WGU C816 ZQM1 : EHR IMPLEMENTATION
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Information literacy.
Answer: Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as
well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
◍ Information.
Answer: Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
◍ Information science.
Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into
knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other
sciences-communication science-computer science -social science -library
science -cognitive science
◍ Information systems.
Answer: Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured
femur is an example of using the EHR in which way
◍ Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes..
Answer: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the
skill being learned
◍ Knowledge worker.
Answer: Nurses in this type of role-are continuous learners -use technology
to support and inform nursing practice -generate knowledge as a product
◍ Expert/Experienced Nurse.
Answer: Expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of
his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also know
, how to pull trends out of data
◍ Nursing informatics.
Answer: Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National
certification exam
◍ Clinical practice guidelines.
Answer: Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing
policies. True rooted in evidenced based research
◍ Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system.
Answer: CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision
support are all examples of what
◍ Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE).
Answer: The name used to describe the process by which the physician or
provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
◍ RFID.
Answer: A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of (information)
technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications within
a healthcare environment
◍ Informatics affecting Nursing Practice.
Answer: Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples
of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples of clinical
decision support
◍ Nursing informatics.
Answer: The use of technology and information to help support all aspects
of nursing practice
◍ The foundation of knowledge model.
Answer: The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the
healthcare delivery systemIt is derived from its 3 key elements of
knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
◍ Data (not information until it has been analyzed).
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Information literacy.
Answer: Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as
well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
◍ Information.
Answer: Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
◍ Information science.
Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and transform information into
knowledge. It also incorporates features from 5 other
sciences-communication science-computer science -social science -library
science -cognitive science
◍ Information systems.
Answer: Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured
femur is an example of using the EHR in which way
◍ Simulation Technology Improving patient outcomes..
Answer: Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate feedback of the
skill being learned
◍ Knowledge worker.
Answer: Nurses in this type of role-are continuous learners -use technology
to support and inform nursing practice -generate knowledge as a product
◍ Expert/Experienced Nurse.
Answer: Expected to fully integrate informatics throughout the course of
his/her practice, not just for basic data entry and retrieval. They also know
, how to pull trends out of data
◍ Nursing informatics.
Answer: Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National
certification exam
◍ Clinical practice guidelines.
Answer: Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing
policies. True rooted in evidenced based research
◍ Information technologies, not systems but functions within a system.
Answer: CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision
support are all examples of what
◍ Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE).
Answer: The name used to describe the process by which the physician or
provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
◍ RFID.
Answer: A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of (information)
technology that is used to identify and track supplies and medications within
a healthcare environment
◍ Informatics affecting Nursing Practice.
Answer: Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples
of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples of clinical
decision support
◍ Nursing informatics.
Answer: The use of technology and information to help support all aspects
of nursing practice
◍ The foundation of knowledge model.
Answer: The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the
healthcare delivery systemIt is derived from its 3 key elements of
knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing and knowledge dissemination
◍ Data (not information until it has been analyzed).
