NR 599 Midterm Exam Latest 2023 - 2024

NR 599 Midterm Exam (Latest 2023 - 2024) New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct

1. Informatics: science and art of turning data into information

• what concepts/sciences does informatics apply (3): computer science cognitive science

information science

• What does computer science study: the theory of underpinning information and computation and their

implementation in computer systems

4. Facets of computer science (4): hardware software

communication solutions to related problems

• What does cognitive science study: how the human mind works from an information

processing perspective

• What does information science study: retrieval and management of informa- tion and human-

computer interaction

7. What are the 2 levels of NI practice: generalist informatics-

nurse specialists

• Generalist in NI practice: experience in the field and knowledgeable but not educated at graduate

level

• Informatics Nurse Specialist: More sophisticated level of understanding and skills- graduate level

training Innovator Conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory

• Does every healthcare setting have an informatics nurse or an informatics nurse specialist?: No, but

every setting requires at least a basic level of nursing-in- formatics competencies

• what is knowledge work: collecting data, turning it into information and creating knowledge/wisdom
• Why is nursing informatics important: because nurses are knowledge work- ers (taking data and

turning it into information and knowledge)

• How can technology aid knowledge work: helps to:

collect data see trends process information create kowledge

14. According to QSEN is informatics a key skill for optimal patient care: Yes

• How do standard terminologies contribute to the development of knowl- edge: ensure all

professionals share the same understanding/meaning of a concept clarifies communication facilitates research provides structure for support tools and EHRs

• In regards to the foundation of knowledge model, what do standard termi- nologies support:

knowledge acquisition dissemination generation 1 / 2

processing

17. standard terminology: structured/controlled

• what is knowledge according to the text: awareness that information can be used to make a decision
• the external process of testing, sensing and interacting is used to de- scribe: knowledge
• the internal process of thinking or cognition is used to describe: knowledge

21. knowledge that is translated into action is: wisdom

• sometimes considered the highest form of common sense is ................................................. knowl-

edge

• application of knowledge in a practical way is ................................... wisdom

24. is a building block of knowledge: information

• knowledge must be viable ---- what does that mean: must be accessible, timely, and accurate
• what are the 4 parts of the foundation of knowledge model: knowledge acquisition,

dissemination, generation, and processing

27. what is knowledge acquisition: getting knowledge

28. what is knowledge dissemination: giving or distributing knowledge

• what is knowledge processing: analyzing, manipulating, or processing knowl- edge
• what is knowledge generation: creation of new knowledge from old knowledge using experience or

other input

• the model that humans are organic and constantly generate, acquire, process, and disseminate

knowledge: foundation of knowledge model

• the study of storage of information through algorithm is .......................................... computer

science

• study of theoretical foundations of information and its application in com- puter systems: computer

science

34. study of the mind and behavior as it pertains to information processing: -

cognitive science

• study of the use and application of information in interactions with people

/ organizations: information science

• integration of social science, library science, computer science, commu- nication science, and

cognitive science: information science

• terminology approved by general consent or an approving body: standard- ized terminology
• nomenclatures, classifications systems, data sets, and code sets are all included in ......:

standardized terminology

39. system of rules for adding terms used in art/science(such as nursing): -

nomenclature

• a system of grouping like terms into categories used to identify costs and outcomes -- not used in

clinical documentation: classification

• classification used to create a catalog for discussion or info retrieval: tax- onomy
• utilization of classification according to a predetermined system with the resulting catalog being

used to provide a conceptual framework for dicus- sion/analysis/info retreival: taxonomy

• Collection of data organized in a specific manner: data set
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