TEST BANK FOR HEALTH INFORMATICS 2ND EDITION .pdf

Health_Informatics_Test_Bank

,Chapter 1: Introduction: The Evolution of Health Informatics
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLEpCHOICE

1. Thephistoricalprootspofpcomputerpsciencepcanpbeptracedpto:
a. languagepdevelopment,pespeciallypEnglish.
b. mathematicspandpengineering.
c. librarypscience.
d. medicinepandpnursing.

ANS:p B
Thephistoricalprootspofpcomputerpsciencepcanpbeptracedpbackptopmathematicspandpengineering.pThep
historicalprootspofpinformationpsciencepbeganpinplibrarypscience.pLanguagepdevelopmentpandpmedic
inepandpnursingparepnotptheprootspofpcomputerpscience.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pUnderstand REF:p p.p3

2. Thephistoricalprootspofpinformationpsciencepcanpbeptracedpto:
a. languagepdevelopment,pespeciallypEnglish.
b. mathematicspandpengineering.
c. librarypscience.
d. medicinepandpnursing.
ANS:p C
Thep historicalp rootsp ofp informationp sciencep beganp inp libraryp science.p Thep historicalp rootsp ofpcom
puterpsciencepcanpbeptracedpbackptopmathematicspandpengineering.pLanguagepdevelopment
andpmedicinepandpnursingparepnotptheprootspofpinformationpscience.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pUnderstand REF:p pp.p3-4

3. Thepfirstpbookptopincludeptheptermpnursingpinformaticspinptheptitlepwaspwrittenpinpthe:
a. 1960s.
b.ppp 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d.ppp 1990s.

ANS:p C
Thepfirstpbookptopincludeptheptermpnursingpinformaticspinptheptitlepwasppublishedpinp1988.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pRemember REF:p p.p6

4. Aspknowledgepdevelopspandpexpandspwithinpapdiscipline,pwhichpinformationpsourcepwillpincludept
hepoldestpbutpbestporganizedprepresentationpofpthatpknowledge?
a. Conferenceppresentations
b. Conferencepproceedings
c. Journalparticles
d. Books

ANS:p D



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, Thepinformationpsourcepthatpincludespthepoldestpbutpbestporganizedprepresentationpofpknowledgepi
spbooks.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pApply REF:p p.p5

5. Whichptechnicalpdevelopmentpcreatedpaptensionpbetweenpcentralizedpandpdecentralizedpcomputerp
managementpinphealthcare?
a. Thepdevelopmentpofppunchpcards
b. Thepeliminationpofppunchpcards
c. Thepdevelopmentpofpthepmainframepcomputer
d. Thepdevelopmentpofptheppersonalpcomputer

ANS:p D
Thepdevelopmentpofptheppersonalpcomputerpcreatedptensionpbetweenpcentralizedpandpdecentralized
p computerp managementp inp healthcare.p Thepotherp responsesp highlightp aspectspofpdecentralizedp

computerpmanagement.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pApply REF:p p.p3

6. Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpapmemberporganizationpbutpratherpapgrouppofporganizations?
a. AMIA
b. HIMSS
c. AHIMA
d. ANI
ANS:p D
ThepAlliancepforpNursingpInformaticsp(ANI)pispanporganizationpofporganizations.pThispispnotpapmem
berpgroup.pAMIA,pHIMSS,pandpAHIMAparepallpmemberpgroups.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pRemember REF:p p.p7

7. Whichpstatementpconcerningpeducationalpprogramspinphealthpinformaticspispcorrect?
a. Allphealthpinformaticspprogramsparepofferedpatpthepgraduateplevel.
b. Informaticspprogramspofferedpbypmedicalpschoolspalwaysprequirepstudentsptophavepe
arnedpanpMDpforpadmission.
c. Allp healthp informaticsp programsp arep locatedp withinp health-
relatedp departmentsp orpschoolspsuchpaspnursing,pmedicine,porppharmacy.
d. Healthp informaticsp programsp rangep fromp certificatep programsp offeredp atp thepcomm
unitypcollegeplevelptoppost-doctoralpprogramspofferedpatpmajorpresearchpinstitutions.
ANS:p D
Thepcorrectpresponsepisphealthpinformaticspprogramsprangepfrompcertificatepprogramspofferedpatpt
hepcommunitypcollegeplevelptoppost-
doctoralpprogramspofferedpatpmajorpresearchpinstitutions.pNotpallpinformaticspprogramsprequirepa
npMD,parepatpthepgraduateplevel,porpareplocatedpwithinpschoolspofphealthpsciences.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pApply REF:p pp.p9-10

8. Whichpstatementprelatedptopcertificationpinphealthpinformaticspispcorrect?
a. Apmaster’spinpnursingpisprequiredptopsitpforpthepNIpexaminationpofferedpbypANCC.



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, b. TopbepcertifiedpinpclinicalpinformaticspinpassociationpwithpAMIA,ponepmustpfirstpbepapp
hysician.
c. ThereparepnopspecificpeducationalprequirementspforpCPHIMSpcertificationpthroughp
HIMSS,pbutpthreepyearspofpfull-timepclinicalpexperiencepinphealthpITpisprequired.
d. TopbepcertifiedpaspCPHIMS,pyoupmustpbepapnurse.

ANS:p B
TopbepcertifiedpinpclinicalpinformaticspinpassociationpwithpAMIA,ponepmustpfirstpbepapphysician.
Youp dop notppneedp top havep anp MSNp top sitp forpthep NIp examp byp thep ANCC.p Therep arep specificpreq
uirementspforpCPHIMS,pbutpbeingpapnursepispnotponepofpthem.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pApply REF:p p.p11


MULTIPLEpRESPONSE

9. Theptermpinformaticspispderivedpfrom:p(Selectpallpthatpapply.)
a. Dutch.
b. English.
c. Russian.
d. Arabic.
e. French.
ANS:p B,pC,pE
Theptermpinformaticspwaspderivedpfrompthepfollowingplanguages:pEnglish,pRussian,pandpFrench.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pUnderstand REF:p p.p4

10. WhenpthepAMIApmodelpispused,pwhichpsubfieldsparepcategorizedpaspclinicalpinformatics?p(Selectpa
llpthatpapply.)
a. Medicalpinformatics
b. Nursingpinformatics
c. Dentalpinformatics
d. Chemicalpinformatics
e. Businesspinformatics

ANS:p A,pB,pC
WhenpthepAMIApmodelpispused,pthepfollowingpdisciplinesparepcategorizedpaspclinicalpinformatics:pmedic
alpinformatics,pnursingpinformatics,pandpdentalpinformatics.pThepotherpresponsesparepnotpclinicallyprelat
ed.

DIF: CognitivepLevel:pAnalyze REF:p p.p14




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