HSCI 645 MIDTERM (CH 1-3)COMPLETE
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A healthcare professional creating new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education and input from others is - ANSWER-Generating knowledge
What best describes the central goal of health informatics - ANSWER-To manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in the delivery of health care
the activity that builds a foundation of knowledge in professional practice is - ANSWER-All of
these are correct.
reading research and theory articles, attending continuing education programs, consulting
with expert colleagues and using clinical competency
The difference between wisdom and knowledge is that - ANSWER-Wisdom is synthesis of
experience, insight and reflection
Another name for data that has meaning is - ANSWER-information
Wisdom is - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
Knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions, insight to exercise sound
judgement in practical matters, the synthesis of our experience, insight, understanding and
knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge.
When healthcare professionals work with information and generate information and
knowledge as a product, they can be described as - ANSWER-knowledge workers
When a healthcare professional uses information from other sources to help rethink, revise,
and apply knowledge to a clinical situation, this is known as - ANSWER-feedback
, The core skill set related to the use of computers, electronic health record, healthcare
technologies, and knowledge generation in a discipline is known as - ANSWER-Informatics
competency
When a healthcare professional reviews the EHR prior to interacting with a patient, he or
she is gathering - ANSWER-Data and information
Skills related to health information literacy include - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
Differentiating between scholarly and popular journals, locating and retrieving information
from credible sources, recognizing a need for information
The joint AHIMA-AMIA Task Force identified five domains for informatics competencies for
all healthcare workers. They are health information literacy, health informatics, skills using
the EHR, privacy and confidentiality of health information, health information/data technical
security and - ANSWER-Computer literacy
Information is composed of knowledge that was processed using data (T/F) - ANSWER-False
Information is valuable when it is accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost effective,
flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable and secure (T/F) - ANSWER-True
Based on the foundation of knowledge model, what do healthcare professionals look for to
transform the information into knowledge - ANSWER-Feedback
For knowledge to be viable, it must be - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
easily accessible, accurately and timely, obtained from a variety of sources
Which statement best describes wisdom? - ANSWER-Wisdom involves applying knowledge
to an appropriate situation
What plays a major role in assisting a care provider in determining an appropriate healthcare
intervention for a given situation? - ANSWER-Prior knowledge
Knowledge may be described as a process that is - ANSWER-Continuous
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A healthcare professional creating new knowledge by changing and evolving knowledge
based on experience, education and input from others is - ANSWER-Generating knowledge
What best describes the central goal of health informatics - ANSWER-To manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in the delivery of health care
the activity that builds a foundation of knowledge in professional practice is - ANSWER-All of
these are correct.
reading research and theory articles, attending continuing education programs, consulting
with expert colleagues and using clinical competency
The difference between wisdom and knowledge is that - ANSWER-Wisdom is synthesis of
experience, insight and reflection
Another name for data that has meaning is - ANSWER-information
Wisdom is - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
Knowledge applied in a practical way or translated into actions, insight to exercise sound
judgement in practical matters, the synthesis of our experience, insight, understanding and
knowledge, knowing when and how to apply knowledge.
When healthcare professionals work with information and generate information and
knowledge as a product, they can be described as - ANSWER-knowledge workers
When a healthcare professional uses information from other sources to help rethink, revise,
and apply knowledge to a clinical situation, this is known as - ANSWER-feedback
, The core skill set related to the use of computers, electronic health record, healthcare
technologies, and knowledge generation in a discipline is known as - ANSWER-Informatics
competency
When a healthcare professional reviews the EHR prior to interacting with a patient, he or
she is gathering - ANSWER-Data and information
Skills related to health information literacy include - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
Differentiating between scholarly and popular journals, locating and retrieving information
from credible sources, recognizing a need for information
The joint AHIMA-AMIA Task Force identified five domains for informatics competencies for
all healthcare workers. They are health information literacy, health informatics, skills using
the EHR, privacy and confidentiality of health information, health information/data technical
security and - ANSWER-Computer literacy
Information is composed of knowledge that was processed using data (T/F) - ANSWER-False
Information is valuable when it is accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost effective,
flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable and secure (T/F) - ANSWER-True
Based on the foundation of knowledge model, what do healthcare professionals look for to
transform the information into knowledge - ANSWER-Feedback
For knowledge to be viable, it must be - ANSWER-All of these are correct.
easily accessible, accurately and timely, obtained from a variety of sources
Which statement best describes wisdom? - ANSWER-Wisdom involves applying knowledge
to an appropriate situation
What plays a major role in assisting a care provider in determining an appropriate healthcare
intervention for a given situation? - ANSWER-Prior knowledge
Knowledge may be described as a process that is - ANSWER-Continuous
