INFO 305 QUIZ 1, Liberty University
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which statement concerning educational programs in health
informatics is correct?
Selected d.
Answer: Health informatics programs range from certificate
programs offered at the community college level to post-
doctoral programs offered at major research institutions.
Response The correct response is health informatics programs
Feedback: range from certificate programs offered at the community
college level to post-doctoral programs offered at major
research institutions. Not all informatics programs
require an MD, are at the graduate level, or are located
within schools of health sciences.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
You have altered the menu of food items served to your patients.
However, the change has greatly expanded the number of refrigerated
items needed on hand. You need to buy a new refrigerator, but the
electric circuit in the kitchen cannot handle the extra load and needs to
be upgraded at significant expense. This set of unintended
consequences down the line, produced by an initial change, is called:
Selected Answer: c.
reverberation.
Response Change within any part of a system will be reflected
Feedback: across the total system through a process
termed reverberation. Reverberation can be intended or
unintended consequences of change.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The historical roots of computer science can be traced to:
, Selected Answer: b.
mathematics and engineering.
Response The historical roots of computer science can be traced
Feedback: back to mathematics and engineering. The historical roots
of information science began in library science.
Language development and medicine and nursing are not
the roots of computer science.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was
written in the:
Selected Answer: a.
1980s.
Response The first book to include the term nursing
Feedback: informatics in the title was published in 1988.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as:
Selected Answer: c.
wisdom.
Response Wisdom is defined as the appropriate use of knowledge
Feedback: in managing or solving human problems. It is knowing
when and how to use knowledge in managing patient
need(s) or problem(s).
Question 6
0 out of 2 points
What is the main idea of the subsection titled “Why Informatics Is
Needed in Healthcare: An Example”?
Selected b.
Answer: Healthcare informaticians alone are responsible for
building interoperable systems that will facilitate
communication between and among healthcare facilities.
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Which statement concerning educational programs in health
informatics is correct?
Selected d.
Answer: Health informatics programs range from certificate
programs offered at the community college level to post-
doctoral programs offered at major research institutions.
Response The correct response is health informatics programs
Feedback: range from certificate programs offered at the community
college level to post-doctoral programs offered at major
research institutions. Not all informatics programs
require an MD, are at the graduate level, or are located
within schools of health sciences.
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
You have altered the menu of food items served to your patients.
However, the change has greatly expanded the number of refrigerated
items needed on hand. You need to buy a new refrigerator, but the
electric circuit in the kitchen cannot handle the extra load and needs to
be upgraded at significant expense. This set of unintended
consequences down the line, produced by an initial change, is called:
Selected Answer: c.
reverberation.
Response Change within any part of a system will be reflected
Feedback: across the total system through a process
termed reverberation. Reverberation can be intended or
unintended consequences of change.
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
The historical roots of computer science can be traced to:
, Selected Answer: b.
mathematics and engineering.
Response The historical roots of computer science can be traced
Feedback: back to mathematics and engineering. The historical roots
of information science began in library science.
Language development and medicine and nursing are not
the roots of computer science.
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was
written in the:
Selected Answer: a.
1980s.
Response The first book to include the term nursing
Feedback: informatics in the title was published in 1988.
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Knowing when and how to use knowledge is referred to as:
Selected Answer: c.
wisdom.
Response Wisdom is defined as the appropriate use of knowledge
Feedback: in managing or solving human problems. It is knowing
when and how to use knowledge in managing patient
need(s) or problem(s).
Question 6
0 out of 2 points
What is the main idea of the subsection titled “Why Informatics Is
Needed in Healthcare: An Example”?
Selected b.
Answer: Healthcare informaticians alone are responsible for
building interoperable systems that will facilitate
communication between and among healthcare facilities.
