WGU C790 WGU FOUNDATIONS IN
NURSING INFORMATICS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A
HIS implementation benefits to healthcare ✔✔can improve cost control, increase the timeliness
and accuracy of patient care and administration information, increase service capacity, reduce
personnel costs and inventory levels, and improve the quality of patient care.
Nurse informaticist role in health information system ✔✔Looks for information, verifies
ownership of information and connects other parties within the healthcare organization.
Lewin's Change Model ✔✔unfreezing, changing, refreezing
(planning, action, results).
Shannon & Weaver's mathematical model ✔✔Encoder (Transmitter) -Encoder is the sender who
uses machine, which converts message into signals or binary data. It might also directly refer to
the machine.
Channel -Channel is the medium used to send message.
Decoder (Receiver) - Decoder is the machine used to convert signals or binary data into message
or the receiver who translates the message from signals.
Receiver (Destination) -Receiver is the person who gets the message or the place where the
message must reach. The receiver provides feedback according to the message.
Bloom's knowledge discovery from databases (DDD)/data mining steps ✔✔Selection
Preprocessing
Transformation
Data Mining
Interpretation
Transformation
, CIO role in HIS implementation ✔✔oversees the operation of the information technology
department and consults with other C-level personnel on technology-related needs and purchasing
decisions.
SLC Phases ✔✔Solution Life Cycle
* Discover, Analyze, & Recommend.
* Design, Develop, & Integrate.
* Test & Quality Assurance.
* Deploy & Maintain.
* Evaluate.
* Archive & Retire.
SDLC ✔✔#1) Requirement Gathering and Analysis.
#2) Design.
#3) Implementation or Coding.
#4) Testing.
#5) Deployment.
#6) Maintenance.
Waterfall Model Phases ✔✔Requirements analysis and definition
System and software design
Implementation and unit testing
Integration and system testing
Operation and maintenance
NO OVERLAP
Agile Model ✔✔A development model that emphasizes continuous feedback and cross-functional
teamwork.
NURSING INFORMATICS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A
HIS implementation benefits to healthcare ✔✔can improve cost control, increase the timeliness
and accuracy of patient care and administration information, increase service capacity, reduce
personnel costs and inventory levels, and improve the quality of patient care.
Nurse informaticist role in health information system ✔✔Looks for information, verifies
ownership of information and connects other parties within the healthcare organization.
Lewin's Change Model ✔✔unfreezing, changing, refreezing
(planning, action, results).
Shannon & Weaver's mathematical model ✔✔Encoder (Transmitter) -Encoder is the sender who
uses machine, which converts message into signals or binary data. It might also directly refer to
the machine.
Channel -Channel is the medium used to send message.
Decoder (Receiver) - Decoder is the machine used to convert signals or binary data into message
or the receiver who translates the message from signals.
Receiver (Destination) -Receiver is the person who gets the message or the place where the
message must reach. The receiver provides feedback according to the message.
Bloom's knowledge discovery from databases (DDD)/data mining steps ✔✔Selection
Preprocessing
Transformation
Data Mining
Interpretation
Transformation
, CIO role in HIS implementation ✔✔oversees the operation of the information technology
department and consults with other C-level personnel on technology-related needs and purchasing
decisions.
SLC Phases ✔✔Solution Life Cycle
* Discover, Analyze, & Recommend.
* Design, Develop, & Integrate.
* Test & Quality Assurance.
* Deploy & Maintain.
* Evaluate.
* Archive & Retire.
SDLC ✔✔#1) Requirement Gathering and Analysis.
#2) Design.
#3) Implementation or Coding.
#4) Testing.
#5) Deployment.
#6) Maintenance.
Waterfall Model Phases ✔✔Requirements analysis and definition
System and software design
Implementation and unit testing
Integration and system testing
Operation and maintenance
NO OVERLAP
Agile Model ✔✔A development model that emphasizes continuous feedback and cross-functional
teamwork.
