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Information Management and the Application of Technology - WGU C468
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WGU Information Management andthe Application of Technology - C468
Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed as well as the
skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively - ✔️
Information literacy
Term used to describe data that has been interpreted - ✔️
Information
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 science
Using the EHR to document care of a patient with a fractured femur is an
example of using the EHR in which way - ✔️ Information systems
How can using simulation technology with your patient improve overall
outcomes - ✔️ Allowing them hands-on practice and immediate
feedback of the skill being learned
Nurses in this type of role
-are continuous learners
-use technology to support and inform nursing practice
-generate knowledge as a product - ✔️ Knowledge worker
The beginner nurse is 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 - ✔️ False, these are qualities of
the experienced nurse
Nursing informatics as a specialty does not have its own certification exam
- ✔️ False, does have a national certification
, Clinical practice guidelines can allow for the creation of nursing policies
- ✔️ True, rooted in evidenced based research
CPOE, bar code medication administration, and clinical decision support are
all examples of what - ✔️ Information technologies, not systems but
functions within a system
The name used to describe the process by which the physician or provider
enters orders electronically into the EHR - ✔️ Computerized
Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
A radio frequency identifier (RFID) is a type of technology that is used to
identify and track supplies and medications within a healthcare environment
- ✔️ True, type of information technology
Clinical pathways and computer generated care plans are examples of how
informatics can affect nursing practice - ✔️ True, examples of clinical
decision support
The use of technology and information to help support all aspects of nursing
practice - ✔️ Nursing informatics
The basis for which knowledge is used to meet the needs of the healthcare
delivery system
It is derived from its 3 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge
processing and knowledge dissemination - ✔️ The foundation of
knowledge model
A patients height, weight, code status, and date of birth are all examples of
what - ✔️ Data, not information until it has been analyzed
Not an emerging trend in healthcare - ✔️ Less consumer
accountability
The purpose or reason for an organizations existence - ✔️ The
mission
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