NUR 419 Nursing Informatics: Unit II Perspectives on Nursing Informatics
SSPP/Study Guide II Chapters 6, 7 & 8
Chapter 6
1) Which of the following can be described as discrete entities described objectively?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom
2) Which of the following can be described as discrete entities that are interpreted,
organized, or structured and are synthesized so that relationships are identified and
formalized?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom
3) Nursing informatics can be defined as which of the following?
A) The specialty that integrates advanced practice with professional intuition to identify, define, manage,
and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice
B) The synthesis of nursing science, information science, computer science, and cognitive science for the
purpose of managing, disseminating and enhancing healthcare data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
to improve collaboration and decision making, provide high-quality patient care, and advance
the profession of nursing.
C) The regulation of private patient information for the purpose of sharing patient-specific data with
third-party providers.
D) All of these are correct.
, 4) Nursing terminologies have evolved significantly over the past several decades in line
with best practices in terminology work. The _________ approach consists of simple
lists of words or phrases represented in a list or a simple hierarchy.
A) enumerative
B) ontological
C) subsumption
D) translational
5) A nurse’s knowledge work includes interpreting trends in:
A) laboratory results.
B) symptoms.
C) outcomes.
D) All of these are correct.
6) What nursing organization has recognized the terminologies that support nursing
practice?
A) The National League of Nursing
B) The American Nurses Association
C) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D) The American Academy of Nursing
7) Computerized technologies will assist in the transformation of data into:
A) information.
B) wisdom.
C) knowledge.
D) research.
SSPP/Study Guide II Chapters 6, 7 & 8
Chapter 6
1) Which of the following can be described as discrete entities described objectively?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom
2) Which of the following can be described as discrete entities that are interpreted,
organized, or structured and are synthesized so that relationships are identified and
formalized?
A) Data
B) Information
C) Knowledge
D) Wisdom
3) Nursing informatics can be defined as which of the following?
A) The specialty that integrates advanced practice with professional intuition to identify, define, manage,
and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice
B) The synthesis of nursing science, information science, computer science, and cognitive science for the
purpose of managing, disseminating and enhancing healthcare data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
to improve collaboration and decision making, provide high-quality patient care, and advance
the profession of nursing.
C) The regulation of private patient information for the purpose of sharing patient-specific data with
third-party providers.
D) All of these are correct.
, 4) Nursing terminologies have evolved significantly over the past several decades in line
with best practices in terminology work. The _________ approach consists of simple
lists of words or phrases represented in a list or a simple hierarchy.
A) enumerative
B) ontological
C) subsumption
D) translational
5) A nurse’s knowledge work includes interpreting trends in:
A) laboratory results.
B) symptoms.
C) outcomes.
D) All of these are correct.
6) What nursing organization has recognized the terminologies that support nursing
practice?
A) The National League of Nursing
B) The American Nurses Association
C) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D) The American Academy of Nursing
7) Computerized technologies will assist in the transformation of data into:
A) information.
B) wisdom.
C) knowledge.
D) research.
