NURSING INFORMATICS AND
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS-
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Essential technology for healthcare professionals to document and store
patient information - CORRECT ANSWER- Computerized Patient
Record (CPR)
Determines how fast a computer can process data based on cycles per
second and memory size - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer System
Speed
Systems designed to securely document, store, retrieve, share, and
analyze patient care information - CORRECT ANSWER- EHR
Software
Total expenses including setup, maintenance, upgrades, and
expansions of EHR systems - CORRECT ANSWER- Cost of
Ownership
Assessment of the ethical implications and impact on organizational
workflows and culture of EHR systems - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ethical and Organizational Impact
Initiated in 1992 to develop and use CPRs for improved healthcare
outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER- Computerized Patient Record
Institute (CPRI)
The use of computer technology to support nursing, including clinical
practice, administration, education, and research. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Nursing Informatics
, An electronic machine used for storing, organizing, finding words,
numbers, and pictures, doing calculations, and controlling other
machines. - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer
The diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Nursing
The intersection between nursing science and the area of informatics,
combining cognitive science, information science, and computer
science. - CORRECT ANSWER- Informatics
The physical part of the computer and its associated equipment,
including input devices, output devices, and the Central Processing Unit
(CPU). - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer Hardware
Permanent memory that remains when the power is off, such as a start-
up instruction for the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER- Read-only
memory (ROM)
Temporary storage for program instructions and data being processed,
active only when the computer is on (located on the motherboard, not
part of CPU). - CORRECT ANSWER- Random access memory
(RAM)
Part of the computer's central processing unit that directs and
coordinates operations in the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Control Unit
Discrete entities described objectively without interpretation. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Data
Interpreted, organized, or structured data. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Information
Synthesized information with interrelationships, involving individuals,
groups, and communities. - CORRECT ANSWER- Knowledge
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS-
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Essential technology for healthcare professionals to document and store
patient information - CORRECT ANSWER- Computerized Patient
Record (CPR)
Determines how fast a computer can process data based on cycles per
second and memory size - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer System
Speed
Systems designed to securely document, store, retrieve, share, and
analyze patient care information - CORRECT ANSWER- EHR
Software
Total expenses including setup, maintenance, upgrades, and
expansions of EHR systems - CORRECT ANSWER- Cost of
Ownership
Assessment of the ethical implications and impact on organizational
workflows and culture of EHR systems - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ethical and Organizational Impact
Initiated in 1992 to develop and use CPRs for improved healthcare
outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER- Computerized Patient Record
Institute (CPRI)
The use of computer technology to support nursing, including clinical
practice, administration, education, and research. - CORRECT
ANSWER- Nursing Informatics
, An electronic machine used for storing, organizing, finding words,
numbers, and pictures, doing calculations, and controlling other
machines. - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer
The diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the
care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Nursing
The intersection between nursing science and the area of informatics,
combining cognitive science, information science, and computer
science. - CORRECT ANSWER- Informatics
The physical part of the computer and its associated equipment,
including input devices, output devices, and the Central Processing Unit
(CPU). - CORRECT ANSWER- Computer Hardware
Permanent memory that remains when the power is off, such as a start-
up instruction for the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER- Read-only
memory (ROM)
Temporary storage for program instructions and data being processed,
active only when the computer is on (located on the motherboard, not
part of CPU). - CORRECT ANSWER- Random access memory
(RAM)
Part of the computer's central processing unit that directs and
coordinates operations in the computer. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Control Unit
Discrete entities described objectively without interpretation. -
CORRECT ANSWER- Data
Interpreted, organized, or structured data. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Information
Synthesized information with interrelationships, involving individuals,
groups, and communities. - CORRECT ANSWER- Knowledge
