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Chapter 1 Quiz
Kathleen Mastrian, Dee McGonigle
File: chap01, ch01
Multiple Choice
1. Another name for data that has meaning is:
a. mean data.
b. data accuracy.
c. information.
d. wisdom.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
2. When healthcare professionals create new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education, and input from others, they are:
a. acquiring knowledge.
b. processing knowledge.
c. using feedback.
d. generating knowledge.
e. disseminating knowledge.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
3. Collecting health data in a data warehouse and mining that data for new relationships and new
understanding is an example of:
a. processing knowledge.
b. disseminating knowledge.
c. acquiring feedback.
d. processing feedback.
e. generating knowledge.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
4. Presenting a research project at a national conference is an example of:
a. disseminating knowledge.
b. acquiring knowledge.
c. generating knowledge.
d. sharing wisdom.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
5. Wisdom is:
a. knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions.
b. insight to exercise sound judgment in practical matters.
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c. the synthesis of our experience, insight, understanding, and knowledge.
d. knowing when and how to apply knowledge.
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
6. When healthcare professionals work with information and generate information and
knowledge as a product, they can be described as:
a. seasoned professionals.
b. knowledge workers.
c. practice managers.
d. innovators.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
7. Knowledge transparency means:
a. shared knowledge.
b. using knowledge without conscious thought.
c. seeing through complicated situations.
d. generating actions based on new knowledge.
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
8. When a healthcare professional uses information from other sources to help rethink, revise,
and apply knowledge to a clinical situation, this is known as:
a. feedback.
b. knowledge processing.
c. knowledge engineering.
d. inquiry.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
9. Health informatics is based on which of the following?
a. Information science
b. Computer science
c. Cognitive science
d. Discipline-specific science
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: Introduction>
10. Which of the following best describes the central goal of health informatics?
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a. To foster interdisciplinary collaboration and communication in a healthcare organization
b. To promote patient safety and prevent falls by assigning a fall risk number to hospitalized
patients
c. To increase efficiency of care delivery and help manage costs
d. To manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in the delivery of
healthcare
e. To assist healthcare professionals with obtaining and maintaining clinical competency
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
11. The core skill set related to the use of computers, electronic health records, healthcare
technologies, and knowledge generation in a discipline is known as:
a. informatics wisdom.
b. informatics competency.
c. the DIKW paradigm.
d. essential practice.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
12. When healthcare professionals review the EHR prior to interacting with a patient, they are
gathering:
a. data and information.
b. data and knowledge.
c. knowledge and wisdom.
d. All of these are correct
<Answer A>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
13. The scientific basis of practice in a discipline is dependent on:
a. gathering and using information.
b. applying knowledge to a problem.
c. acting with wisdom.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
14. Using a clinical practice guideline as a basis for practice is an example of:
a. knowledge processing.
b. knowledge generation.
c. knowledge application.
d. generating wisdom.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
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15. Which of the following activities are used to build a foundation of knowledge in professional
practice?
a. Reading research and theory articles
b. Attending continuing education programs
c. Consulting with expert colleagues and using clinical practice guidelines
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
16. Wisdom and knowledge differ in that:
a. wisdom is dependent on the thoughts of others.
b. wisdom is the synthesis of experience, insight, and reflection.
c. wisdom is the result of data collection and interpretation.
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
17. Skills related to health information literacy include:
a. differentiating between scholarly and popular journals.
b. locating and retrieving information from credible sources.
c. recognizing a need for information.
d. All of these are correct.
e. differentiating between scholarly and popular journals and locating and retrieving information
from credible sources.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
18. The joint AHIMA–AMIA task force identified five domains for informatics competencies for
all healthcare workers. They are health information literacy, health informatics skills using the
EHR, privacy and confidentiality of health information, health information and data technical
security, and:
a. computer programming.
b. software management.
c. computer literacy.
d. database construction.
a. All of these are correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
19. Health informatics competencies related to using an EHR include all of the following except:
a. identify and adhere to discipline-specific classification health-related terminologies for coding
of procedures.
b. use remote access tools for documentation in the EHR, such as workstation on wheels
(WOW), tablets, smartphones, smart-room technology, and telehealth tools.
