HEALTH INFORMATICS 2ND EDITION, TEST BANK

Health_Informatics_Test_Bank

,Chapterg1:gIntroduction:gThegEvolutiongofgHealthgInformaticsgTe
stgBank


MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Theghistoricalgrootsgofgcomputergsciencegcangbegtracedgto:
a. languagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.
b. mathematicsgandgengineering.
c. librarygscience.
d. medicinegandgnursing.
ANS:g B
Theghistoricalgrootsgofgcomputergsciencegcangbegtracedgbackgtogmathematicsgandgengineering.g
Theghistoricalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegbeganginglibrarygscience.gLanguagegdevelopmentga
ndgmedicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofgcomputergscience.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand REF:g g p.g3

2. Theghistoricalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegcangbegtracedgto:
a. languagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.
b. mathematicsgandgengineering.
c. librarygscience.
d. medicinegandgnursing.
ANS:g C
Theg historicalg rootsg ofg informationg scienceg begang ing libraryg science.g Theg historicalg rootsg ofg
computergsciencegcangbegtracedgbackgtogmathematicsgandgengineering.gLanguagegdevelopment
andgmedicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofginformationgscience.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand REF:g g pp.g3-4

3. Thegfirstgbookgtogincludegthegtermgnursingginformaticsgingthegtitlegwasgwrittengingthe:
a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1990s.
ANS:g C
Thegfirstgbookgtogincludegthegtermgnursingginformaticsgingthegtitlegwasgpublishedging1988.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemember REF:g g p.g6

4. Asgknowledgegdevelopsgandgexpandsgwithingagdiscipline,gwhichginformationgsourcegwillginclu
degthegoldestgbutgbestgorganizedgrepresentationgofgthatgknowledge?
a. Conferencegpresentations
b. Conferencegproceedings
c. Journalgarticles
d. Books
ANS:g D


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, Theginformationgsourcegthatgincludesgthegoldestgbutgbestgorganizedgrepresentationgofgknowledg
egisgbooks.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApply REF:g g p.g5

5. Whichgtechnicalgdevelopmentgcreatedgagtensiongbetweengcentralizedgandgdecentralizedgcomput
ergmanagementginghealthcare?
a. Thegdevelopmentgofgpunchgcards
b. Thegeliminationgofgpunchgcards
c. Thegdevelopmentgofgthegmainframegcomputer
d. Thegdevelopmentgofgthegpersonalgcomputer
ANS:g D
Theg developmentg ofg theg personalg computerg createdg tensiong betweeng centralizedg andg decentr
alizedg computerg managementg ing healthcare.g Thegotherg responsesg highlightg aspectsgofgdecentralize
dgcomputergmanagement.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApply REF:g g p.g3

6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgagmembergorganizationgbutgrathergaggroupgofgorganizations?
a. AMIA
b. HIMSS
c. AHIMA
d. ANI
ANS:g D
ThegAlliancegforgNursinggInformaticsg(ANI)gisgangorganizationgofgorganizations.gThisgisgnotgag
memberggroup.gAMIA,gHIMSS,gandgAHIMAgaregallgmemberggroups.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemember REF:g g p.g7

7. Whichgstatementgconcerninggeducationalgprogramsginghealthginformaticsgisgcorrect?
a. Allghealthginformaticsgprogramsgaregofferedgatgtheggraduateglevel.
b. Informaticsgprogramsgofferedgbygmedicalgschoolsgalwaysgrequiregstudentsgtogha
vegearnedgangMDgforgadmission.
c. Allg healthg informaticsg programsg areg locatedg withing health-
relatedg departmentsg orgschoolsgsuchgasgnursing,gmedicine,gorgpharmacy.
d. Healthg informaticsg programsg rangeg fromg certificateg programsg offeredg atg th
egcommunityg collegeg levelg tog post-
doctoralg programsg offeredg atg majorg researchginstitutions.
ANS:g D
Thegcorrectgresponsegisghealthginformaticsgprogramsgrangegfromgcertificategprogramsgofferedga
tgthegcommunitygcollegeglevelgtogpost-
doctoralgprogramsgofferedgatgmajorgresearchginstitutions.gNotgallg informaticsgprogramsgrequire
gangMD,garegatgtheggraduateglevel,gorgareglocatedgwithingschoolsgofghealthgsciences.


DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApply REF:g g pp.g9-10

8. Whichgstatementgrelatedgtogcertificationginghealthginformaticsgisgcorrect?
a. Agmaster’sgingnursinggisgrequiredgtogsitgforgthegNIgexaminationgofferedgbygANCC.


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, b. TogbegcertifiedgingclinicalginformaticsgingassociationgwithgAMIA,gonegmustgfirstgbe
a physician.
g g

c. TheregaregnogspecificgeducationalgrequirementsgforgCPHIMSgcertificationgthroug
hgHIMSS,gbutgthreegyearsgofgfull-
timegclinicalgexperienceginghealthgITgisgrequired.
d. TogbegcertifiedgasgCPHIMS,gyougmustgbegagnurse.
ANS:g B
TogbegcertifiedgingclinicalginformaticsgingassociationgwithgAMIA,gonegmustgfirstgbegagphysician.
Youg dog notg needg tog haveg ang MSNg tog sitg forgtheg NIg examg byg theg ANCC.g Thereg areg specificg r
equirementsgforgCPHIMS,gbutgbeinggagnursegisgnotgonegofgthem.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApply REF:g g p.g11


MULTIPLEgRESPONSE

9. Thegtermginformaticsgisgderivedgfrom:g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Dutch.
b. English.
c. Russian.
d. Arabic.
e. French.
ANS:g B,gC,gE
Thegtermginformaticsgwasgderivedgfromgthegfollowingglanguages:gEnglish,gRussian,gandgFrench.

DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstand REF:g g p.g4

10. WhengthegAMIAgmodelgisgused,gwhichgsubfieldsgaregcategorizedgasgclinicalginformatics?
g (Selectgallgthatgapply.)
a. Medicalginformatics
b. Nursingginformatics
c. Dentalginformatics
d. Chemicalginformatics
e. Businessginformatics
ANS:g A,gB,gC
WhengthegAMIAgmodelgisgused,gthegfollowinggdisciplinesgaregcategorizedgasgclinicalginformatic
s:gmedicalginformatics,gnursingginformatics,gandgdentalginformatics.gThegothergresponsesgaregnot
gclinicallygrelated.


DIF: CognitivegLevel:gAnalyze REF:g g p.g14




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