Nursing Informatics Certification Exam
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Access code - ANSWER-Unique identifier generally provided by a name and password
for the specific purpose of restricting computer or information system use to persons
who have legitimate authority to view or use information found in the computer or
information system.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) - ANSWER-Payment and healthcare delivery
reform model that ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics and reductions in the
total cost of care for a given patient population.
Acuity System - ANSWER-Facilitates staffing ratios according to patient acuity.
Uses the 5 rights of staffing:
1. Right number of staff
2. Right skills
3. Right location
4. Right time
5. Right patient assignments
Adaptation Curve - ANSWER-Innovators - pull the change
Early Adaptors - will try new ideas but careful
Early Majority - careful but accept change quicker
Late Majority - will accept change after majority
Laggards - accept change only after new way
becomes tradition
Administrative information systems - ANSWER-Systems that support patient care by
managing financial and demographic information and providing reporting capabilities.
Adult Teaching/Learning Principals - ANSWER--Adults tend to be self-directed
-Adults have a reservoir of experience, can be a resorce for learning
-Adults tend to have life, task, problem-centered orientation to learning
-Adults tend to have an internal/intrinsic motivation to learn
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - ANSWER-An agency within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that supports health services research
initiatives.
Aggregate data - ANSWER-Data that are derived from large population groups.
Algorithm - ANSWER-A definite set of specific steps or actions for completing a given
task from beginning to end to reach a specific outcome.
,Alpha Testing - ANSWER-An initial phase of testing often used in software testing
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - ANSWER-Legislation that
included provisions for health information technology and funding for the Office of the
National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT).
Analytical Science - ANSWER-Allows for decision-making based on available
information
Archetypes - ANSWER-Re-usable clinical models of content and processes significant
for an initiative to develop a lifelong electronic record.
Architecture - ANSWER-Structure of the central processing unit and its interrelated
elements within an information system.
Arden Syntax - ANSWER-Standard language used in the healthcare industry for writing
rules.
Asynchronous Learning - ANSWER-A student-centered teaching method that uses
online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time
and place among a network of people
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) - ANSWER-High-speed data transmission method
suitable for voice, data, image, text, and video information that use fiber or twisted pair
cable. It is faster than ISDN, but less frequently used for reasons of cost, availability,
and a lack of standards.
Auditing - ANSWER-An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses through the
observation of techniques and activities
Authoring tools - ANSWER-Software programs that allow persons with little or no
programming expertise to create instructional computer programs.
Backloaded - ANSWER-Information that is preloaded into the system before the go-live
date.
Backup and Recovery - ANSWER--Backup should be stored on multiple devices
-Backups should be performed during times of minimal access
-Systems should be backed up at least weekly and tested at least monthly
-"Warm Site" off site back up system containing patient data. Able to activate within
hours and located 50 miles from home site.
Bagging - ANSWER-The use of voting and averaging in predictive data mining to
synthesize the predictions from many models or methods or for using the same type of
a model on different data; it deals with the unpredictability of results when complex
models are used to data mine small data sets.
, Bar Graph - ANSWER-Used to compare things between different groups or to track
changes over time, especially large changes
Basic Input/Output System - ANSWER-Boot firmware. Type of ROM that the computer
uses when it boots up.
Batch processing - ANSWER-Manipulation of large amounts of data into meaningful
applications at times when computer demands are lowest as a means to maintain
system performance during peak utilization hours. Batch-processed information is not
available before processing and is little used today except to run reports.
Benchmark Testing - ANSWER-Compares hardware and software performance
Benchmarking - ANSWER-A comparison of one organization to another to identify their
comparative strengths and weaknesses and learn how to improve.
Benner's Stage's of Clinical Competence
Novice to Expert Nurse - ANSWER-Novice: little experience, rule-governed
Advanced Beginner: some experience with new
situations
Competent: ability to master new situations, needs
extra planning time, lacks flexibility
Proficient: thinks holistically, relies on experience,
adaptable
Expert: wealth of experience, acts intuitively
Bennett Bill - ANSWER-Although not passed into law, the Medical Records
Confidentiality Act of 1995 was a significant piece of legislation because it attempted to
establish the role of healthcare providers in the protection of client information; to fix
conditions for the inspection, copying, and disclosure of protected information; and to
institute legal protection for health-related information.
Beta Testing - ANSWER-Final stage of testing before release
Bibliography database manager (BDM) - ANSWER-Software that allows the importation
of references directly from databases. Selected examples include EndNote, Reference
Manager, ProCite, Biblioscape, and the Web-based Zotero.
Big Bang Approach - ANSWER-Strategy of implementation where are users are
switched from the original system to a new system at once.
Black Box Testing - ANSWER-Used in software testing to determine the functional
workings of the system.
