Nursing Informatics, what is the primary goal of integrating technology into clinical
practice?
• To increase the cost of care
• To reduce the amount of time spent with patients
• To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
• To eliminate the need for electronic health records
Correct Answer: To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
Detailed Rationale: Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
USER EXPERIENCE & HUMAN FACTORS
,6. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC)
7. What primarily describes the 'Maintenance' phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)?
• The system is built
• The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
• User training occurs
• A vendor is selected
Correct Answer: The system is upgraded and bugs are fixed.
Detailed Rationale: Maintenance is the ongoing phase after implementation where the system is monitored,
upgraded, and adjusted to meet evolving needs and fix any technical issues.
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT & SAFETY
8. A new health information system has just been purchased. According to the SDLC, what is
the next logical step?
• Shut down the old system
• Test the system
• Market the system to patients
• Write the code from scratch
Correct Answer: Test the system
Detailed Rationale: After acquisition or development, testing is a critical step to ensure the system functions
as expected and meets safety standards before it is fully implemented in a clinical setting.
HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE)
, 9. How do Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) contribute to a culture of safety in
healthcare?
• It increases administrative paperwork
• It replaces the need for nurses
• It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
• It decreases patient satisfaction
Correct Answer: It improves quality of care and patient outcomes.
Detailed Rationale: CDSS provides clinicians with person-specific information, intelligently filtered or
presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare. This leads to improved quality, safety, and
efficiency.
ETHICAL & LEGAL ISSUES IN INFORMATICS
10. In Nursing Informatics, what is the primary goal of integrating technology into clinical
practice?
• To increase the cost of care
• To reduce the amount of time spent with patients
• To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
• To eliminate the need for electronic health records
Correct Answer: To improve patient safety and healthcare quality
Detailed Rationale: Nursing Informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
DATA STANDARDS & TERMINOLOGY
11. According to the Staggers & Nelson Life Cycle, which phase involves identifying the scope
of a proposed project?
• Implementation
• Maintenance/Support
• Analysis/Planning
• Development/Design
Correct Answer: Analysis/Planning
Detailed Rationale: In the initial stage of the Staggers & Nelson Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC),
the focus is on Analysis and Planning, where the project's scope, feasibility, and requirements are identified.
USER EXPERIENCE & HUMAN FACTORS
