Nursing Informatics Foundation of
Knowledge Chapter 2 Latest Questions
and Answers Graded A+
Acquisition - ANSWER The act of acquiring; to locate and hold.
We acquire data and information.
Alert - ANSWER Warning or additional information provided to clinicians to help with decision making;
the action of the clinician or system triggers the generation of one.
Also known as trigger.
Analysis - ANSWER Separating a whole into its elements or component parts; examination of a concept
or phenomena, its elements, and their relations.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER People involved with the information technology infrastructure
of an organization.
This role is sometimes called chief knowledge officer.
Chief Technical Officers/Chief Technology Officers - ANSWER People focused on organizationally based
scientific and technical issues and responsible for technological research and development as part of the
organization's products and services.
Cloud computing - ANSWER Web browser-based login-accessible data, software; could link systems
together and reduce costs.
Cognitive Science - ANSWER Interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from
and information processing perspective.
, Communication Science - ANSWER Area of concentration or discipline that studies human
communication.
Computer-based information systems - ANSWER Combinations of hardware, software, and
telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data,
typically in organizational setting.
Computer Science - ANSWER Branch of engineering (application of science) that studies the theoretical
foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer
systems. The study of storage/memory, conversion and transformation, and transfer or transmission of
information in machines— that is, computers—through both algorithms and practical implementation
problems. Algorithms are detailed, unambiguous action sequences in the design, efficiency, and
application of computer systems, whereas practical implementation problems deal with the software
and hardware.
Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) - ANSWER A collaborative effort to adopt health information
interoperability standards, particularly health vocabulary and messaging standards, for implementation
in federal government systems.
Data - ANSWER Raw facts that lack meaning.
Dissemination - ANSWER A thoughtful, intentional, goal-oriented communication of specific, useful
information or knowledge.
Document - ANSWER To capture and save information for later use.
Electronic Health Record/ Electronic Medical Records - ANSWER Computer-based data warehouses or
repositories of information regarding the health status of a client, which are replacing the former paper-
based medical records; they are the systematic documentation of a client's health status and health care
in a secured digital format, meaning they can be processed, stored, transmitted, and accessed by
authorized interdisciplinary professionals for the purpose of supporting efficient, high-quality health care
across the client's healthcare continuum.
Knowledge Chapter 2 Latest Questions
and Answers Graded A+
Acquisition - ANSWER The act of acquiring; to locate and hold.
We acquire data and information.
Alert - ANSWER Warning or additional information provided to clinicians to help with decision making;
the action of the clinician or system triggers the generation of one.
Also known as trigger.
Analysis - ANSWER Separating a whole into its elements or component parts; examination of a concept
or phenomena, its elements, and their relations.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ANSWER People involved with the information technology infrastructure
of an organization.
This role is sometimes called chief knowledge officer.
Chief Technical Officers/Chief Technology Officers - ANSWER People focused on organizationally based
scientific and technical issues and responsible for technological research and development as part of the
organization's products and services.
Cloud computing - ANSWER Web browser-based login-accessible data, software; could link systems
together and reduce costs.
Cognitive Science - ANSWER Interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from
and information processing perspective.
, Communication Science - ANSWER Area of concentration or discipline that studies human
communication.
Computer-based information systems - ANSWER Combinations of hardware, software, and
telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create, and distribute useful data,
typically in organizational setting.
Computer Science - ANSWER Branch of engineering (application of science) that studies the theoretical
foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer
systems. The study of storage/memory, conversion and transformation, and transfer or transmission of
information in machines— that is, computers—through both algorithms and practical implementation
problems. Algorithms are detailed, unambiguous action sequences in the design, efficiency, and
application of computer systems, whereas practical implementation problems deal with the software
and hardware.
Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) - ANSWER A collaborative effort to adopt health information
interoperability standards, particularly health vocabulary and messaging standards, for implementation
in federal government systems.
Data - ANSWER Raw facts that lack meaning.
Dissemination - ANSWER A thoughtful, intentional, goal-oriented communication of specific, useful
information or knowledge.
Document - ANSWER To capture and save information for later use.
Electronic Health Record/ Electronic Medical Records - ANSWER Computer-based data warehouses or
repositories of information regarding the health status of a client, which are replacing the former paper-
based medical records; they are the systematic documentation of a client's health status and health care
in a secured digital format, meaning they can be processed, stored, transmitted, and accessed by
authorized interdisciplinary professionals for the purpose of supporting efficient, high-quality health care
across the client's healthcare continuum.
