NR 599 INFORMATICS TEST BANK MIDTERM
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2026
◉ Knowledge. Answer: awareness and understanding of information and
ways information can be made useful
◉ wisdom. Answer: valuable and viable knowledge applied
◉ Foundation of knowledge model. Answer: Humans are organic
information systems; acquiring, processing, generating, and
disseminating information/knowledge.
◉ computer science. Answer: Study of storage and memory, conversion,
transformation, and transfer or transmission information in machines
(computers).
◉ Cognitive science. Answer: field of study that examines how humans
and other animals acquire, process, store, and retrieve information.
studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information
processing perspective.
◉ information science. Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and
transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from
5 other sciences
-communication science
, -computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science
◉ Standard terminology. Answer: terminology approved by appropriate
authority such as ANA.
Data set: named collection of data
Nomenclature: system of rules and procedures for adding names to art of
science (nursing)
Classification: systems hat capture categories (i.e. cost/outcome)
insufficient for clinical documentation.
Taxonomy: Uses classification according to predetermined system.
(resulting catalog is used as framework for discussion, analysis, or
information retrieval)
◉ information literacy. Answer: the ability to figure out the type of
information you need, find that information, evaluate it, and properly use
it
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 2026
◉ Knowledge. Answer: awareness and understanding of information and
ways information can be made useful
◉ wisdom. Answer: valuable and viable knowledge applied
◉ Foundation of knowledge model. Answer: Humans are organic
information systems; acquiring, processing, generating, and
disseminating information/knowledge.
◉ computer science. Answer: Study of storage and memory, conversion,
transformation, and transfer or transmission information in machines
(computers).
◉ Cognitive science. Answer: field of study that examines how humans
and other animals acquire, process, store, and retrieve information.
studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information
processing perspective.
◉ information science. Answer: Focus on how to gather, process and
transform information into knowledge. It also incorporates features from
5 other sciences
-communication science
, -computer science
-social science
-library science
-cognitive science
◉ Standard terminology. Answer: terminology approved by appropriate
authority such as ANA.
Data set: named collection of data
Nomenclature: system of rules and procedures for adding names to art of
science (nursing)
Classification: systems hat capture categories (i.e. cost/outcome)
insufficient for clinical documentation.
Taxonomy: Uses classification according to predetermined system.
(resulting catalog is used as framework for discussion, analysis, or
information retrieval)
◉ information literacy. Answer: the ability to figure out the type of
information you need, find that information, evaluate it, and properly use
it
