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TThehistoricalrootsofcomputersciencecanbetracedto:
glanguagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.gmathema
ticsgandgengineering.
librarygscience.gmedic
ineandnursing.
ANS:B
Thehistoricalrootsofgcomputersciencecanbetracedbacktomathematicsand gengineering.gTheg
historicalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegbeganginglibrarygscience.gLanguagegdevelopmentgandg
medicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofgcomputergscience.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Understand REF: p.3
Thehistoricalrootsofinformationsciencecanbetracedto:glang
uagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.mathematicsgan
dgengineering.
librarygscience.gmedic
ineandnursing.
ANS:C
Theghistoricalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegbeganginglibrarygscience.gTheghistoricalgrootsgofgc
omputergsciencegcangbegtracedgbackgtogmathematicsgandgengineering.gLanguagegdevelopme
ntgandgmedicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofginformationgscience.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Understand REF: pp.3-4
Thefirstbooktoincludethetermnursinginformaticsingthetitlewaswritteninthe:g1960s.
1970s.
1980s.
1990s.
ANS:C
Thefirstbooktoincludethetermnursingginformaticsinthetitlewa
spublishedin1988.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember REF: p.6
Asknowledgedevelopsandexpandswithinadiscipline,whichinformationsourcewill ginclud
egthegoldestgbutgbestgorganizedgrepresentationgofgthatgknowledge?
Conferencepresentations
gConferencegproceedingsg
Journalgarticles
Books
ANS:D
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, Theinformationsourcethatincludestheoldestbutbestorganizedrepresentationof gknowle
dgegisgbooks.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: p.5
Whichtechnicaldevelopmentcreatedatensionbetweencentralizedanddecentralized gcom
putergmanagementginghealthcare?
ThedevelopmentofpunchcardsgT
hegeliminationgofgpunchgcards
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developmentgofgthegpersonalgcomputer
ANS:D
Thegdevelopmentgofgthegpersonalgcomputergcreatedgtensiongbetweengcentralizedgandgdecen
tralizedcomputermanagementinghealthcare.Thegotherresponsesghighlightaspectsgofgdecentr
alizedgcomputergmanagement.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: p.3
Whichofthefollowinggisnotamemberorganizationbutratheragroupoforganizations?
AMIAg
HIMSSg
AHIMA
gANI
ANS:D
TheAllianceforNursingInformatics(ANI)isanorganizationoforganizations.Thisisnota gmemberggrou
p.gAMIA,gHIMSS,gandgAHIMAgaregallgmemberggroups.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember REF: p.7
Whichstatementconcerningeducationalprogramsinhealthinformaticsiscorrect?
Allghealthinformaticsprogramsgareofferedatthegraduatelevel.
Informaticsprogramsofferedbymedicalschoolsalwaysgrequirestudentstohavegear
nedgangMDgforgadmission.
Allhealthinformaticsprogramsarelocatedwithinhealth-
relateddepartmentsorgschoolsgsuchgasgnursing,gmedicine,gorgpharmacy.
Healthginformaticsgprogramsgrangegfromgcertificategprogramsgofferedgatgthegcom
munitygcollegeglevelgtogpost-
doctoralgprogramsgofferedgatgmajorgresearchginstitutions.
ANS:D
Thegcorrectgresponsegisghealthginformaticsgprogramsgrangegfromgcertificategprogramsgoffere
dgatgthegcommunitygcollegeglevelgtogpost-
doctoralgprogramsgofferedgatgmajorgresearchginstitutions.gNotgallginformaticsgprogramsgrequi
regangMD,garegatgtheggraduateglevel,gorgareglocatedgwithingschoolsgofghealthgsciences.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: pp.9-10
Whichstatementrelatedtocertificationinhealthinformaticsiscorrect?
a.Amaster’sinnursingisgrequiredtositfortheNIexaminationofferedbyANCC.
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nformatics
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gBank
MULTIPLECHOICE
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TThehistoricalrootsofcomputersciencecanbetracedto:
glanguagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.gmathema
ticsgandgengineering.
librarygscience.gmedic
ineandnursing.
