WGU C468 Information Management and
the Application of Technology
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)