NURSING INFORMATICS (PRELIMS) exam latest new
updated version 2025-2026
How many years ago was it when computers were first introduced into the nursing profession? -
answer>>>40 years ago
Nursing informatics originated from a French word. What is this French word? - answer>>>Informatique
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the Interdisciplinary study of the design,
development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery,
management, and planning." - answer>>>Health Informatics
It refers to the field of computer science concerned with the processing of information such as nursing
information. - answer>>>Nursing Informatics
This was seen as a tool that could be used in many environments. - answer>>>Computer
During what time period were computers introduced into healthcare facilities? - answer>>>Early 1960s
HIT stands for? - answer>>>Healthcare Information Technology
It is an all-encompassing term referring to technology that captures, processes, and generates
healthcare information. - answer>>>HIT / Healthcare Information Technology
In what time period were computers first developed? - answer>>>Prior to 1960s
CPOE stands for? - answer>>>Computerized Physician Order Entry
What are the earliest clinical information systems to include nursing practice protocols? -
answer>>>Technicon Data System (TDS) / Eclipsys & Allscripts
,Who defined NI as "the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical
sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice." - answer>>>ANA / American Nurses Association
They define NI as "the integration of nursing, its information, and information management with
information processing and communication technology, to support the health of people worldwide." -
answer>>>The Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical Informatics
Association
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple consumer or patient
views. - answer>>>Consumer Health Informatics
The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and Internet-based
strategies and resources" - answer>>>Consumer Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all healthcare care
providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics requirements: - answer>>>1. Focus on quality
improvement (QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing education and
accreditation. - answer>>>American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League
of Nursing (NLN)
They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
(2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice and suggested that the nursing
workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. -
answer>>>IOM
EHR stands for? - answer>>>Electronic Health Record
, What was considered to be the first major clinical
information system used for documenting nursing
practice in the 1970s?
A. Technicon Data System (TDS)
B. Metathesaurus of the NLM
C. PLATOU.S. ANC Educational Workshop
E. All of the above - answer>>>A
Which event was the most significant milestone for
nursing and computers and/or nursing informatics
in the 1980s?
A. Internet emerged for public use.
B. U.S. Army conducted an International Computer
Conference in Europe.
C. ANA approved the formation of the Council on
Computer Applications in Nursing (CCAN). A Physiological Monitoring System emerged for
documenting nursing practice.
D. All of the above - answer>>>C
Which event was the most significant milestone for
informatics in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing
terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - answer>>>C
updated version 2025-2026
How many years ago was it when computers were first introduced into the nursing profession? -
answer>>>40 years ago
Nursing informatics originated from a French word. What is this French word? - answer>>>Informatique
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the Interdisciplinary study of the design,
development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery,
management, and planning." - answer>>>Health Informatics
It refers to the field of computer science concerned with the processing of information such as nursing
information. - answer>>>Nursing Informatics
This was seen as a tool that could be used in many environments. - answer>>>Computer
During what time period were computers introduced into healthcare facilities? - answer>>>Early 1960s
HIT stands for? - answer>>>Healthcare Information Technology
It is an all-encompassing term referring to technology that captures, processes, and generates
healthcare information. - answer>>>HIT / Healthcare Information Technology
In what time period were computers first developed? - answer>>>Prior to 1960s
CPOE stands for? - answer>>>Computerized Physician Order Entry
What are the earliest clinical information systems to include nursing practice protocols? -
answer>>>Technicon Data System (TDS) / Eclipsys & Allscripts
,Who defined NI as "the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple information and analytical
sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in
nursing practice." - answer>>>ANA / American Nurses Association
They define NI as "the integration of nursing, its information, and information management with
information processing and communication technology, to support the health of people worldwide." -
answer>>>The Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical Informatics
Association
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple consumer or patient
views. - answer>>>Consumer Health Informatics
The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and Internet-based
strategies and resources" - answer>>>Consumer Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all healthcare care
providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics requirements: - answer>>>1. Focus on quality
improvement (QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing education and
accreditation. - answer>>>American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League
of Nursing (NLN)
They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
(2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice and suggested that the nursing
workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. -
answer>>>IOM
EHR stands for? - answer>>>Electronic Health Record
, What was considered to be the first major clinical
information system used for documenting nursing
practice in the 1970s?
A. Technicon Data System (TDS)
B. Metathesaurus of the NLM
C. PLATOU.S. ANC Educational Workshop
E. All of the above - answer>>>A
Which event was the most significant milestone for
nursing and computers and/or nursing informatics
in the 1980s?
A. Internet emerged for public use.
B. U.S. Army conducted an International Computer
Conference in Europe.
C. ANA approved the formation of the Council on
Computer Applications in Nursing (CCAN). A Physiological Monitoring System emerged for
documenting nursing practice.
D. All of the above - answer>>>C
Which event was the most significant milestone for
informatics in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing
terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - answer>>>C
