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HI LEC MIDTERM SAMPLE EXAM NURSING 2025
Multiple choice questions
1. What is nursing informatics?
o A) a type of software used in hospitals
o B) a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science
o C) a new nursing practice model o d) none of
the above
2. Which model is introduced as the organizing conceptual framework in health
informatics?
o A) systems theory o b) foundation of
knowledge model o c) health information
exchange model o d) evidence-based
practice model
3. In what decade did the integration of computers into nursing practices begin to
significantly increase?
o A) 1940s o b) 1960s o c) 1980s o d)
2000s
4. What is the main purpose of electronic health records (ehr)?
o A) to replace nurses
o B) to provide a systematic documentation of a
client's health status o c) to store paper
documents o d) to create billing statements
5. Which of the following is not a major area of nursing informatics?
o A) nursing practice o b) nursing history o c)
nursing administration o d) nursing
research
6. What year was nursing informatics recognized as a distinct specialty by the ana?
o A) 1985 o b) 1992 o c) 2000 o d)
2010
7. Which of the following is a tool in health informatics?
o A) patient education booklets o b)
computers and the internet o c)
telepathy o d) manual logs
8. What does the acronym snomed-ct stand for?
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o A) standardized nomenclature of medicine-
clinical terms
o B) systematic nomenclature of medical coding
terms o c) standardized nominal
organization for medical education o d)
none of the above
9. Which of the following is a feature of ehr?
o A) paper-based documentation
o B) patient portals o c) manual data entry o
d) none of the above
10. What is the primary focus of the american nurses association (ana) in terms of
informatics? O a) reducing costs in healthcare
o B) promoting nursing informatics as a specialty
o c) developing new nursing theories o
d) none of the above
True or false questions
11. True or false: nursing informatics is solely focused on data management.
12. True or false: the foundation of knowledge model is related to nursing science.
13. True or false: ehrs are designed to be accessed only by physicians.
14. True or false: the 1990s saw the affirmation of nursing informatics as a specialty field.
15. True or false: telehealth applications are not recognized in nursing informatics.
16. True or false: the use of barcoding in medication administration began in the 2000s.
17. True or false: nursing education includes the use of information technologies.
18. True or false: the computer-based patient record institute (cpri) was established in
1992.
19. True or false: the dikw paradigm stands for data, information, knowledge, wisdom.
20. True or false: health informatics can improve patient care and outcomes.
Situational questions
21. You are a nurse using an ehr system. You notice that a patient's medication history is
not up to date. What should you do?
• A) ignore it, since it’s not your responsibility
• B) update the medication history and inform the physician
• C) wait for the physician to update it
• D) leave a note for the next shift
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22. During a patient education session, a patient asks how their health data is protected
in the ehr. How should you respond?
• A) “it’s not protected; anyone can access it.”
• B) “it is secured with passwords and encrypted for privacy.”
• C) “i’m not sure; you can ask it.”
• D) “just don’t share your password.”
23. As a nurse, you are part of a team implementing a new health informatics system.
What is your role in this process?
• A) to only follow orders from management
• B) to provide input based on your clinical experiences and informatics training
• C) to resist changes to maintain your workflow
• D) to focus solely on patient care without engaging in the process
24. A colleague is struggling to adapt to using a new ehr system. What is the best way to
help them?
• A) ignore them; they need to figure it out
• B) offer to show them how to navigate the system
• C) complain to management about their performance
• D) suggest they take a training course but don’t help them
25. You are evaluating a new technology for documenting patient care. What is the most
important factor to consider?
• A) cost of the technology
• B) usability and how it integrates into existing workflows
• C) popularity among staff
• D) features that are available in competitor products
Additional questions
26-100. (continue creating questions based on various aspects of health informatics, including
definitions, historical developments, case studies, and ethical considerations.)
Feel free to ask for more specific topics or types of questions if needed!
100 items pls
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HI LEC MIDTERM SAMPLE EXAM NURSING 2025
Multiple choice questions
1. What is nursing informatics?
o A) a type of software used in hospitals
o B) a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science
o C) a new nursing practice model o d) none of
the above
2. Which model is introduced as the organizing conceptual framework in health
informatics?
o A) systems theory o b) foundation of
knowledge model o c) health information
exchange model o d) evidence-based
practice model
3. In what decade did the integration of computers into nursing practices begin to
significantly increase?
o A) 1940s o b) 1960s o c) 1980s o d)
2000s
4. What is the main purpose of electronic health records (ehr)?
o A) to replace nurses
o B) to provide a systematic documentation of a
client's health status o c) to store paper
documents o d) to create billing statements
5. Which of the following is not a major area of nursing informatics?
o A) nursing practice o b) nursing history o c)
nursing administration o d) nursing
research
6. What year was nursing informatics recognized as a distinct specialty by the ana?
o A) 1985 o b) 1992 o c) 2000 o d)
2010
7. Which of the following is a tool in health informatics?
o A) patient education booklets o b)
computers and the internet o c)
telepathy o d) manual logs
8. What does the acronym snomed-ct stand for?
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o A) standardized nomenclature of medicine-
clinical terms
o B) systematic nomenclature of medical coding
terms o c) standardized nominal
organization for medical education o d)
none of the above
9. Which of the following is a feature of ehr?
o A) paper-based documentation
o B) patient portals o c) manual data entry o
d) none of the above
10. What is the primary focus of the american nurses association (ana) in terms of
informatics? O a) reducing costs in healthcare
o B) promoting nursing informatics as a specialty
o c) developing new nursing theories o
d) none of the above
True or false questions
11. True or false: nursing informatics is solely focused on data management.
12. True or false: the foundation of knowledge model is related to nursing science.
13. True or false: ehrs are designed to be accessed only by physicians.
14. True or false: the 1990s saw the affirmation of nursing informatics as a specialty field.
15. True or false: telehealth applications are not recognized in nursing informatics.
16. True or false: the use of barcoding in medication administration began in the 2000s.
17. True or false: nursing education includes the use of information technologies.
18. True or false: the computer-based patient record institute (cpri) was established in
1992.
19. True or false: the dikw paradigm stands for data, information, knowledge, wisdom.
20. True or false: health informatics can improve patient care and outcomes.
Situational questions
21. You are a nurse using an ehr system. You notice that a patient's medication history is
not up to date. What should you do?
• A) ignore it, since it’s not your responsibility
• B) update the medication history and inform the physician
• C) wait for the physician to update it
• D) leave a note for the next shift
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22. During a patient education session, a patient asks how their health data is protected
in the ehr. How should you respond?
• A) “it’s not protected; anyone can access it.”
• B) “it is secured with passwords and encrypted for privacy.”
• C) “i’m not sure; you can ask it.”
• D) “just don’t share your password.”
23. As a nurse, you are part of a team implementing a new health informatics system.
What is your role in this process?
• A) to only follow orders from management
• B) to provide input based on your clinical experiences and informatics training
• C) to resist changes to maintain your workflow
• D) to focus solely on patient care without engaging in the process
24. A colleague is struggling to adapt to using a new ehr system. What is the best way to
help them?
• A) ignore them; they need to figure it out
• B) offer to show them how to navigate the system
• C) complain to management about their performance
• D) suggest they take a training course but don’t help them
25. You are evaluating a new technology for documenting patient care. What is the most
important factor to consider?
• A) cost of the technology
• B) usability and how it integrates into existing workflows
• C) popularity among staff
• D) features that are available in competitor products
Additional questions
26-100. (continue creating questions based on various aspects of health informatics, including
definitions, historical developments, case studies, and ethical considerations.)
Feel free to ask for more specific topics or types of questions if needed!
100 items pls
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