WGU C468 FINAL OA LATEST EXAM 2023-2024 REAL
EXAM 300+QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/WGU C468 INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF
TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAM
How is information related to data? - CORRECT Information is data that have been interpreted
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation? - CORRECT Information system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? - CORRECT Nurses generate knowledge as a
product.
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Beginning nurse Uses
information systems to manage patients
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Experienced nurse Pulls
trends out of data
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Informatics innovator
Generates informatics theory
,Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Informatics nurse specialist
Focuses on nursing's information needs
The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse - CORRECT Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics - CORRECT Informatics nurse
Plays an active role in research and theory development - CORRECT Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics - CORRECT Informatics nurse speicalist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses - CORRECT
Informatics nurse
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends? - CORRECT Data mining
A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic 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? - CORRECT To promote desired clinical
outcomes
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 to implementing technology is present in the scenario? - CORRECT Lack of continued
support
A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the patient arrived
in the emergency room and was registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive
treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care? -
CORRECT The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being
delivered in a timely manner.
Which national trend is related to nursing informatics? - CORRECT Barcode scanning for medication
administration
Which standardized nursing terminology is composed of nursing diagnoses, nursing actions, and nursing
outcomes? - CORRECT ICNP
Which of the following requires standardized nursing terminology to meet its criteria? - CORRECT
Meaningful Use
What is a challenge to the adoption of eHealth strategies? - CORRECT Creating economic incentives and
policies that providers view as essential to accomplishing their financial and professional goals
What is the importance of a nurse's active participation in electronic patient information? - CORRECT To
ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team
A nurse is working on a medical surgical unit and is concerned over a patient's worsening heart failure.
The nurse calls the provider to discuss the assessments.
How does the electronic medical record facilitate a collaborative discussion in this situation?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT The provider can visualize the chest x-ray remotely.
, The provider has access to the data being discussed.
What are three types of clinical information systems?
Choose 3 answers - CORRECT Laboratory system
Order entry system
Monitoring system
What are common features of the various health information systems?
Choose 3 answers - CORRECT Creates a comprehensive record of the patient's medical history
Is unique in the way they function and provide information to clinicians
Collects, processes and distributes patient centered data to manage and provide care
Admission, discharge, and transfer system - CORRECT Administrative Information Systems
Radiology Information System (RIS) - CORRECT Clinical Information Systems
financial system - CORRECT Administration Information Systems
Clinical documentation system - CORRECT Clinical Information Systems
scheduling system - CORRECT Administration Information Systems
EXAM 300+QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS/WGU C468 INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION OF
TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAM
How is information related to data? - CORRECT Information is data that have been interpreted
How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the electronic health record.
Which term describes the electronic health record in his situation? - CORRECT Information system
Which statement describes nurses as knowledge workers? - CORRECT Nurses generate knowledge as a
product.
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Beginning nurse Uses
information systems to manage patients
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Experienced nurse Pulls
trends out of data
Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Informatics innovator
Generates informatics theory
,Match the level of nurse practice with appropriate skill criteria. - CORRECT Informatics nurse specialist
Focuses on nursing's information needs
The RN who works in the area of informatics Informatics nurse - CORRECT Informatics nurse
Has an interest or experience, but no formal training in informatics - CORRECT Informatics nurse
Plays an active role in research and theory development - CORRECT Informatics nurse specialist
Has advanced graduate training in nursing informatics - CORRECT Informatics nurse speicalist
Ensures that information is disseminated at appropriate times for appropriate uses - CORRECT
Informatics nurse
Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large amounts of data and looks for
previously hidden trends? - CORRECT Data mining
A nurse is reviewing a patient's pneumonia vaccination status in the electronic 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? - CORRECT To promote desired clinical
outcomes
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 to implementing technology is present in the scenario? - CORRECT Lack of continued
support
A computer program was implemented at a hospital that required nurses to wait until the patient arrived
in the emergency room and was registered into the program before orders for critical time-sensitive
treatment could be written.
How could this program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care? -
CORRECT The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being
delivered in a timely manner.
Which national trend is related to nursing informatics? - CORRECT Barcode scanning for medication
administration
Which standardized nursing terminology is composed of nursing diagnoses, nursing actions, and nursing
outcomes? - CORRECT ICNP
Which of the following requires standardized nursing terminology to meet its criteria? - CORRECT
Meaningful Use
What is a challenge to the adoption of eHealth strategies? - CORRECT Creating economic incentives and
policies that providers view as essential to accomplishing their financial and professional goals
What is the importance of a nurse's active participation in electronic patient information? - CORRECT To
ensure patient information will be current and accessible to the healthcare team
A nurse is working on a medical surgical unit and is concerned over a patient's worsening heart failure.
The nurse calls the provider to discuss the assessments.
How does the electronic medical record facilitate a collaborative discussion in this situation?
Choose 2 answers - CORRECT The provider can visualize the chest x-ray remotely.
, The provider has access to the data being discussed.
What are three types of clinical information systems?
Choose 3 answers - CORRECT Laboratory system
Order entry system
Monitoring system
What are common features of the various health information systems?
Choose 3 answers - CORRECT Creates a comprehensive record of the patient's medical history
Is unique in the way they function and provide information to clinicians
Collects, processes and distributes patient centered data to manage and provide care
Admission, discharge, and transfer system - CORRECT Administrative Information Systems
Radiology Information System (RIS) - CORRECT Clinical Information Systems
financial system - CORRECT Administration Information Systems
Clinical documentation system - CORRECT Clinical Information Systems
scheduling system - CORRECT Administration Information Systems
