Nur 211 Questions with Correct Answers
WHAT IS INFORMATICS?
Information management ● Turning data into knowledge ● Utilizes computing to solve
problems and decision-making
Nursing Informatics
A combination of computer science, information science and nursing science designed to
assist in the management and processing of nursing data, information and knowledge to
support the practice of nursing and the delivery of care"
What happened in 1992?
ANA Recognition as a nursing specialty in 1992.
What happened in 1995?
Published the first Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice
What are some of the uses of Health Information Technology?
Inform clinical practice via electronic health records (EHR). ● Exchange of health
information ● Personalized care ● Public health i.e. biosurveillance, data collection for
quality improvement (QI) ● Research
Beginning nurse:
basic information management and computer technology skills
Experienced nurse:
: highly skilled using information management and computer technology to support major
area of practice
, Nursing informatics specialist:
meet information needs of practicing nurses by integrating and applying information,
computer, and nursing science
Informatics innovator:
conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory
Computer fluency
Graphical interfaces, Application programs (word processing, spreadsheets, databases,
presentation programs), Adequate foundation in computer concepts that enable you to learn
new computer skills and programs independently
Information literacy
Ability to know when information is needed and how to locate, evaluate, and use it
effectively, Critical thinking and problem solving
Operating System
Software that controls hardware of computer
Examples of Operating System
Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh
Windows CE
Cloud Computing
Ability to access software and file storage on remote computers using the internet.
Data
WHAT IS INFORMATICS?
Information management ● Turning data into knowledge ● Utilizes computing to solve
problems and decision-making
Nursing Informatics
A combination of computer science, information science and nursing science designed to
assist in the management and processing of nursing data, information and knowledge to
support the practice of nursing and the delivery of care"
What happened in 1992?
ANA Recognition as a nursing specialty in 1992.
What happened in 1995?
Published the first Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice
What are some of the uses of Health Information Technology?
Inform clinical practice via electronic health records (EHR). ● Exchange of health
information ● Personalized care ● Public health i.e. biosurveillance, data collection for
quality improvement (QI) ● Research
Beginning nurse:
basic information management and computer technology skills
Experienced nurse:
: highly skilled using information management and computer technology to support major
area of practice
, Nursing informatics specialist:
meet information needs of practicing nurses by integrating and applying information,
computer, and nursing science
Informatics innovator:
conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory
Computer fluency
Graphical interfaces, Application programs (word processing, spreadsheets, databases,
presentation programs), Adequate foundation in computer concepts that enable you to learn
new computer skills and programs independently
Information literacy
Ability to know when information is needed and how to locate, evaluate, and use it
effectively, Critical thinking and problem solving
Operating System
Software that controls hardware of computer
Examples of Operating System
Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh
Windows CE
Cloud Computing
Ability to access software and file storage on remote computers using the internet.
Data
