WGU C468 INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PREASSESSMENT
2024 UPDATED QUESTIONS
Which statement describes a successful electronic health record (EHR)? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The customer's needs were met.
What is a goal of the health information exchange (HIE)? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>To allow insurance companies and providers to be able to share
data
Which two care settings would benefit the most from employing a nurse informaticist? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. A correctional facility with a clinic 2. A healthcare
organization planning a physical expansion
Which two practice environments employ informatics nurses? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1. A clinical systems vendor 2. A medical device manufacturer
Which two tools are used to change a clinical workflow? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
Swim lane charts 2. Observation
The emergency room (ER) staff is hesitant to use the discharge planning module in the
new electronic health record (EHR).
What is a method the nurse informaticist should use to encourage staff to utilize the new
application in the EHR? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Enlist feedback from staff or
users
Informatics nurses support quality reporting.
What are two quality reporting characteristics informatics nurses practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1. Managing data, information, and knowledge 2. Developing tools
and methods
Duplicate orders cause quality issues in patient care. What helps to resolve this
problem? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Providing training and reminders
Evidence-based guidelines are used daily in the clinical field. What is one area of the
electronic medical record (EMR) in which evidence-based guidelines are found? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>In the standing physician's orders for a sepsis diagnosis
What is an output of systems analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Technical
requirements
What is used to evaluate a health information system (HIS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The electronic medical record adoption model
, What are the expected outcomes of interoperable systems? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Error reduction, revenue improvement, and increased
communication
Which informatics competency supports the adoption of a medication administration
system? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Change management
What do informatics and computational science have in common? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Both fields are interdisciplinary.
Meaningful use was signed into law in 2009 to provide a means for eligible providers,
hospitals, and critical access hospitals to use and communicate data to improve patient
outcomes. What is the purpose of stage 1? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>To allow the
electronic health record (EHR) capture and share data
What is a major benefit of nursing informatics? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>It improves
communication among healthcare providers to improve patient care.
Meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) is part of the Medicare and
Medicaid incentive program. Which two statements best describe MU? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1. Certified information technologies provide the necessary
functions to enable eligible providers to be compensated. 2. MU is used by
inpatient and outpatient facilities.
What is a goal of meaningful use? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>To engage patients
and families in their healthcare
What are three roles of a nurse informatics specialist? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1.
Assists users with functionality, procedural issues, and basic troubleshooting 2.
Provides expert advice, opinions, and recommendations from a consultant's area
of expertise 3. Acts as a liaison between nursing and information services and is
both a nursing resource and representative
What is the responsibility of a superuser? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>To support the
system in a given unit and assist users with functionality and procedural issues
Which codes support outpatient billing? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Current
procedural terminology (CPT)
Nurses use electronic automation to communicate, document, and make decisions
about improving the quality of patient care. Which system, organization, or regulation
seeks to improve patient care through investments in electronic automation? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
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