WGU Informatics in the
Healthcare Professions
(Chapter 1) Exam
Questions and Complete
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, Data - Answer: a collection of #s, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some perceived
meed for analysis, and possibly action at a later point in time.
Information - Answer: Data that have been interpreted
Knowledge - Answer: more complex concept, the synthesis of information derived from several sources
to produce a single concept or idea. It decreases uncertainty.
Information technology - Answer: (IT) provide tools that aid data collection and the analysis associated
with research to support the overall work of nurses/ a general term used to refer to the management
and processing of imformation with the assistance of computers.
Wisdom - Answer: When knowledge is used appropriately to manage and solve problems/ it results
from understanding and requires human effort
Information system - Answer: (IS) Used to analyze trends in client outcomes and cost that can initiate
changes in care
Roles of a Nurse: - Answer: Data gatherer
Information user
Knowledge user
Knowledge builder
Knowledge management (not information management) - Answer: refers to the creation of systems
that enable organizations to tap into the knowledge, experiences, and creativity of their staff to improve
their performance/ it is a structured process for the generation, storage, distribution, and application of
both tacit knowledge (personal experience) and explicit knowledge (evidence) in organizations
Informatics - Answer: the science and art of turning data into information "the computer millieu" / the
study of the application of computer and statistical techniques to management of information
Medical informatics - Answer: Application of informatics to all of the healthcare disciplines as well as
the practice of medicine.
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