NR 599- Midterm Exam with Actual
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Nursing informatics ✔️✔️a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and
information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice
Nursing science ✔️✔️the ethical application of knowledge acquired through education,
research, and practice to provide services and interventions to patients so as to maintain,
enhance, or restore their health; to advocate for health; and to acquire, process, generate, and
disseminate nursing knowledge to advance the nursing profession
Wisdom ✔️✔️Knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions
the use of knowledge and experience to heighten common sense and insight so as to exercise
sound judgment in practical matters
Scientific Underpinning ✔️✔️provide the basis of knowledge for advanced nursing practice
i.e. biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, nursing
Computer science ✔️✔️studies the theoretical foundations of information and computation and
their implementation and application in computer systems
, Cognitive science ✔️✔️interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior
from an information processing perspective
Artificial intelligence ✔️✔️field that deals with the conception, development, and
implementation of informatics tools based on intelligent technologies
attempts to capture the complex processes of human thought and intelligence
Information science ✔️✔️studying the application and usage of information and knowledge in
organizations and the interfacings or interaction between people, organizations, and information
systems
Standard terminology ✔️✔️a body of terms used that is in some way approved by an
appropriate authority or by general consent
Informatics competencies ✔️✔️developed to encompass all levels of practice and ensure
entry-level nurses are ready to enter technology advanced field of nursing
used to determine educational needs of current staff members
Information literacy ✔️✔️Recognizing when information is needed and having the ability to
locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information
Answers
Nursing informatics ✔️✔️a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and
information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice
Nursing science ✔️✔️the ethical application of knowledge acquired through education,
research, and practice to provide services and interventions to patients so as to maintain,
enhance, or restore their health; to advocate for health; and to acquire, process, generate, and
disseminate nursing knowledge to advance the nursing profession
Wisdom ✔️✔️Knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions
the use of knowledge and experience to heighten common sense and insight so as to exercise
sound judgment in practical matters
Scientific Underpinning ✔️✔️provide the basis of knowledge for advanced nursing practice
i.e. biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, nursing
Computer science ✔️✔️studies the theoretical foundations of information and computation and
their implementation and application in computer systems
, Cognitive science ✔️✔️interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior
from an information processing perspective
Artificial intelligence ✔️✔️field that deals with the conception, development, and
implementation of informatics tools based on intelligent technologies
attempts to capture the complex processes of human thought and intelligence
Information science ✔️✔️studying the application and usage of information and knowledge in
organizations and the interfacings or interaction between people, organizations, and information
systems
Standard terminology ✔️✔️a body of terms used that is in some way approved by an
appropriate authority or by general consent
Informatics competencies ✔️✔️developed to encompass all levels of practice and ensure
entry-level nurses are ready to enter technology advanced field of nursing
used to determine educational needs of current staff members
Information literacy ✔️✔️Recognizing when information is needed and having the ability to
locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information
