NR 599 Week 4 Midterm Exam Score A
Section 1: Nursing Informatics Foundations & Metaparadigm (Q1–Q15)
1. Which definition best reflects the current scope of nursing informatics?
A. The use of computers to document nursing care
B. The integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science
to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice
C. The study of how nurses use the internet for patient education
D. The management of hospital information technology departments
The ANA-recognized definition integrates nursing science, computer science,
and information science to manage and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. It is broader than documentation or
IT management.
2. The core metaparadigm concepts of nursing informatics, as described by
Graves and Corcoran, are:
A. Person, health, environment, nursing
B. Data, information, knowledge
C. Input, throughput, output
D. Assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation
Graves and Corcoran identified data, information, and knowledge as the core
phenomena of nursing informatics. Person/health/environment/nursing is the
nursing metaparadigm, not the informatics one.
3. A nurse manager uses a dashboard to track fall rates and staffing ratios. This
best exemplifies:
A. Data entry
B. Information management
C. Hardware maintenance
D. Programming
, Aggregating and presenting data for monitoring is information management
— a foundational NI competency.
4. Which is the best example of "wisdom" in the DIKW framework?
A. A recorded blood pressure of 88/52
B. A trend showing declining blood pressures over 8 hours
C. Recognizing the trend plus the patient's sepsis history and choosing to activate
the rapid response team
D. A drop-down menu of vital sign values
Wisdom is the appropriate use of knowledge — applying judgment and
experience to act. A is data, B is information, D is a data-entry tool.
5. SATA: Which are recognized NI roles? Select all that apply.
A. Informatics nurse specialist
B. Nurse programmer/analyst
C. Chief nursing informatics officer
D. Respiratory therapist
E. Clinical systems educator
Informatics nurse specialist, nurse programmer/analyst, CNIO, and clinical
systems educator are all recognized informatics roles. Respiratory therapist is a
separate discipline.
6. The primary purpose of the TIGER initiative was to:
A. Replace paper records with EHRs
B. Prepare the nursing workforce to use informatics and technology effectively
C. Standardize nursing diagnoses
D. Create a national patient identifier
TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) focused on
preparing nurses to use informatics and health IT competently.
7. Which organization published the Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards
of Practice?
A. AMIA
,B. ANA
C. HIMSS
D. NLM
The American Nurses Association (ANA) publishes Nursing Informatics: Scope
and Standards of Practice.
8. Which is an example of a "basic" computer competency for a nurse?
A. Writing SQL queries
B. Using email and word processing
C. Configuring a firewall
D. Developing a mobile app
Basic computer literacy includes email, word processing, and basic navigation
— not programming or network security.
9. Which is an example of an "information literacy" competency?
A. Installing an operating system
B. Evaluating the quality of online health information
C. Building a database schema
D. Coding in Python
Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and use information
appropriately.
10. A nurse uses a PDA/smartphone to look up a drug at the bedside. This
supports which competency?
A. Information literacy
B. Hardware design
C. Systems analysis
D. Database administration
Retrieving and applying evidence at the point of care demonstrates
information literacy.
, 11. SATA: Which are components of the NI metaparadigm or conceptual model?
Select all that apply.
A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. Wisdom
E. Insurance
The DIKW framework (data, information, knowledge, wisdom) is foundational;
insurance is not part of the model.
12. Which statement best describes the relationship between nursing science
and informatics?
A. Informatics replaces nursing science
B. Informatics supports nursing science by managing data and information
C. Nursing science is unrelated to informatics
D. Informatics is only about billing
Informatics is a supporting science that enables nursing data and knowledge
to be managed and communicated.
13. Which is a benefit of nursing informatics to patient care?
A. Increased documentation errors
B. Improved access to timely, accurate information
C. Decreased communication among providers
D. Reduced need for clinical judgment
Informatics improves access to timely, accurate data, supporting safer care
and communication.
