Test Bank for Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach (3rd Edition, 2024) by Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers, and Karen Hardy | Complete Chapters 1–33 | Exam Prep 2025–2026

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Health Informatics: An Interprofessional Approach 3rd Edition
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Authors: Ramona Nelson, Nancy Staggers, PhD, RN, FAAN
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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Evolution of Health Informatics Test Bank
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1. The historical roots of computer science can be traced to:
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a. language development, especially English.
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d. medicine and nursing. +f +f




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cal roots of information science began in library science. Language development andmedicine and nursi
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2. The historical roots of information science can be traced to:
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3. The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was written in the:
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a. 1960s.
b. 1970s.
c. 1980s.
d. 1990s.
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The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was published in 1988.
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4. As knowledge develops and expands within a discipline, which information source will include
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