WGU C468 INFORMATICS NOTES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022
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WGU C468 (C468)
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Informatics Highlights
Differentiate among information science, information processing, and information systems.
Informatics : Combination of nursing, computer, and information science. Information
technologies that support nursing practice. Aids in clinical decision making.
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WGU C468 INFORMATICS NOTES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022
Informatics Highlights
Differentiate among information science, information processing, and information systems.
Informatics : Combination of nursing, computer, and information science. Information
technologies that support nursing practice. Aids in clinical decision making.
Information Technology : Use computers to transmit data. Ex HER and BCMA. Aids
in clinical decision making.
Information systems: Used to collect, create, and distribute useful data. The
development, use and management of an organizations IT infrastructure. An
umbrella term for sub-categories’ clinical info systems, core business systems, CM
systems, communication systems.
Information science: Primarily focused on input, processing, output, and feedback
through tech integration. Incorporates features from communication science,
computer science, social science, library science, and cognitive science. Applies tech
to make info useable. Supports collection and management of information.
Define nursing informatics. Supports all aspects of nursing practice.
Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that draws from, as well as contributes to
“computer science, decision science, management science, cognitive science, and
organizational theory”
Proficient with informatics applications to support all areas of nursing practice.
Demonstrates critical-thinking, data-management, decision-making, and system
development and computer skills.
Identifies/provides data for decision making
Discuss the relationship between the terms data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
Wisdom: When previous knowledge and experience are applied to take action or
intervene.
Relate the concept of information literacy to nursing informatics.
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom theory
Data: A collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some
perieved need for analysis and possibly action at a later point in time.
o Ex: pt ht, wt, code status, DOB. Once data is analyzed it becomes information
Information: Data that has been interpreted
Knowledge: The synthesis of information derived from several sources to produce a
single concept or idea. It is based on a logical process of anyalysis and provides order to
thoughts and ideas and decreases uncertainty.
The foundation of Knowledge Model: Basis for which knowledge is used to meet the
needs of the healthcare delivery system. It is derived from its three key elements
knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge dissemination.
Wisdom: Occurs when knowledge is used appropriately to manage and solve problems.
Nursing informatics = in nursing practice
Information Literacy: ability to read and understand the written word and numbers
aswell as the ability to recognize when information is needed.
Foundational skills:
Computer literacy: basic understanding of and use of computers and communication via
email.
Information literacy: ability to read/write (education level)
Health literacy: ability to understand and act upon basic healthcare information. Ex. Is
how a person acts upon a change in diet in relation to a new medical dx.
,NANDA: standardized terms for nursing diagnosis
Analysis of BIG DATA, or analytics, looks for patterns in data, then uses models to recommend
actions. Can be used to forecast the likelihood of an event.
This topic highlights the following objectives:
Recognize the role of nurses as knowledge workers.
Nurses generate knowledge as a product
Nurses are data gathers (VS)
The information user (nurses evaluate, analyze, interpret)
The knowledge user. Notice trends and compares data collect with existing nursing
knowledge
Knowledge builder- examine clinical data that notices patterns across patients. Offer
pt care suggestions. QA/nurse researcher role.
Characteristics of a knowledge worker
A continuous learner and specialist in their field
Has advanced formal education
Can apply theoretical and analytical knowledge
Generate knowledge as a produce
Explain the relationship of information science, computer science, cognitive science, and
nursing science within the context of nursing practice.
Distinguish among the beginning nurse, experienced nurse, informatics nurse specialist, and
informatics innovator.
Novice Nurse: Expected to have fundamental information management and
computer technology skills and use existing information systems and establish
information management practices.
Process basic computer skills
Uses info systems to manage patients
Access data and charts electronically
Support pt safety initiatives using info the
Recognize role of informatics in nursing
Experienced nurse: skilled in using information management and computer
technology; have a strong analytic skills to learn from relationships between different
data elements; and be able to collaborate with the informatics nurse specialist to
suggest improvement to systems.
Specific area of expertise
Pulls trends out of data- strong analytical skills
Support specialty area, including quality improvement and other activities, via
IT
Use evidence-based databases
Promote technology applications
Use information systems and work with IT staff to enact systems
improvements
Informatics Nurse Specialist – be aware of legislation change and educate staff
Advanced skills specific to health information management and computer
technology.
Proficient with informatics applications to support all areas of nursing
practice.
Demonstrates critical-thinking, data-management, decision-making, and
system development and computer skills
Focuses on nursing information needs
, Evaluates the performance and impact of info management tech on clinical
practices, education, administration, research
Informatics innovator
Expected to be educationally prepared to conduct informatics research and
generate informatics theory and have advanced understanding and skills in
information management.
Fiscal management
Proficient with informatics applications to support all areas of nursing
practice.
Identify diverse nursing informatics roles.
EBP- entails using the current best evidence for patient care decisions in order to improve the
consistency and quality of patient outcomes. EBP provides the foundation for clinical-practice
guidelines and clinical decision support tools.
Knowledge Work: Non-repetitive, non-routine work that entails a significant amount of
cognitive activity. Interpret trend labs/ pt symptoms.
Good information management provides the right info at the right time to the right people.
Reduce redundant data collection.
Knowledge management creates systems that enable organizations to tap into the knowledge,
experiences, and creativity of their staff to improve their performance. Structure process.
ARRA
o American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 along with HITECH provided
stimuli and incentives for the adoption of EHRs,
HITECH
o Act strongly recommended that hospitals increase the meaningful use of health
information technology (HIT)
Why? To decrease overall health costs and to improve population health
outcomes.
Safety/Quality
o Joint Commission (accreditation) six patient safety goals: correct identification,
effective communication, improved safety of high alert meds, procedures that do
not introduce harm, decreased risk of HAI, reduce risks of harm secondary to
falls.
TIGER
o 2004 Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform formed to advance
nurses competencies r/t informatics
o Primary objective was to develop a US nursing workforce capable of using EHR
to improve the delivery of health care
o Actions for improving nursing education and delivery of patient care using HIT
How IT Supports Nursing Roles
Computerized charting
Documentation prompts
Device integrations (VS/Tele automatically going to HER)
Decision support systems
ANA defined nursing informatics as “Nursing informatics is a specialty that facilitates the
integration of data, information, and knowledge to support patients, nurses, and other providers
in their decision making in all roles and settings.”
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