NUR521
Data, Information &
Knowledge
LATEST MIDTERMS REVIEW
Q&S
©2024/2025
,1. What is the primary benefit of evidence-based practice in
nursing?
- A) Reducing hospital costs
- B) Improving patient outcomes
- C) Increasing nurse staffing
- D) Enhancing patient privacy
- Answer: B) Improving patient outcomes
- Rationale: Evidence-based practice is primarily aimed at
integrating clinical expertise with the best available evidence to
improve patient outcomes.
2. Which of the following is considered structured data in
electronic health records?
- A) Nurse's notes
- B) Patient's name
- C) Free-text medical history
- D) Doctor's recommendations
- Answer: B) Patient's name
- Rationale: Structured data is organized and easily searchable,
often in predetermined fields like patient's name, unlike free-text
data.
©2024/2025
, 3. Which data mining technique is best for predicting patient
readmissions?
- A) Clustering
- B) Association rule learning
- C) Regression analysis
- D) Dimensionality reduction
- Answer: C) Regression analysis
- Rationale: Regression analysis is used for predicting
numerical outcomes like the likelihood of patient readmissions.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The process of converting raw data into meaningful
information is known as __________.
- Answer: Knowledge translation
- Rationale: Knowledge translation bridges the gap between
data collection and the application of the insights gained.
5. In health informatics, the system designed to alert clinicians of
potential adverse drug interactions is a __________.
- Answer: Clinical decision support system (CDSS)
©2024/2025
Data, Information &
Knowledge
LATEST MIDTERMS REVIEW
Q&S
©2024/2025
,1. What is the primary benefit of evidence-based practice in
nursing?
- A) Reducing hospital costs
- B) Improving patient outcomes
- C) Increasing nurse staffing
- D) Enhancing patient privacy
- Answer: B) Improving patient outcomes
- Rationale: Evidence-based practice is primarily aimed at
integrating clinical expertise with the best available evidence to
improve patient outcomes.
2. Which of the following is considered structured data in
electronic health records?
- A) Nurse's notes
- B) Patient's name
- C) Free-text medical history
- D) Doctor's recommendations
- Answer: B) Patient's name
- Rationale: Structured data is organized and easily searchable,
often in predetermined fields like patient's name, unlike free-text
data.
©2024/2025
, 3. Which data mining technique is best for predicting patient
readmissions?
- A) Clustering
- B) Association rule learning
- C) Regression analysis
- D) Dimensionality reduction
- Answer: C) Regression analysis
- Rationale: Regression analysis is used for predicting
numerical outcomes like the likelihood of patient readmissions.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
4. The process of converting raw data into meaningful
information is known as __________.
- Answer: Knowledge translation
- Rationale: Knowledge translation bridges the gap between
data collection and the application of the insights gained.
5. In health informatics, the system designed to alert clinicians of
potential adverse drug interactions is a __________.
- Answer: Clinical decision support system (CDSS)
©2024/2025
