WGU D220 INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE BUNDLE 2024/2025

1. What is the foundational focus of nursing informatics? - The management of patient-focused information 2. What action did the American Nursing Association (ANA) take in 1995 to recognize the importance of nursing informatics? - Established the informatics certification examination 3. The nurs...

information - data that has been interpreted (trending) You put data together to get information ex: Blood pressure quality information - supports best practice in the translation of nursing science to the point of care by providing high-quality and cost effective care data integrity - ability to c...

Data – -Characters, numbers, or facts gathered for analysis and possibly later action -Data used to recognize trends -Ex: 120/76, 118/74, 108/68 (Blood pressure) Information – -Interpreted data (trending) -Data becomes information -Ex: blood pressure readings Knowledge – -Synthesis of informa...

how does computer literacy differ from information literacy? - computer literacy refers to basic computer skills what is the main goal for using technology in healthcare? - increased patient safety what is an example of higher-level "information" used in caring for clients - If you give Ro...

Informatics - a specialty science that facilitates the transformation of data into information, knowledge, and, finally, wisdom Patient Data - name, age, weight, vital signs Information - Processed, organized, hospital acquired infections Knowledge - identify relationships, nurse-patient ratio vs. ...

1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery Provider orders 2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, help...

ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Authorized incentive payments - for adopting interop HIT / EHR Provides eco stimuli / incentives for adoption of EHRs ADT - admission, discharge, transfer Tracks patients activities and location Analytic science - Uses a variety of methods and instrumen...

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's. The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To preserve/create jobs and pr...