HEALTH INFORMATICS EXAM
1 NR 599 2026/ 2027 | 100%
Verified with Correct
Questions and Answers
1. How did computer science evolve?
Correct Answer:
o Human "computers" — prone to error
o Babbage approach — input and output
o Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
(ENIAC) — moved from mechanical to electronic
power
o Personal computer (PC) — increased use and
computer literacy
2. How did information science evolve?
Correct Answer:
Determining the beginning of information science is
difficult since it emerged from the convergence of
various disparate disciplines. These include library,
computer, communications, and behavioral science.
,3. When and how did nursing informatics first appear
and how has it evolved today?
Correct Answer:
1988 and in Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and
Technology Meet.
4. What is the purpose of the AMIA model and how is it
involved in informatics?
Correct Answer:
o The discipline of biomedical and health informatics
has evolved from the work and papers disseminated
by the organization.
o This leads the way in transforming health care
through trusted science, education, and the practice
of informatics (a scientific discipline).
o Also promotes the advancement of nursing
informatics within the larger interdisciplinary
context of health informatics.
o Pursues goals in professional practice, education,
research, governmental organizations, professional
organizations, and industry.
5. What is the difference between an open and closed
system?
Correct Answer:
Open System:
, o Enclosed within a semipermeable boundary and
does interact with the environment.
o Characteristics: Purpose, Structure, Functions.
Closed System:
o Enclosed within an impermeable boundary and does
not interact with the environment.
o Example: A chemical reaction enclosed in a glass
structure with no interaction with the outside
environment.
6. Be able to describe the System Life Cycle (Staggers
and Nelson).
Correct Answer:
1. Analyze
2. Plan
3. Develop or Purchase
4. Test
5. Implement
6. Maintain and Evolve
7. Evaluate
8. Return to Analyze
7. What is the purpose of the Systems Life Cycle?
Correct Answer:
o Help manage and guide the process of change.
1 NR 599 2026/ 2027 | 100%
Verified with Correct
Questions and Answers
1. How did computer science evolve?
Correct Answer:
o Human "computers" — prone to error
o Babbage approach — input and output
o Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
(ENIAC) — moved from mechanical to electronic
power
o Personal computer (PC) — increased use and
computer literacy
2. How did information science evolve?
Correct Answer:
Determining the beginning of information science is
difficult since it emerged from the convergence of
various disparate disciplines. These include library,
computer, communications, and behavioral science.
,3. When and how did nursing informatics first appear
and how has it evolved today?
Correct Answer:
1988 and in Nursing Informatics: Where Caring and
Technology Meet.
4. What is the purpose of the AMIA model and how is it
involved in informatics?
Correct Answer:
o The discipline of biomedical and health informatics
has evolved from the work and papers disseminated
by the organization.
o This leads the way in transforming health care
through trusted science, education, and the practice
of informatics (a scientific discipline).
o Also promotes the advancement of nursing
informatics within the larger interdisciplinary
context of health informatics.
o Pursues goals in professional practice, education,
research, governmental organizations, professional
organizations, and industry.
5. What is the difference between an open and closed
system?
Correct Answer:
Open System:
, o Enclosed within a semipermeable boundary and
does interact with the environment.
o Characteristics: Purpose, Structure, Functions.
Closed System:
o Enclosed within an impermeable boundary and does
not interact with the environment.
o Example: A chemical reaction enclosed in a glass
structure with no interaction with the outside
environment.
6. Be able to describe the System Life Cycle (Staggers
and Nelson).
Correct Answer:
1. Analyze
2. Plan
3. Develop or Purchase
4. Test
5. Implement
6. Maintain and Evolve
7. Evaluate
8. Return to Analyze
7. What is the purpose of the Systems Life Cycle?
Correct Answer:
o Help manage and guide the process of change.