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c. use the EHR to exchange information with other providers, coordinate care, avoid duplication
of services, promote safe practice, and increase patient satisfaction.
d. follow security and privacy policies and procedures for the use of networks, including intranet
and Internet.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
20. The study of informatics provides healthcare professionals with:
a. a core skill set related to the use of computers.
b. skills related to managing electronic health records and healthcare technologies.
c. an understanding of how knowledge is generated in a discipline.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: Introduction>
True/False
21. Data collected from EHRs and the aggregation of these data may provide insights into both
the health of populations and global health challenges.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Introduction>
22. The steps of using information, applying knowledge to a problem, and acting with wisdom
form the basis of the science of health professional practice.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
23. Information is composed of knowledge that was processed using data.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
24. Information is valuable when it is accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost-effective,
flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
25. Human knowledge management is dependent on experiencing the environment and learning
by acquiring, processing, generating, and disseminating knowledge.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
26. Every healthcare professional must commit to lifelong learning and the use of knowledge in
practice in order to be successful.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
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27. Knowledge workers are those who work with information and generate computer programs
to help with knowledge management.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
28. Knowledge can be disseminated by recording observations and conclusions in the EHR.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
29. Knowledge and wisdom are synonymous.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
30. Healthcare professionals must know key aspects of national laws and organizational policies
governing privacy and security of health information.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
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Chapter 2 Quiz
Kathleen Mastrian, Dee McGonigle
File: chap02, ch02
Multiple Choice
1. What is data?
a. Raw facts
b. Processed information
c. Input items that produce information
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: Information>
2. Which of the following makes information valuable and meaningful?
a. Accessible and accurate
b. Timely and complete
c. Reliable and relevant
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
3. Data integrity can be compromised through which of the following?
a. Cleaning dirty data
b. Human error or hackers
c. Transmission errors
d. Both transmission errors and human error or hackers
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
4. Data are dirty when there are errors such as:
a. duplicate entries.
b. incomplete or outdated records.
c. both duplicate entries and incomplete or outdated records.
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Information>
5. Reliable information comes from:
a. reliable or clean data.
b. authoritative sources.
c. credible sources.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
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Chapter 2 Quiz
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6. _______ allows users to apply their intellect to accomplish their tasks while the tools housing
the information disappear from conscious thought.
a. Utility
b. Reproducibility
c. Transparency
d. Verifiability
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Information>
7. _______ is sometimes thought of as the highest form of common sense, resulting from
accumulated knowledge or erudition (deep, thorough learning) or enlightenment (education that
results in understanding and the dissemination of knowledge).
a. Data
b. Wisdom
c. Information
d. Knowledge
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: Information Processing>
True/False
8. Information science is the science of information, studying the application and usage of
information and knowledge in organizations and the interfacings or interaction between people,
organizations, and information systems.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Science>
9. The knowledge used to develop and glean knowledge from valuable information is generative
(having the ability to originate and produce or generate) in nature.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Science>
10. Information science and computational tools are of little value in enabling the processing of
data, information, and knowledge in health care.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: Information Science>
11. According to Jessup and Valacich (2008), computer-based information systems can be
defined as combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people
build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Systems>
12. Processed data is information when it has meaning.
<Answer: True>
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Mastrian
Important Notes
The file includes the complete test bank, organized chapter by chapter.
A sample of selected pages has been provided for preview.
All available appendices and Excel files (if included in the original resources) are
provided.
Quizzes, Midterm and final exams are included (if available in the original resources).
We continuously update our files to ensure you receive the latest and most accurate
editions.
New editions are added regularly – stay connected for updates!
⚠️Note on Answer Keys: If the answer key is not included within the chapter
questions, you will find the complete answers and solutions at the end of each
chapter.
