Test Bank for Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach (3rd Edition, 2024) by Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers, and Karen Hardy | Complete Chapters 1–33 | Exam Prep 2025–2026

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Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach 3rd Edition
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Authors: Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Evolution of Health Informatics Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y;




1. The historical roots of computer science can be traced to:
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a. language development, especially English.
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b. mathematics and engineering. y; y;


c. library science. y;


d. medicine and nursing. y; y;




ANS: B y;


The historical roots of computer science can be traced back to mathematics and engineering. The historic
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al roots of information science began in library science. Language development andmedicine and nursing
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are not the roots of computer science.
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DIF: y ; y ; Cognitive Level: Understand y; y; REF: p. 3 y ; y;




2. The historical roots of information science can be traced to:
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a. language development, especially English.
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b. mathematics and engineering. y; y;


c. library science. y;


d. medicine and nursing. y; y;




ANS: C y;

, The historical roots of information science began in library science. The historical roots of computer scie
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nce can be traced back to mathematics and engineering. Language development and medicine and nursin
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g are not the roots of information science.
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DIF: y ; y ; Cognitive Level: Understandy; y; REF: pp. 3-4
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3. The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was written in the:
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a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1990s.
ANS: C y;


The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was published in 1988.
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DIF: y ; y ; Cognitive Level: Remember y; y; REF: p. 6 y ; y;




4. As knowledge develops and expands within a discipline, which information source will include
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