NURSING INFORMATICS (PRELIMS) 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nursing informatics originated from a French word. What is this French word? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Informatique
It refers to the field of computer science concerned with the processing of
information such as nursing information. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Nursing
Informatics
This was seen as a tool that could be used in many environments. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Computer
During what time period were computers introduced into healthcare facilities? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Early 1960s
HIT stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Healthcare Information Technology
It is an all-encompassing term referring to technology that captures, processes, and
generates healthcare information. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>HIT / Healthcare
Information Technology
How many years ago was it when computers were first introduced into the nursing
profession? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>40 years ago
In what time period were computers first developed? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Prior to 1960s
CPOE stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Computerized Physician Order
Entry
What are the earliest clinical information systems to include nursing practice
protocols? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Technicon Data System (TDS) / Eclipsys
& Allscripts
Who defined NI as "the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate
,data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice." - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>ANA / American Nurses Association
They define NI as "the integration of nursing, its information, and information
management with information processing and communication technology, to
support the health of people worldwide." - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical
Informatics
Association
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple
consumer or patient views. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information
structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example
health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and
Internet-based
strategies and resources" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the
Interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-
based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all
healthcare care
providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics requirements: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Focus on quality improvement (QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information
management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing
education and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League of Nursing (NLN)
, They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health (2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice
and suggested that the nursing workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-
based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IOM
EHR stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Electronic Health Record
What was considered to be the first major clinical
information system used for documenting nursing
practice in the 1970s?
A. Technicon Data System (TDS)
B. Metathesaurus of the NLM
C. PLATOU.S. ANC Educational Workshop
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
Which event was the most significant milestone for
nursing and computers and/or nursing informatics
in the 1980s?
A. Internet emerged for public use.
B. U.S. Army conducted an International Computer
Conference in Europe.
C. ANA approved the formation of the Council on
Computer Applications in Nursing (CCAN). A Physiological Monitoring System
emerged for
documenting nursing practice.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event was the most significant milestone for
informatics in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing
terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event in 2000s became a significant milestone for healthcare informatics?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Nursing informatics originated from a French word. What is this French word? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Informatique
It refers to the field of computer science concerned with the processing of
information such as nursing information. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Nursing
Informatics
This was seen as a tool that could be used in many environments. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Computer
During what time period were computers introduced into healthcare facilities? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Early 1960s
HIT stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Healthcare Information Technology
It is an all-encompassing term referring to technology that captures, processes, and
generates healthcare information. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>HIT / Healthcare
Information Technology
How many years ago was it when computers were first introduced into the nursing
profession? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>40 years ago
In what time period were computers first developed? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Prior to 1960s
CPOE stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Computerized Physician Order
Entry
What are the earliest clinical information systems to include nursing practice
protocols? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Technicon Data System (TDS) / Eclipsys
& Allscripts
Who defined NI as "the specialty that integrates nursing science with multiple
information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate
,data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice." - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>ANA / American Nurses Association
They define NI as "the integration of nursing, its information, and information
management with information processing and communication technology, to
support the health of people worldwide." - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the International Medical
Informatics
Association
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple
consumer or patient views. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information
structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example
health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and
Internet-based
strategies and resources" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the
Interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-
based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all
healthcare care
providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics requirements: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Focus on quality improvement (QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information
management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing
education and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League of Nursing (NLN)
, They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health (2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice
and suggested that the nursing workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-
based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IOM
EHR stands for? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Electronic Health Record
What was considered to be the first major clinical
information system used for documenting nursing
practice in the 1970s?
A. Technicon Data System (TDS)
B. Metathesaurus of the NLM
C. PLATOU.S. ANC Educational Workshop
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
Which event was the most significant milestone for
nursing and computers and/or nursing informatics
in the 1980s?
A. Internet emerged for public use.
B. U.S. Army conducted an International Computer
Conference in Europe.
C. ANA approved the formation of the Council on
Computer Applications in Nursing (CCAN). A Physiological Monitoring System
emerged for
documenting nursing practice.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event was the most significant milestone for
informatics in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing
terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event in 2000s became a significant milestone for healthcare informatics?