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📚 Complete & organized chapter-by-chapter – no missing content, no guessing.
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,Informatics for Health Professionals, Second Edition
Chapter 1 Quiz
Kathleen Mastrian, Dee McGonigle
File: chap01, ch01
Multiple Choice
1. Another name for data that has meaning is:
a. mean data.
b. data accuracy.
c. information.
d. wisdom.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
2. When healthcare professionals create new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education, and input from others, they are:
a. acquiring knowledge.
b. processing knowledge.
c. using feedback.
d. generating knowledge.
e. disseminating knowledge.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
3. Collecting health data in a data warehouse and mining that data for new relationships and new
understanding is an example of:
a. processing knowledge.
b. disseminating knowledge.
c. acquiring feedback.
d. processing feedback.
e. generating knowledge.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
4. Presenting a research project at a national conference is an example of:
a. disseminating knowledge.
b. acquiring knowledge.
c. generating knowledge.
d. sharing wisdom.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
5. Wisdom is:
a. knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions.
b. insight to exercise sound judgment in practical matters.
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c. the synthesis of our experience, insight, understanding, and knowledge.
d. knowing when and how to apply knowledge.
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
6. When healthcare professionals work with information and generate information and
knowledge as a product, they can be described as:
a. seasoned professionals.
b. knowledge workers.
c. practice managers.
d. innovators.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
7. Knowledge transparency means:
a. shared knowledge.
b. using knowledge without conscious thought.
c. seeing through complicated situations.
d. generating actions based on new knowledge.
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
8. When a healthcare professional uses information from other sources to help rethink, revise,
and apply knowledge to a clinical situation, this is known as:
a. feedback.
b. knowledge processing.
c. knowledge engineering.
d. inquiry.
e. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
9. Health informatics is based on which of the following?
a. Information science
b. Computer science
c. Cognitive science
d. Discipline-specific science
e. All of these are correct.
<Answer: E>
<A-Head: Introduction>
10. Which of the following best describes the central goal of health informatics?
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a. To foster interdisciplinary collaboration and communication in a healthcare organization
b. To promote patient safety and prevent falls by assigning a fall risk number to hospitalized
patients
c. To increase efficiency of care delivery and help manage costs
d. To manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in the delivery of
healthcare
e. To assist healthcare professionals with obtaining and maintaining clinical competency
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
11. The core skill set related to the use of computers, electronic health records, healthcare
technologies, and knowledge generation in a discipline is known as:
a. informatics wisdom.
b. informatics competency.
c. the DIKW paradigm.
d. essential practice.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
12. When healthcare professionals review the EHR prior to interacting with a patient, they are
gathering:
a. data and information.
b. data and knowledge.
c. knowledge and wisdom.
d. All of these are correct
<Answer A>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
13. The scientific basis of practice in a discipline is dependent on:
a. gathering and using information.
b. applying knowledge to a problem.
c. acting with wisdom.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
14. Using a clinical practice guideline as a basis for practice is an example of:
a. knowledge processing.
b. knowledge generation.
c. knowledge application.
d. generating wisdom.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
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15. Which of the following activities are used to build a foundation of knowledge in professional
practice?
a. Reading research and theory articles
b. Attending continuing education programs
c. Consulting with expert colleagues and using clinical practice guidelines
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
16. Wisdom and knowledge differ in that:
a. wisdom is dependent on the thoughts of others.
b. wisdom is the synthesis of experience, insight, and reflection.
c. wisdom is the result of data collection and interpretation.
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
17. Skills related to health information literacy include:
a. differentiating between scholarly and popular journals.
b. locating and retrieving information from credible sources.
c. recognizing a need for information.
d. All of these are correct.
e. differentiating between scholarly and popular journals and locating and retrieving information
from credible sources.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
18. The joint AHIMA–AMIA task force identified five domains for informatics competencies for
all healthcare workers. They are health information literacy, health informatics skills using the
EHR, privacy and confidentiality of health information, health information and data technical
security, and:
a. computer programming.
b. software management.
c. computer literacy.
d. database construction.
a. All of these are correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
19. Health informatics competencies related to using an EHR include all of the following except:
a. identify and adhere to discipline-specific classification health-related terminologies for coding
of procedures.
b. use remote access tools for documentation in the EHR, such as workstation on wheels
(WOW), tablets, smartphones, smart-room technology, and telehealth tools.
