NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE
FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 2026
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What is the nursing informatics theory? (ch. 17 pg. 278)
Answer: the representation of nursing data, information, and
knowledge to facilitate the management & communication of
nursing information within healthcare
◉ Nursing informatics v.s. health informatics
Answer: healthcare informatics: is a discipline specializing in the
management of healthcare information with computer technology
Nursing informatics: subspecialty of nursing that focuses on
managing information pertaining to nursing
◉ Define data
Answer: discrete, objective facts that that have NOT been
interpreted
information without meaning
, ◉ Define information
Answer: data that has been
- interpreted
- organized
- structure
derived from combining different pieces of data
example: set of data , such as vital signs, interpreted over a period of
time
◉ Define knowledge
Answer: What is known
- information that is combined so that relationships are formed
◉ Define wisdom
Answer: use of knowledge in managing and solving human problems
knowing when and how to use knowledge in managing patient
needs or problems
FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 2026
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ What is the nursing informatics theory? (ch. 17 pg. 278)
Answer: the representation of nursing data, information, and
knowledge to facilitate the management & communication of
nursing information within healthcare
◉ Nursing informatics v.s. health informatics
Answer: healthcare informatics: is a discipline specializing in the
management of healthcare information with computer technology
Nursing informatics: subspecialty of nursing that focuses on
managing information pertaining to nursing
◉ Define data
Answer: discrete, objective facts that that have NOT been
interpreted
information without meaning
, ◉ Define information
Answer: data that has been
- interpreted
- organized
- structure
derived from combining different pieces of data
example: set of data , such as vital signs, interpreted over a period of
time
◉ Define knowledge
Answer: What is known
- information that is combined so that relationships are formed
◉ Define wisdom
Answer: use of knowledge in managing and solving human problems
knowing when and how to use knowledge in managing patient
needs or problems
