WGU C468 Information Management and
the Application of Technology PA
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)?
The customers needs were met
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)?
To allow insurance companies and providers to be able to share data
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)?
The electronic medical record adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems?
Error reduction, revenue improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication
administration system?
Change management
What do informatics and computational science have in common?
Both fields are interdisciplinary.
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse
informaticist? Choose 2 answers.
A correctional facility with a clinic
A healthcare organization planning a physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? Choose 2 answers.
A clinical systems vendor
A medical device manufacturer
Informatics nurses support the quality reporting. What are two quality reporting
characteristics informatics nurses practice? Choose 2 answers.
Managing data, information, and knowledge
Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this
problem?
Providing training and reminders
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? Choose 2 answers
Observation
Swim lane charts
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?
Enlist feedback from staff or users
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?
In the standing physician's orders for a sepsis diagnosis
What is an output of systems analysis?
Technical requirements
, 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?
To allow the electronic health record (EHR) to capture and share data
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare
and Medicaid incentive program.
Which two statements best describe MU?
Choose 2 answers.
Certified information technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible
providers to be compensated.
MU is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use?
To engage patients and families in their healthcare
Which codes support outpatient billing?
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?
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist?
Choose 3 answers.
Assists users with functionality, procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting
Provides expert advice, opinions, and recommendations from a consultant's area of
expertise
Acts as a liaison between nursing and information services and is both a nursing
resource and representative
What is the responsibility of a superuser?
To support the system in a given unit and assist users with functionality and procedural
issues
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics?
It improves communication among healthcare providers to improve patient care.
What is the focus of cognitive science in nursing informatics?
To explore the nature of knowledge and its components, development, and use
What is the main purpose of standardized nursing terminologies?
They allow uniformity and easier retrieval of nursing-related data.
What reduces and organizes terms for easier searches?
Taxonomic vocabularies
What describes message format standards?
To ensure data is structured the same way for the two applications exchanging data
A provider electronically orders blood work at a laboratory. The provider must
ensure the local lab system can properly communicate with the provider's system
the Application of Technology PA
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)?
The customers needs were met
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)?
To allow insurance companies and providers to be able to share data
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)?
The electronic medical record adoption model
What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems?
Error reduction, revenue improvement, and increased communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication
administration system?
Change management
What do informatics and computational science have in common?
Both fields are interdisciplinary.
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse
informaticist? Choose 2 answers.
A correctional facility with a clinic
A healthcare organization planning a physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? Choose 2 answers.
A clinical systems vendor
A medical device manufacturer
Informatics nurses support the quality reporting. What are two quality reporting
characteristics informatics nurses practice? Choose 2 answers.
Managing data, information, and knowledge
Developing tools and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this
problem?
Providing training and reminders
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? Choose 2 answers
Observation
Swim lane charts
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?
Enlist feedback from staff or users
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?
In the standing physician's orders for a sepsis diagnosis
What is an output of systems analysis?
Technical requirements
, 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?
To allow the electronic health record (EHR) to capture and share data
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare
and Medicaid incentive program.
Which two statements best describe MU?
Choose 2 answers.
Certified information technologies provide the necessary functions to enable eligible
providers to be compensated.
MU is used by inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use?
To engage patients and families in their healthcare
Which codes support outpatient billing?
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?
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist?
Choose 3 answers.
Assists users with functionality, procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting
Provides expert advice, opinions, and recommendations from a consultant's area of
expertise
Acts as a liaison between nursing and information services and is both a nursing
resource and representative
What is the responsibility of a superuser?
To support the system in a given unit and assist users with functionality and procedural
issues
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics?
It improves communication among healthcare providers to improve patient care.
What is the focus of cognitive science in nursing informatics?
To explore the nature of knowledge and its components, development, and use
What is the main purpose of standardized nursing terminologies?
They allow uniformity and easier retrieval of nursing-related data.
What reduces and organizes terms for easier searches?
Taxonomic vocabularies
What describes message format standards?
To ensure data is structured the same way for the two applications exchanging data
A provider electronically orders blood work at a laboratory. The provider must
ensure the local lab system can properly communicate with the provider's system
