WGU INFORMATION MANAGEMENT & THE
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY-C468 220
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best
known for which of the following?: ...created legal protection for PHI.
2. Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which
of the following reasons?: Standardized terminology provides the ability to
share accurate, up-to-date information among different providers and settings
while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of nursing
knowledge.
3. Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true?: It is a
widely used form of multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment
providing the next best option to performing the skill on a real person but without
any risks to the learner or the client.
4. How does computer literacy differ from information literacy?:
COMPUTER LITERACY REFERS TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN
INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE ,
AND
USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
5. The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through
the use of telecommunication technologies and often used for corporate
training is...: E-learning
,6. ... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication
technology to promote the health of individuals, families and entire
populations.: Nursing informatics
7. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): provided
funds for health information technology (HIT)
8. What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard
terminologies?: Nursing needs to adopt standard terminologies as a means to
collect data that has a uniform meaning across settings as a way to increase the
body of nursing knowledge.
9. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT
policy for which of the following reasons?: The Department of Health and
Human Services was authorized to establish programs to improve healthcare
quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health
information exchange (HIE).
10. A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange
data is called...: interface
11. Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use?:
This is the initiative geared to spur the adoption and use of electronic health
records for the purpose of gathering and reporting data that can then be used to
improve population health.
12. In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability
also considers which of the following?: efficiency, user satisfaction, and
training issues
13. Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the
following?: Awareness of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher
levels of education and health literacy
, .
14. A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems
by means of an extensive set of rules that apply to all data sent is the...:
Health Level 7 (HL7)
15. The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to
conduct informatics research and generate informatics theory and who has
a broad vision of what can be attained using information technology.:
Informatics Nurse
16. Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) as a standard for
nursing terminology?: Present nursing classification systems map it to a very
high degree.
17. ...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against
the toughest competitors in the healthcare industry.: Benchmarking
18. Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse
Specialist (INS) in relationship to legislation?: The INS needs to be aware of
the implications of legislation for HIT design and use and to appropriately educate
users.
19. The development of a comprehensive long-range plan for guiding the
activities and operations of an organization is...: strategic planning
20. Which of the following most closely approximates the current version
of the personal health record (PHR)?: Secure application through which an
individual may access, manage and share health information he or she has
entered or was supplied by providers, pharmacies, and labs.
21. ...is the process by which different information systems are able to
exchange data in a fashion that is seamless to the end user.: Integration
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY-C468 220
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best
known for which of the following?: ...created legal protection for PHI.
2. Standardized healthcare terminology is important to nursing for which
of the following reasons?: Standardized terminology provides the ability to
share accurate, up-to-date information among different providers and settings
while ensuring uniform meaning and supporting the development of nursing
knowledge.
3. Which of the following statements about virtual reality are true?: It is a
widely used form of multimedia that fully envelops learners in an environment
providing the next best option to performing the skill on a real person but without
any risks to the learner or the client.
4. How does computer literacy differ from information literacy?:
COMPUTER LITERACY REFERS TO A FAMILIARITY WITH THE USE OF
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
WHILE INFORMATION LITERACY IS THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN
INFORMATION IS NEEDED AS WELL AS THE SKILLS TO FIND,EVALUATE ,
AND
USE NEEDED INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY
5. The delivery of content and stimulation of learning primarily through
the use of telecommunication technologies and often used for corporate
training is...: E-learning
,6. ... uses nursing knowledge, along with information and communication
technology to promote the health of individuals, families and entire
populations.: Nursing informatics
7. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): provided
funds for health information technology (HIT)
8. What is the role of nursing in the adoption and use of standard
terminologies?: Nursing needs to adopt standard terminologies as a means to
collect data that has a uniform meaning across settings as a way to increase the
body of nursing knowledge.
9. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act were important to U.S. HIT
policy for which of the following reasons?: The Department of Health and
Human Services was authorized to establish programs to improve healthcare
quality, safety, and efficiency through HIT inclusive of the call for health
information exchange (HIE).
10. A computer program that tells two different systems how to exchange
data is called...: interface
11. Which of the following statements best describes meaningful use?:
This is the initiative geared to spur the adoption and use of electronic health
records for the purpose of gathering and reporting data that can then be used to
improve population health.
12. In addition to ease of use and potential for unintended error, usability
also considers which of the following?: efficiency, user satisfaction, and
training issues
13. Predictors of Personal Health Records (PHRs) use include which of the
following?: Awareness of PHRs, ease of access, personal motivation, higher
levels of education and health literacy
, .
14. A standard for exchange of clinical data between information systems
by means of an extensive set of rules that apply to all data sent is the...:
Health Level 7 (HL7)
15. The __________ is a nurse who has received educational preparation to
conduct informatics research and generate informatics theory and who has
a broad vision of what can be attained using information technology.:
Informatics Nurse
16. Which of the following statements best reflects acceptance of the
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) as a standard for
nursing terminology?: Present nursing classification systems map it to a very
high degree.
17. ...is the continual process of measuring services and practices against
the toughest competitors in the healthcare industry.: Benchmarking
18. Which of the following best typifies the role of the Informatics Nurse
Specialist (INS) in relationship to legislation?: The INS needs to be aware of
the implications of legislation for HIT design and use and to appropriately educate
users.
19. The development of a comprehensive long-range plan for guiding the
activities and operations of an organization is...: strategic planning
20. Which of the following most closely approximates the current version
of the personal health record (PHR)?: Secure application through which an
individual may access, manage and share health information he or she has
entered or was supplied by providers, pharmacies, and labs.
21. ...is the process by which different information systems are able to
exchange data in a fashion that is seamless to the end user.: Integration
