NUR 330 HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | NUR 330
FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NURSING INFORMATICS
REVIEW 2026/2027
Which foundational science contributes to systematic and logical approaches, processes and procedures
for understanding phenomenon and solving problems to the study of informatics? - ✔✔Mathematics
Which federal entity began training physicians and other heath researchers in the use of computer
technology for medical education and healthcare processes? - ✔✔National Library of Medicine
The specialty of health informatics was developed from nurses, physicians, and others who innovated
changes. This specialty finds solutions from using which three areas of science? - ✔✔Computers
Information
Health Sciences
The discipline of biomedical and health informatics has evolved from the work and papers disseminated
by which organization? - ✔✔American Medical Informatics Association
Which three activities helped define health informatics? - ✔✔Health Informatics books and journals
Professional organizations and their conferences
University-level education and certification programs
The visual representation that illustrates what is occurring and how one understands the intervention to
solve a problem is called a: - ✔✔Model
The principles of what theory suggest organization are made up of self-organizing units, adapt to their
environment, manage non-linear change processes, and are unpredictable and demonstrate many
multifaceted unique patterns? - ✔✔Complexity Theory
Computer applications are grouped according to the objects (data, information, and/or knowledge) they
processed. Several models illustrated the types of objects processed. Wisdom was added to what model
to manage and solve human problems? - ✔✔Nelson's Model
Nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and therapists learn new informatics applications from using organizing
structures and outlines that are based on previous practice knowledge. What theory is this? -
✔✔Cognitive and constructivism learning theories
What are two major theories that help us analyze and explain the occurrences or instances of certain
phenomena with health informatics? - ✔✔Chaos theory
Systems theory
The STEEEP recommendations and redesign principles reflected in health professional education
programs to improve the quality of care and are best described as: - ✔✔Safe, time effective, efficient,
equitable, and patient-centered
, The ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation is a model of five points to integrate evidence-based
practice into informatics solutions. Which activities represent the five points of the star? - ✔✔Discovery
research
Evidence summary
Translation to guidelines
Practice integration
Evaluation of process and outcome
The use of opinion leaders and real-time feedback about patient outcomes are examples of which type
of intervention? - ✔✔Offer mechanisms to diffuse and adopt new knowledge and include innovation
The role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in developing informatics-based solutions for managing
patient care includes solutions that generate support for clinical decisions through: - ✔✔Designing EBP
documentation screens, order sets, InfoButtons, and clinical reminders
Available informatics resources that support the use of evidence-based quality improvement into
practice entities include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's
Health Care Innovations Exchange
-National Quality Forum's quality measures
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Guideline Clearinghouse
When health practitioners attest to their Meaningful Use in adopting a certified EHR, their practice is
demonstrating which Stage 1 requirement? - ✔✔Electronic data capture and tracking, coordination of
care, and sharing of health information
The clinical specific benefit from use of an EHR is: - ✔✔Simultaneous access to patient records
Stakeholders such as patients perceive that the most important issue impacting EHR adoption is: -
✔✔Providing secure and privacy of personal information
The essential components and attributes of an EHR include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Decision
support processes
-Communication and connectivity processes
-Population health management
-Order entry management
EHR applications used in the clinical setting include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Bar code medication
administration
-Computerized provider order entry
-Clinical decision support
Which type of telehealth uses interactive telecommunications technology and/or patient monitoring
technologies to connect a provider and patient for direct care? - ✔✔Synchronous telehealth
The four operational and organizational factors that enhance or hinder telehealth ar: - ✔✔Bandwidth,
education, leadership, and technology
FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NURSING INFORMATICS
REVIEW 2026/2027
Which foundational science contributes to systematic and logical approaches, processes and procedures
for understanding phenomenon and solving problems to the study of informatics? - ✔✔Mathematics
Which federal entity began training physicians and other heath researchers in the use of computer
technology for medical education and healthcare processes? - ✔✔National Library of Medicine
The specialty of health informatics was developed from nurses, physicians, and others who innovated
changes. This specialty finds solutions from using which three areas of science? - ✔✔Computers
Information
Health Sciences
The discipline of biomedical and health informatics has evolved from the work and papers disseminated
by which organization? - ✔✔American Medical Informatics Association
Which three activities helped define health informatics? - ✔✔Health Informatics books and journals
Professional organizations and their conferences
University-level education and certification programs
The visual representation that illustrates what is occurring and how one understands the intervention to
solve a problem is called a: - ✔✔Model
The principles of what theory suggest organization are made up of self-organizing units, adapt to their
environment, manage non-linear change processes, and are unpredictable and demonstrate many
multifaceted unique patterns? - ✔✔Complexity Theory
Computer applications are grouped according to the objects (data, information, and/or knowledge) they
processed. Several models illustrated the types of objects processed. Wisdom was added to what model
to manage and solve human problems? - ✔✔Nelson's Model
Nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and therapists learn new informatics applications from using organizing
structures and outlines that are based on previous practice knowledge. What theory is this? -
✔✔Cognitive and constructivism learning theories
What are two major theories that help us analyze and explain the occurrences or instances of certain
phenomena with health informatics? - ✔✔Chaos theory
Systems theory
The STEEEP recommendations and redesign principles reflected in health professional education
programs to improve the quality of care and are best described as: - ✔✔Safe, time effective, efficient,
equitable, and patient-centered
, The ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation is a model of five points to integrate evidence-based
practice into informatics solutions. Which activities represent the five points of the star? - ✔✔Discovery
research
Evidence summary
Translation to guidelines
Practice integration
Evaluation of process and outcome
The use of opinion leaders and real-time feedback about patient outcomes are examples of which type
of intervention? - ✔✔Offer mechanisms to diffuse and adopt new knowledge and include innovation
The role of evidence-based practice (EBP) in developing informatics-based solutions for managing
patient care includes solutions that generate support for clinical decisions through: - ✔✔Designing EBP
documentation screens, order sets, InfoButtons, and clinical reminders
Available informatics resources that support the use of evidence-based quality improvement into
practice entities include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's
Health Care Innovations Exchange
-National Quality Forum's quality measures
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Guideline Clearinghouse
When health practitioners attest to their Meaningful Use in adopting a certified EHR, their practice is
demonstrating which Stage 1 requirement? - ✔✔Electronic data capture and tracking, coordination of
care, and sharing of health information
The clinical specific benefit from use of an EHR is: - ✔✔Simultaneous access to patient records
Stakeholders such as patients perceive that the most important issue impacting EHR adoption is: -
✔✔Providing secure and privacy of personal information
The essential components and attributes of an EHR include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Decision
support processes
-Communication and connectivity processes
-Population health management
-Order entry management
EHR applications used in the clinical setting include (Select All That Apply): - ✔✔-Bar code medication
administration
-Computerized provider order entry
-Clinical decision support
Which type of telehealth uses interactive telecommunications technology and/or patient monitoring
technologies to connect a provider and patient for direct care? - ✔✔Synchronous telehealth
The four operational and organizational factors that enhance or hinder telehealth ar: - ✔✔Bandwidth,
education, leadership, and technology
