WGU C468 Information Management
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