WGU D220 Nursing informatics
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Informatics Nurse ✔✔The informatics nurse refers to the RN who works in the area of
informatics. This individual has experience or an interest in the area but no formal informatics
preparation
Informatics Nurse Specialist ✔✔The informatics nurse specialist has advanced, graduate
education in nursing informatics or related field and may hold ANCC certification
What does the informatics nurse do? ✔✔Informatics nurse employs strategies that transform data
into information and information into knowledge and ensures that information is disseminated at
appropriate times for appropriate uses in the health care continuum
What does the informatics nurse specialist do? ✔✔The informatics nurse specialist needs to play
an active role in research and theory development and in the design and testing of information
systems and the human computer interface. They also need to help shape policy and serve as an
advocate for the design and use of informatics to serve other healthcare Professionals and the
public
, Other facets of the informatics nurse specialist role include? ✔✔Responsibilities in
administration, Telehealth, Education and professional development, compliance issues, and
discovery in databases and analysis. The informatics nurse specialist is Prepared to assess work
process and subsequently design, select, implement, and evaluate data structures and suggested
technology intended to improve productivity and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
What do you both the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist be aware of?
✔✔Both the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist must be aware of uniform
language efforts and have a concept of the value of documentation from healthcare information
systems.
Applications of nursing informatics in nursing practice ✔✔Work lists to remind staff of plan
nursing interventions, computer generated client documentation including discharge instructions
and medication Information, monitoring devices that record vital signs and other measurements
directly into the client record, computer generated nursing care plans and critical path ways,
automatic billing for supplies or procedures with nursing documentation, reminders and prompts
that appear during documentation to ensure comprehensive charting, quick access to computer
archive patient data from previous encounters, online drug information.
Applications of nursing informatics in nursing administration ✔✔Automated staff scheduling,
online billing for unfilled shifts, email for improved communication, cost analysis and finding
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Informatics Nurse ✔✔The informatics nurse refers to the RN who works in the area of
informatics. This individual has experience or an interest in the area but no formal informatics
preparation
Informatics Nurse Specialist ✔✔The informatics nurse specialist has advanced, graduate
education in nursing informatics or related field and may hold ANCC certification
What does the informatics nurse do? ✔✔Informatics nurse employs strategies that transform data
into information and information into knowledge and ensures that information is disseminated at
appropriate times for appropriate uses in the health care continuum
What does the informatics nurse specialist do? ✔✔The informatics nurse specialist needs to play
an active role in research and theory development and in the design and testing of information
systems and the human computer interface. They also need to help shape policy and serve as an
advocate for the design and use of informatics to serve other healthcare Professionals and the
public
, Other facets of the informatics nurse specialist role include? ✔✔Responsibilities in
administration, Telehealth, Education and professional development, compliance issues, and
discovery in databases and analysis. The informatics nurse specialist is Prepared to assess work
process and subsequently design, select, implement, and evaluate data structures and suggested
technology intended to improve productivity and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
What do you both the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist be aware of?
✔✔Both the informatics nurse and the informatics nurse specialist must be aware of uniform
language efforts and have a concept of the value of documentation from healthcare information
systems.
Applications of nursing informatics in nursing practice ✔✔Work lists to remind staff of plan
nursing interventions, computer generated client documentation including discharge instructions
and medication Information, monitoring devices that record vital signs and other measurements
directly into the client record, computer generated nursing care plans and critical path ways,
automatic billing for supplies or procedures with nursing documentation, reminders and prompts
that appear during documentation to ensure comprehensive charting, quick access to computer
archive patient data from previous encounters, online drug information.
Applications of nursing informatics in nursing administration ✔✔Automated staff scheduling,
online billing for unfilled shifts, email for improved communication, cost analysis and finding
