WGU c468 PA Questions & Answers
c. Data Mining – \u2714\u2714Which of the following uses database applications to sift through large
amounts of data and looks for previously hidden trends?
a. Evidence-Based Practice
b. Quantitative Analysis
c. Data Mining
d. Digital Library
c. To promote desired clinical outcomes – \u2714\u2714A nurse is reviewing a patient’s pneumonia
vaccination status in the electronic medical record. The nurse determines the patient needs this
vaccine before discharge to meet the requirements of a current clinical pathway. Why would the
nurse use information systems in this manner?
a. To ensure cost effectiveness
b. To control communicable disease
c. To promote desired clinical outcomes
d. To meet requirements of the nurse practice act
b. Lack of continued support – \u2714\u2714A nursing informatics specialist at a small, rural hospital
implemented a clinical information system utilizing an electronic health record (EHR). She
obtained input from nurses regarding selection of the specific EHR. She noted that some of the
nurses had negative attitudes towards a change to the EHR, but she encouraged them to try the
system and note its benefits. She implemented the system after all nurses were trained about the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EHR. There were numerous complaints about the EHR, which the Nursing Informatics Specialist
decided to ignore since the personnel were new to the system. Which barrier to implementing
technology is present in the scenario?
a. Inadequate training
b. Lack of continued support
c. Lack of end user involvement
d. Ignoring attitudes early in the process
d. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being
delivered in a timely manner. – \u2714\u2714A computer program was implemented at a hospital that
required nurses to wait until the patient arrived in the emergency room and was registered into
the program before orders for critical time-sensitive treatment could be written. How could this
program become a barrier to the nurses attempting to deliver patient-centered care?
a. The computer program could intimidate the nurses and cause them to shy away from the
patients.
b. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could allow the nurses to restock
patient rooms.
c. The computer program could interest the nurses more than the patients do, thus entertaining
the nurses away from their focus on the patient.
d. The time spent waiting for the program to register the patient could delay critical care being
delivered in a timely manner.
a. Information is data that have been interpreted – \u2714\u2714How is information related to data?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Information is data that have been interpreted
b. Information forms the base for accurate data collection
c. Data provide an explanation of information
d. Data is constructed through information synthesis
a. The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
d. Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches –
\u2714\u2714How does information literacy support the use of evidence-based-practice (EBP) in nursing?
Choose 2 answers
a. The nurse can discern research findings that can be applied to practice
b. Nurses consistently role-model this behavior in their practice environment
c. Nurses are comfortable in performing data base searches
d. Nurses must frequently consult resources including peers and general internet searches
a. Information system – \u2714\u2714A nurse documents care of a patient with a decubitus ulcer in the
electronic health record. Which term describes the electronic health record in this situation?
a. Information system
b. Information science
c. Information technology
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