WGU Information Management - C468
2023/ 117 Questions and Answers.
Information literacy - -Defined as the ability to recognize when information is needed
as well as the skills to find, evaluate and use needed information effectively
-Information - -Term used to describe data that has been interpreted
-Information science - -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 - -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. - -Allowing them hands-on
practice and immediate feedback of the skill being learned
-Knowledge worker - -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 - -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 - -Nursing informatics as a specialty does have its own National
certification exam
-Clinical practice guidelines - -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 - -CPOE, bar
code medication administration, and clinical decision support are all examples of what
, -Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) - -The name used to describe the
process by which the physician or provider enters orders electronically into the EHR
-RFID - -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 - -Clinical pathways and computer generated
care plans are examples of how informatics can affect nursing practice True, examples of
clinical decision support
-Nursing informatics - -The use of technology and information to help support all
aspects of nursing practice
-The foundation of knowledge model - -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
-Data (not information until it has been analyzed) - -A patients height, weight, code
status, and date of birth are all examples of what
-Less consumer accountability - -Not an emerging trend in healthcare
-Mission - -The purpose or reason for an organizations existence
-Strategic planning, long-range - -The development of a comprehensive long range
plan for guiding the activities and operations of an organization
-They will need to be trained on the system - -Why is it not important that selection
committee board members understand software and electronic processes
-Strategic Planning - -Strategic planning is not driven by short term goals as Strategic
Planning is a LONG TERM GOAL
-Blogging - -Not a national trend related to nursing informatics
-Needs assessment - -During which phase of the information life cycle should the
"musts" and "wants" be determined
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