Bugs - ANSWER-Anomaly and failure in the system; a coding error
Latest Updated Graded A+
Access code - ANSWER-Unique identifier generally provided by a name and password
for the specific purpose of restricting computer or information system use to persons
who have legitimate authority to view or use information found in the computer or
information system.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) - ANSWER-Payment and healthcare delivery
reform model that ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics and reductions in the
total cost of care for a given patient population.
Acuity System - ANSWER-Facilitates staffing ratios according to patient acuity.
Uses the 5 rights of staffing:
1. Right number of staff
2. Right skills
3. Right location
4. Right time
5. Right patient assignments
Adaptation Curve - ANSWER-Innovators - pull the change
Early Adaptors - will try new ideas but careful
Early Majority - careful but accept change quicker
Late Majority - will accept change after majority
Laggards - accept change only after new way
becomes tradition
Administrative information systems - ANSWER-Systems that support patient care by
managing financial and demographic information and providing reporting capabilities.
Adult Teaching/Learning Principals - ANSWER--Adults tend to be self-directed
-Adults have a reservoir of experience, can be a resorce for learning
-Adults tend to have life, task, problem-centered orientation to learning
-Adults tend to have an internal/intrinsic motivation to learn
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - ANSWER-An agency within the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that supports health services research
initiatives.
Aggregate data - ANSWER-Data that are derived from large population groups.
Algorithm - ANSWER-A definite set of specific steps or actions for completing a given
task from beginning to end to reach a specific outcome.
,Alpha Testing - ANSWER-An initial phase of testing often used in software testing
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) - ANSWER-Legislation that
included provisions for health information technology and funding for the Office of the
National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONCHIT).
Analytical Science - ANSWER-Allows for decision-making based on available
information
Archetypes - ANSWER-Re-usable clinical models of content and processes significant
for an initiative to develop a lifelong electronic record.
Architecture - ANSWER-Structure of the central processing unit and its interrelated
elements within an information system.
Arden Syntax - ANSWER-Standard language used in the healthcare industry for writing
rules.
Asynchronous Learning - ANSWER-A student-centered teaching method that uses
online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time
and place among a network of people
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) - ANSWER-High-speed data transmission method
suitable for voice, data, image, text, and video information that use fiber or twisted pair
cable. It is faster than ISDN, but less frequently used for reasons of cost, availability,
and a lack of standards.
Auditing - ANSWER-An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses through the
observation of techniques and activities
Authoring tools - ANSWER-Software programs that allow persons with little or no
programming expertise to create instructional computer programs.
Backloaded - ANSWER-Information that is preloaded into the system before the go-live
date.
Backup and Recovery - ANSWER--Backup should be stored on multiple devices
-Backups should be performed during times of minimal access
-Systems should be backed up at least weekly and tested at least monthly
-"Warm Site" off site back up system containing patient data. Able to activate within
hours and located 50 miles from home site.
Bagging - ANSWER-The use of voting and averaging in predictive data mining to
synthesize the predictions from many models or methods or for using the same type of
a model on different data; it deals with the unpredictability of results when complex
models are used to data mine small data sets.
, Bar Graph - ANSWER-Used to compare things between different groups or to track
changes over time, especially large changes
Basic Input/Output System - ANSWER-Boot firmware. Type of ROM that the computer
uses when it boots up.
Batch processing - ANSWER-Manipulation of large amounts of data into meaningful
applications at times when computer demands are lowest as a means to maintain
system performance during peak utilization hours. Batch-processed information is not
available before processing and is little used today except to run reports.
Benchmark Testing - ANSWER-Compares hardware and software performance
Benchmarking - ANSWER-A comparison of one organization to another to identify their
comparative strengths and weaknesses and learn how to improve.
Benner's Stage's of Clinical Competence
Novice to Expert Nurse - ANSWER-Novice: little experience, rule-governed
Advanced Beginner: some experience with new
situations
Competent: ability to master new situations, needs
extra planning time, lacks flexibility
Proficient: thinks holistically, relies on experience,
adaptable
Expert: wealth of experience, acts intuitively
Bennett Bill - ANSWER-Although not passed into law, the Medical Records
Confidentiality Act of 1995 was a significant piece of legislation because it attempted to
establish the role of healthcare providers in the protection of client information; to fix
conditions for the inspection, copying, and disclosure of protected information; and to
institute legal protection for health-related information.
Beta Testing - ANSWER-Final stage of testing before release
Bibliography database manager (BDM) - ANSWER-Software that allows the importation
of references directly from databases. Selected examples include EndNote, Reference
Manager, ProCite, Biblioscape, and the Web-based Zotero.
Big Bang Approach - ANSWER-Strategy of implementation where are users are
switched from the original system to a new system at once.
Black Box Testing - ANSWER-Used in software testing to determine the functional
workings of the system.
Bugs - ANSWER-Anomaly and failure in the system; a coding error
