C468 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND
THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY WGU
Information literacy
(correct answers)Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to
find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
Information
(correct answers)Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
Information science
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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.
(correct answers)Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
Knowledge worker
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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
Clinical practice guidelines
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all
examples of what
Informatics affecting Nursing Practice
(correct answers)Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics
can affect nursing practice True, examples of clinical decision support
The foundation of knowledge mode
l (correct answers)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)
(correct answers)A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of what
Strategic planning, long-range
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)Why is it not important that selection committee board members understand
software and electronic processes
THE APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY WGU
Information literacy
(correct answers)Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the skills to
find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
Information
(correct answers)Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
Information science
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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.
(correct answers)Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
Knowledge worker
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)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
Clinical practice guidelines
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all
examples of what
Informatics affecting Nursing Practice
(correct answers)Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how informatics
can affect nursing practice True, examples of clinical decision support
The foundation of knowledge mode
l (correct answers)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)
(correct answers)A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of what
Strategic planning, long-range
(correct answers)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
(correct answers)Why is it not important that selection committee board members understand
software and electronic processes