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c. use the EHR to exchange information with other providers, coordinate care, avoid duplication
of services, promote safe practice, and increase patient satisfaction.
d. follow security and privacy policies and procedures for the use of networks, including intranet
and Internet.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
20. The study of informatics provides healthcare professionals with:
a. a core skill set related to the use of computers.
b. skills related to managing electronic health records and healthcare technologies.
c. an understanding of how knowledge is generated in a discipline.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer D>
<A-Head: Introduction>
True/False
21. Data collected from EHRs and the aggregation of these data may provide insights into both
the health of populations and global health challenges.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Introduction>
22. The steps of using information, applying knowledge to a problem, and acting with wisdom
form the basis of the science of health professional practice.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
23. Information is composed of knowledge that was processed using data.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
24. Information is valuable when it is accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost-effective,
flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
25. Human knowledge management is dependent on experiencing the environment and learning
by acquiring, processing, generating, and disseminating knowledge.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Paradigm>
26. Every healthcare professional must commit to lifelong learning and the use of knowledge in
practice in order to be successful.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
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27. Knowledge workers are those who work with information and generate computer programs
to help with knowledge management.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
28. Knowledge can be disseminated by recording observations and conclusions in the EHR.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
29. Knowledge and wisdom are synonymous.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: The Foundation of Knowledge Model>
30. Healthcare professionals must know key aspects of national laws and organizational policies
governing privacy and security of health information.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Core Informatics Competencies>
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Chapter 2 Quiz
Kathleen Mastrian, Dee McGonigle
File: chap02, ch02
Multiple Choice
1. What is data?
a. Raw facts
b. Processed information
c. Input items that produce information
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: A>
<A-Head: Information>
2. Which of the following makes information valuable and meaningful?
a. Accessible and accurate
b. Timely and complete
c. Reliable and relevant
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
3. Data integrity can be compromised through which of the following?
a. Cleaning dirty data
b. Human error or hackers
c. Transmission errors
d. Both transmission errors and human error or hackers
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
4. Data are dirty when there are errors such as:
a. duplicate entries.
b. incomplete or outdated records.
c. both duplicate entries and incomplete or outdated records.
d. None of these is correct.
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Information>
5. Reliable information comes from:
a. reliable or clean data.
b. authoritative sources.
c. credible sources.
d. All of these are correct.
<Answer: D>
<A-Head: Information>
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6. _______ allows users to apply their intellect to accomplish their tasks while the tools housing
the information disappear from conscious thought.
a. Utility
b. Reproducibility
c. Transparency
d. Verifiability
<Answer: C>
<A-Head: Information>
7. _______ is sometimes thought of as the highest form of common sense, resulting from
accumulated knowledge or erudition (deep, thorough learning) or enlightenment (education that
results in understanding and the dissemination of knowledge).
a. Data
b. Wisdom
c. Information
d. Knowledge
<Answer: B>
<A-Head: Information Processing>
True/False
8. Information science is the science of information, studying the application and usage of
information and knowledge in organizations and the interfacings or interaction between people,
organizations, and information systems.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Science>
9. The knowledge used to develop and glean knowledge from valuable information is generative
(having the ability to originate and produce or generate) in nature.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Science>
10. Information science and computational tools are of little value in enabling the processing of
data, information, and knowledge in health care.
<Answer: False>
<A-Head: Information Science>
11. According to Jessup and Valacich (2008), computer-based information systems can be
defined as combinations of hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that people
build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings.
<Answer: True>
<A-Head: Information Systems>
12. Processed data is information when it has meaning.
<Answer: True>
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