ANS:B
Thehistoricalrootsofgcomputersciencecanbetracedbacktomathematicsand gengineering.gTheg
historicalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegbeganginglibrarygscience.gLanguagegdevelopmentgandg
medicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofgcomputergscience.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Understand REF: p.3
Thehistoricalrootsofinformationsciencecanbetracedto:glang
uagegdevelopment,gespeciallygEnglish.mathematicsgan
dgengineering.
librarygscience.gmedic
ineandnursing.
ANS:C
Theghistoricalgrootsgofginformationgsciencegbeganginglibrarygscience.gTheghistoricalgrootsgofgc
omputergsciencegcangbegtracedgbackgtogmathematicsgandgengineering.gLanguagegdevelopme
ntgandgmedicinegandgnursinggaregnotgthegrootsgofginformationgscience.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Understand REF: pp.3-4
Thefirstbooktoincludethetermnursinginformaticsingthetitlewaswritteninthe:g1960s.
1970s.
1980s.
1990s.
ANS:C
Thefirstbooktoincludethetermnursingginformaticsinthetitlewa
spublishedin1988.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember REF: p.6
Asknowledgedevelopsandexpandswithinadiscipline,whichinformationsourcewill ginclud
egthegoldestgbutgbestgorganizedgrepresentationgofgthatgknowledge?
Conferencepresentations
gConferencegproceedingsg
Journalgarticles
Books
ANS:D
,1
, Theinformationsourcethatincludestheoldestbutbestorganizedrepresentationof gknowle
dgegisgbooks.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: p.5
Whichtechnicaldevelopmentcreatedatensionbetweencentralizedanddecentralized gcom
putergmanagementginghealthcare?
ThedevelopmentofpunchcardsgT
hegeliminationgofgpunchgcards
ThedevelopmentofthemainframecomputergTheg
developmentgofgthegpersonalgcomputer
ANS:D
Thegdevelopmentgofgthegpersonalgcomputergcreatedgtensiongbetweengcentralizedgandgdecen
tralizedcomputermanagementinghealthcare.Thegotherresponsesghighlightaspectsgofgdecentr
alizedgcomputergmanagement.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: p.3
Whichofthefollowinggisnotamemberorganizationbutratheragroupoforganizations?
AMIAg
HIMSSg
AHIMA
gANI
ANS:D
TheAllianceforNursingInformatics(ANI)isanorganizationoforganizations.Thisisnota gmemberggrou
p.gAMIA,gHIMSS,gandgAHIMAgaregallgmemberggroups.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Remember REF: p.7
Whichstatementconcerningeducationalprogramsinhealthinformaticsiscorrect?
Allghealthinformaticsprogramsgareofferedatthegraduatelevel.
Informaticsprogramsofferedbymedicalschoolsalwaysgrequirestudentstohavegear
nedgangMDgforgadmission.
Allhealthinformaticsprogramsarelocatedwithinhealth-
relateddepartmentsorgschoolsgsuchgasgnursing,gmedicine,gorgpharmacy.
Healthginformaticsgprogramsgrangegfromgcertificategprogramsgofferedgatgthegcom
munitygcollegeglevelgtogpost-
doctoralgprogramsgofferedgatgmajorgresearchginstitutions.
ANS:D
Thegcorrectgresponsegisghealthginformaticsgprogramsgrangegfromgcertificategprogramsgoffere
dgatgthegcommunitygcollegeglevelgtogpost-
doctoralgprogramsgofferedgatgmajorgresearchginstitutions.gNotgallginformaticsgprogramsgrequi
regangMD,garegatgtheggraduateglevel,gorgareglocatedgwithingschoolsgofghealthgsciences.
DIF: CognitiveLevel:Apply REF: pp.9-10
Whichstatementrelatedtocertificationinhealthinformaticsiscorrect?
a.Amaster’sinnursingisgrequiredtositfortheNIexaminationofferedbyANCC.
