NR 583 EXAM PREP
NURSING
INFORMATICS
ANSWERED
2023/2024
, 1. What are the four main components of the nursing informatics framework proposed
by Graves and Corcoran (1989)?
- The four components are data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
- Data are discrete facts or observations that have no meaning by themselves.
- Information is data that are processed, organized, or structured in a meaningful way.
- Knowledge is information that is synthesized, analyzed, or applied to a specific
context or purpose.
- Wisdom is knowledge that is used for ethical decision making or problem solving.
2. What are the three levels of health information systems according to the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)?
- The three levels are operational, tactical, and strategic.
- Operational systems are those that support the daily activities and transactions of
health care organizations, such as electronic health records (EHRs), laboratory
information systems (LISs), and pharmacy information systems (PISs).
- Tactical systems are those that support the planning and management of health care
processes, such as clinical decision support systems (CDSSs), quality improvement
systems (QISs), and population health management systems (PHMSs).
- Strategic systems are those that support the long-term goals and vision of health
care organizations, such as health information exchanges (HIEs), data warehouses
(DWs), and business intelligence (BI) tools.
3. What are the five rights of clinical decision support (CDS) proposed by Osheroff et
al. (2005)?
- The five rights of CDS are the right information, the right person, the right format, the
right channel, and the right time.
NURSING
INFORMATICS
ANSWERED
2023/2024
, 1. What are the four main components of the nursing informatics framework proposed
by Graves and Corcoran (1989)?
- The four components are data, information, knowledge, and wisdom.
- Data are discrete facts or observations that have no meaning by themselves.
- Information is data that are processed, organized, or structured in a meaningful way.
- Knowledge is information that is synthesized, analyzed, or applied to a specific
context or purpose.
- Wisdom is knowledge that is used for ethical decision making or problem solving.
2. What are the three levels of health information systems according to the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)?
- The three levels are operational, tactical, and strategic.
- Operational systems are those that support the daily activities and transactions of
health care organizations, such as electronic health records (EHRs), laboratory
information systems (LISs), and pharmacy information systems (PISs).
- Tactical systems are those that support the planning and management of health care
processes, such as clinical decision support systems (CDSSs), quality improvement
systems (QISs), and population health management systems (PHMSs).
- Strategic systems are those that support the long-term goals and vision of health
care organizations, such as health information exchanges (HIEs), data warehouses
(DWs), and business intelligence (BI) tools.
3. What are the five rights of clinical decision support (CDS) proposed by Osheroff et
al. (2005)?
- The five rights of CDS are the right information, the right person, the right format, the
right channel, and the right time.
