WGU C468 Information Technology Preassessment
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)? - Answer - The
customer's needs were met.
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)? - Answer - To allow insurance
companies and providers to be able to share data
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse informaticist? -
Answer - 1. A correctional facility with a clinic 2. A healthcare organization planning a
physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? - Answer - 1. A clinical
systems vendor 2. A medical device manufacturer
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? - Answer - 1. Swim lane charts
2. Observation
The emergency room (ER) staff is hesitant to use the discharge planning module in the
new electronic health record (EHR).
What is a method the nurse informaticist should use to encourage staff to utilize the new
application in the EHR? - Answer - Enlist feedback from staff or users
Informatics nurses support quality reporting.
What are two quality reporting characteristics informatics nurses practice? - Answer - 1.
Managing data, information, and knowledge 2. Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this
problem? - Answer - Providing training and reminders
Evidence-based guidelines are used daily in the clinical field. What is one area of the
electronic medical record (EMR) in which evidence-based guidelines are found? -
Answer - In the standing physician's orders for a sepsis diagnosis
What is an output of systems analysis? - Answer - Technical requirements
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)? - Answer - The electronic
medical record adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems? - Answer - Error reduction,
revenue improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication administration
system? - Answer - Change management
, What do informatics and computational science have in common? - Answer - Both fields
are interdisciplinary.
Meaningful use was signed into law in 2009 to provide a means for eligible providers,
hospitals, and critical access hospitals to use and communicate data to improve patient
outcomes. What is the purpose of stage 1? - Answer - To allow the electronic health
record (EHR) capture and share data
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics? - Answer - It improves communication
among healthcare providers to improve patient care.
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare and
Medicaid incentive program. Which two statements best describe MU? - Answer - 1.
Certified information technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible
providers to be compensated. 2. MU is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use? - Answer - To engage patients and families in their
healthcare
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist? - Answer - 1. Assists users with
functionality, procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting 2. Provides expert advice,
opinions, and recommendations from a consultant's area of expertise 3. Acts as a
liaison between nursing and information services and is both a nursing resource and
representative
What is the responsibility of a superuser? - Answer - To support the system in a given
unit and assist users with functionality and procedural issues
Which codes support outpatient billing? - Answer - Current procedural terminology
(CPT)
Nurses use electronic automation to communicate, document, and make decisions
about improving the quality of patient care. Which system, organization, or regulation
seeks to improve patient care through investments in electronic automation? - Answer -
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
What is the focus of cognitive science in nursing informatics? - Answer - To explore the
nature of knowledge and its components, development, and use
What is the main purpose of standardized nursing terminologies? - Answer - They allow
uniformity and easier retrieval of nursing-related data.
What reduces and organizes terms for easier searches? - Answer - Taxonomic
vocabularies
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)? - Answer - The
customer's needs were met.
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)? - Answer - To allow insurance
companies and providers to be able to share data
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse informaticist? -
Answer - 1. A correctional facility with a clinic 2. A healthcare organization planning a
physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? - Answer - 1. A clinical
systems vendor 2. A medical device manufacturer
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? - Answer - 1. Swim lane charts
2. Observation
The emergency room (ER) staff is hesitant to use the discharge planning module in the
new electronic health record (EHR).
What is a method the nurse informaticist should use to encourage staff to utilize the new
application in the EHR? - Answer - Enlist feedback from staff or users
Informatics nurses support quality reporting.
What are two quality reporting characteristics informatics nurses practice? - Answer - 1.
Managing data, information, and knowledge 2. Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this
problem? - Answer - Providing training and reminders
Evidence-based guidelines are used daily in the clinical field. What is one area of the
electronic medical record (EMR) in which evidence-based guidelines are found? -
Answer - In the standing physician's orders for a sepsis diagnosis
What is an output of systems analysis? - Answer - Technical requirements
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)? - Answer - The electronic
medical record adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems? - Answer - Error reduction,
revenue improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication administration
system? - Answer - Change management
, What do informatics and computational science have in common? - Answer - Both fields
are interdisciplinary.
Meaningful use was signed into law in 2009 to provide a means for eligible providers,
hospitals, and critical access hospitals to use and communicate data to improve patient
outcomes. What is the purpose of stage 1? - Answer - To allow the electronic health
record (EHR) capture and share data
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics? - Answer - It improves communication
among healthcare providers to improve patient care.
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare and
Medicaid incentive program. Which two statements best describe MU? - Answer - 1.
Certified information technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible
providers to be compensated. 2. MU is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use? - Answer - To engage patients and families in their
healthcare
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist? - Answer - 1. Assists users with
functionality, procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting 2. Provides expert advice,
opinions, and recommendations from a consultant's area of expertise 3. Acts as a
liaison between nursing and information services and is both a nursing resource and
representative
What is the responsibility of a superuser? - Answer - To support the system in a given
unit and assist users with functionality and procedural issues
Which codes support outpatient billing? - Answer - Current procedural terminology
(CPT)
Nurses use electronic automation to communicate, document, and make decisions
about improving the quality of patient care. Which system, organization, or regulation
seeks to improve patient care through investments in electronic automation? - Answer -
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
What is the focus of cognitive science in nursing informatics? - Answer - To explore the
nature of knowledge and its components, development, and use
What is the main purpose of standardized nursing terminologies? - Answer - They allow
uniformity and easier retrieval of nursing-related data.
What reduces and organizes terms for easier searches? - Answer - Taxonomic
vocabularies