14. The "informatics nurse" vs. "informatics nurse specialist" difference is best
described as:
A. No difference
B. The specialist has advanced education and leads complex informatics projects
Section 1: Nursing Informatics Foundations & Metaparadigm (Q1–Q15)
1. Which definition best reflects the current scope of nursing informatics?
A. The use of computers to document nursing care
B. The integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science
to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice
C. The study of how nurses use the internet for patient education
D. The management of hospital information technology departments
The ANA-recognized definition integrates nursing science, computer science,
and information science to manage and communicate data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. It is broader than documentation or
IT management.
2. The core metaparadigm concepts of nursing informatics, as described by
Graves and Corcoran, are:
A. Person, health, environment, nursing
B. Data, information, knowledge
C. Input, throughput, output
D. Assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation
Graves and Corcoran identified data, information, and knowledge as the core
phenomena of nursing informatics. Person/health/environment/nursing is the
nursing metaparadigm, not the informatics one.
3. A nurse manager uses a dashboard to track fall rates and staffing ratios. This
best exemplifies:
A. Data entry
B. Information management
C. Hardware maintenance
D. Programming
, Aggregating and presenting data for monitoring is information management
— a foundational NI competency.
4. Which is the best example of "wisdom" in the DIKW framework?
A. A recorded blood pressure of 88/52
B. A trend showing declining blood pressures over 8 hours
C. Recognizing the trend plus the patient's sepsis history and choosing to activate
the rapid response team
D. A drop-down menu of vital sign values
Wisdom is the appropriate use of knowledge — applying judgment and
experience to act. A is data, B is information, D is a data-entry tool.
5. SATA: Which are recognized NI roles? Select all that apply.
A. Informatics nurse specialist
B. Nurse programmer/analyst
C. Chief nursing informatics officer
D. Respiratory therapist
E. Clinical systems educator
Informatics nurse specialist, nurse programmer/analyst, CNIO, and clinical
systems educator are all recognized informatics roles. Respiratory therapist is a
separate discipline.
6. The primary purpose of the TIGER initiative was to:
A. Replace paper records with EHRs
B. Prepare the nursing workforce to use informatics and technology effectively
C. Standardize nursing diagnoses
D. Create a national patient identifier
TIGER (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) focused on
preparing nurses to use informatics and health IT competently.
7. Which organization published the Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards
of Practice?
A. AMIA
,B. ANA
C. HIMSS
D. NLM
The American Nurses Association (ANA) publishes Nursing Informatics: Scope
and Standards of Practice.
8. Which is an example of a "basic" computer competency for a nurse?
A. Writing SQL queries
B. Using email and word processing
C. Configuring a firewall
D. Developing a mobile app
Basic computer literacy includes email, word processing, and basic navigation
— not programming or network security.
9. Which is an example of an "information literacy" competency?
A. Installing an operating system
B. Evaluating the quality of online health information
C. Building a database schema
D. Coding in Python
Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and use information
appropriately.
10. A nurse uses a PDA/smartphone to look up a drug at the bedside. This
supports which competency?
A. Information literacy
B. Hardware design
C. Systems analysis
D. Database administration
Retrieving and applying evidence at the point of care demonstrates
information literacy.
, 11. SATA: Which are components of the NI metaparadigm or conceptual model?
Select all that apply.
A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. Wisdom
E. Insurance
The DIKW framework (data, information, knowledge, wisdom) is foundational;
insurance is not part of the model.
12. Which statement best describes the relationship between nursing science
and informatics?
A. Informatics replaces nursing science
B. Informatics supports nursing science by managing data and information
C. Nursing science is unrelated to informatics
D. Informatics is only about billing
Informatics is a supporting science that enables nursing data and knowledge
to be managed and communicated.
13. Which is a benefit of nursing informatics to patient care?
A. Increased documentation errors
B. Improved access to timely, accurate information
C. Decreased communication among providers
D. Reduced need for clinical judgment
Informatics improves access to timely, accurate data, supporting safer care
and communication.
14. The "informatics nurse" vs. "informatics nurse specialist" difference is best
described as:
A. No difference
B. The specialist has advanced education and leads complex informatics projects
