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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Thebhistoricalbrootsbofbcomputerbsciencebcanbbebtracedbto:
a. languagebdevelopment,bespeciallybEnglish.
b. mathematicsbandbengineering.
c. librarybscience.
d. medicinebandbnursing.
ANS:b B
Thebhistoricalbrootsbofbcomputerbsciencebcanbbebtracedbbackbtobmathematicsbandbengineering.bThe
bhistorical brootsbofbinformationbsciencebbeganbinblibrarybscience.bLanguagebdevelopmentbandbmedi
cinebandbnursingbarebnotbthebrootsbofbcomputerbscience.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bUnderstand REF:b b p.b3
2. Thebhistoricalbrootsbofbinformationbsciencebcanbbebtracedbto:
a. languagebdevelopment,bespeciallybEnglish.
b. mathematicsbandbengineering.
c. librarybscience.
d. medicinebandbnursing.
ANS:b C
Theb historicalb rootsb ofb informationb scienceb beganb inb libraryb science.b Theb historicalb rootsb ofbcompu
terbsciencebcanbbebtracedbbackbtobmathematicsbandbengineering.bLanguagebdevelopment
andbmedicinebandbnursingbarebnotbthebrootsbofbinformationbscience.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bUnderstand REF:b b pp.b3-4
3. Thebfirstbbookbtobincludebthebtermbnursingbinformaticsbinbthebtitlebwasbwrittenbinbthe:
a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1990s.
ANS:b C
Thebfirstbbookbtobincludebthebtermbnursingbinformaticsbinbthebtitlebwasbpublishedbinb1988.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemember REF:b b p.b6
4. Asbknowledgebdevelopsbandbexpandsbwithinbabdiscipline,bwhichbinformationbsourcebwillbincludebt
heboldestbbutbbestborganizedbrepresentationbofbthatbknowledge?
a. Conferencebpresentations
b. Conferencebproceedings
c. Journalbarticles
d. Books
ANS:b D
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, Thebinformationbsourcebthatbincludesbtheboldestbbutbbestborganizedbrepresentationbofbknowledgebis
bbooks.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApply REF:b b p.b5
5. Whichbtechnicalbdevelopmentbcreatedbabtensionbbetweenbcentralizedbandbdecentralizedbcomputerb
managementbinbhealthcare?
a. Thebdevelopmentbofbpunchbcards
b. Thebeliminationbofbpunchbcards
c. Thebdevelopmentbofbthebmainframebcomputer
d. Thebdevelopmentbofbthebpersonalbcomputer
ANS:b D
Theb developmentb ofb theb personalb computerb createdb tensionb betweenb centralizedb andb decentrali
zedb computerb managementb inb healthcare.b Thebotherb responsesb highlightb aspectsbofbdecentralizedbco
mputerbmanagement.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApply REF:b b p.b3
6. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbabmemberborganizationbbutbratherbabgroupbofborganizations?
a. AMIA
b. HIMSS
c. AHIMA
d. ANI
ANS:b D
ThebAlliancebforbNursingbInformaticsb(ANI)bisbanborganizationbofborganizations.bThisbisbnotbabme
mberbgroup.bAMIA,bHIMSS,bandbAHIMAbareballbmemberbgroups.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bRemember REF:b b p.b7
7. Whichbstatementbconcerningbeducationalbprogramsbinbhealthbinformaticsbisbcorrect?
a. Allbhealthbinformaticsbprogramsbarebofferedbatbthebgraduateblevel.
b. Informaticsbprogramsbofferedbbybmedicalbschoolsbalwaysbrequirebstudentsbtobhaveb
earnedbanbMDbforbadmission.
c. Allb healthb informaticsb programsb areb locatedb withinb health-
relatedb departmentsb orbschoolsbsuchbasbnursing,bmedicine,borbpharmacy.
d. Healthb informaticsb programsb rangeb fromb certificateb programsb offeredb atb thebc
ommunityb collegeb levelb tob post-
doctoralb programsb offeredb atb majorb researchbinstitutions.
ANS:b D
Thebcorrectbresponsebisbhealthbinformaticsbprogramsbrangebfrombcertificatebprogramsbofferedbatbth
ebcommunitybcollegeblevelbtobpost-
doctoralbprogramsbofferedbatbmajorbresearchbinstitutions.bNotballb informaticsbprogramsbrequireba
nbMD,barebatbthebgraduateblevel,borbareblocatedbwithinbschoolsbofbhealthbsciences.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApply REF:b b pp.b9-10
8. Whichbstatementbrelatedbtobcertificationbinbhealthbinformaticsbisbcorrect?
a. Abmaster’sbinbnursingbisbrequiredbtobsitbforbthebNIbexaminationbofferedbbybANCC.
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, b. TobbebcertifiedbinbclinicalbinformaticsbinbassociationbwithbAMIA,bonebmustbfirstbbebabp
hysician.
c. TherebarebnobspecificbeducationalbrequirementsbforbCPHIMSbcertificationbthroughb
HIMSS,bbutbthreebyearsbofbfull-timebclinicalbexperiencebinbhealthbITbisbrequired.
d. TobbebcertifiedbasbCPHIMS,byoubmustbbebabnurse.
ANS:b B
TobbebcertifiedbinbclinicalbinformaticsbinbassociationbwithbAMIA,bonebmustbfirstbbebabphysician.
Youb dob notb needb tob haveb anb MSNb tob sitb forbtheb NIb examb byb theb ANCC.b Thereb areb specificb requi
rementsbforbCPHIMS,bbutbbeingbabnursebisbnotbonebofbthem.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bApply REF:b b p.b11
MULTIPLEbRESPONSE
9. Thebtermbinformaticsbisbderivedbfrom:b(Selectballbthatbapply.)
a. Dutch.
b. English.
c. Russian.
d. Arabic.
e. French.
ANS:b B,bC,bE
Thebtermbinformaticsbwasbderivedbfrombthebfollowingblanguages:bEnglish,bRussian,bandbFrench.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bUnderstand REF:b b p.b4
10. WhenbthebAMIAbmodelbisbused,bwhichbsubfieldsbarebcategorizedbasbclinicalbinformatics?b(Selectba
llbthatbapply.)
a. Medicalbinformatics
b. Nursingbinformatics
c. Dentalbinformatics
d. Chemicalbinformatics
e. Businessbinformatics
ANS:b A,bB,bC
WhenbthebAMIAbmodelbisbused,bthebfollowingbdisciplinesbarebcategorizedbasbclinicalbinformatics:bm
edicalbinformatics,bnursingbinformatics,bandbdentalbinformatics.bThebotherbresponsesbarebnotbclinic
allybrelated.
DIF: CognitivebLevel:bAnalyze REF:b b p.b14
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