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What is nursing informatics?
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A specialty that integrates nursing science and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, wisdom, and nursing practice.
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What does HIMSS stand for in the context of nursing informatics?
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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
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What are some benefits of nursing informatics and healthcare integration?
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Identifying potential problems earlier, electronic documentation, standardization of nursing language, use of templates, research studies, and patient care data.
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What activities are included in nursing informatics and healthcare integration?
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Design and use of informatics solutions and technology, direct provision of care, establishing effective administrative systems, designing decision support systems, managing educational experiences, supporting lifelong learning, and supporting nursing research.
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What are the central concepts of nursing informatics?
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Data, information, and knowledge.
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How is data defined in nursing informatics?
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Discrete entities described objectively without interpretation.
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What is information in nursing informatics?
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Data that is interpreted, organized, or structured.
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Define knowledge in nursing informatics.
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Information that has been synthesized to identify and formalize interrelationships, leading to decisions that guide practice.
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When were computers developed for healthcare use?
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Developed in the late 1930s to early 1940s, but used in the healthcare industry in the 1950s and 1960s.
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What happened in the 1960s regarding computer technology in healthcare settings?
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Exploration of the uses of computer technology, providing new opportunities for nurses in clinical practice.
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What did practice present Nurses with?
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New opportunities for computer use
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What profession was presented with new opportunities for computer use?
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Nurses
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What types of computer-based information systems were hospitals focusing on in the 1970s?
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Physician order entry, results reporting, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology reports, financial and managerial purposes, physiologic monitoring systems in intensive care units, care planning, decision support, and interdisciplinary problem lists
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What was PLATO, and how was it used in the 1970s?
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PLATO was one of the first computerized teaching systems used to teach classes in off-campus sites
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What major development occurred in the field of Nursing Informatics in the 1980s?
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Nursing informatics exploded and became visible in the healthcare industry, challenging professionals to use computers in nursing
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What legislative act in the mid-1990s paved the way for Electronic Health Records (EHRs)?
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 emphasized standardized transactions and the privacy and security of patient information
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When was Nursing Informatics recognized as a new nursing specialty by the ANA?
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In 1992, the American Nursing Association (ANA) recognized Nursing Informatics as a new nursing specialty with separate practice standards and a credentialing examination
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What legislative activity paved the way for EHRs in the mid-1990s, emphasizing standardized transactions and privacy and security of patient identifiable information?
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
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In what year did the American Nurses Association (ANA) recognize Nursing Informatics as a new nursing specialty, with separate Practice Standards and a credentialing examination?
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1992
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What protocols enhanced the usability and user-friendliness of the Internet in the mid-1990s, moving it into the mainstream social milieu?
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Electronic mail (e-mail), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Gopher, Telnet, World Wide Web (WWW)
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When was Nursing Informatics recognized as a specialty by ANA?
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1992
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What are the 4 criteria that formed the basis of self-assessment used by organizations in the CPR project?
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A) Management B) Functionality C) Technology D) Impact
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How did ANA define nursing informatics in 1994?
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The specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science in identifying, collecting, processing, and managing data and information to support nursing practice, administration, education, research, and the expansion of nursing knowledge.
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What new technologies were introduced around 1994 in the field of nursing informatics?
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Clinical Information System and mobile computing devices
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What Act was enacted in 1996 that emphasized standardized transactions and privacy and security of patient identifiable information?
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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What are standardized transactions in healthcare?
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Standardized transactions refer to uniform formats and codes used for electronic exchange of healthcare data and information.
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Why is privacy important in healthcare?
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Privacy is important in healthcare to protect patient identifiable information from unauthorized access or disclosure.
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What is patient identifiable information?
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Patient identifiable information is any information that can be used to identify an individual patient, such as name, address, social security number, and medical record number.
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How can healthcare organizations ensure the security of patient identifiable information?
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Healthcare organizations can ensure the security of patient identifiable information through measures such as encryption, access controls, and regular security audits.
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What executive order was established in 2004 to call for healthcare providers to adopt interoperable EHRs?
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Executive Order 13335
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What organization was established in 2004 to oversee healthcare information technology and integration?
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Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology (ONC)
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Which organization developed and recommended nursing practice standards in 2008?
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American Nurses Association (ANA)
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What publication focused on nursing scope and standards of practice in 2008?
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NURSING SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
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What professional organization accredits undergraduate nursing programs and supports the integration of computer technology in nursing curriculum?
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National League for Nursing
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What is the mission of Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)?
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To lead change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation, and community affiliations
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What are some objectives of HIMSS in promoting EHR systems?
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Promote the vision of EHR systems through concrete examples, understand and share documented value of EHR systems, provide visibility and recognition for high-impact EHR systems, share successful EHR implementation strategies, encourage and recognizes
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What is HIMSS exclusively focused on?
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Providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare
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What is the VISION of HIMSS?
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Advancing the best use of information and management systems for the betterment of healthcare
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What is the MISSION of HIMSS?
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To lead change in the healthcare information and management systems field through knowledge sharing, advocacy, collaboration, innovation, and community affiliations
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What are some of the objectives of HIMSS?
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Promote the vision of EHR systems, understand and share documented value of EHR systems, provide visibility and recognition for high-impact EHR systems, share successful EHR implementation strategies, encourage and recognize excellence in the implementation of EMR EHR systems
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What are some key areas of focus in HIMSS Implementation Strategy?
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Planning, Project Management, and Governance Strategy
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What does SNOMED CT stand for?
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Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms
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What is SNOMED CT?
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A standardized international multilingual core set of clinical healthcare terminology for use in electronic health records (EHRs)
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What is an analog computer?
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A computer that works with numbers represented by directly measurable quantities such as voltages or resistances
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What is a digital computer?
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A digital electronic computer that is both electronic and digital, examples include IBM PC, Apple Macintosh, and modern smartphones
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What are hybrid computers?
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Computers that exhibit features of both analog and digital computers, with the digital component serving as the controller and the analog component solving mathematically complex problems
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What is a pager?
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A wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays alphanumeric or voice messages
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What is a special-purpose computer?
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A computer designed for one specific task or class of tasks, unable to perform general computing tasks
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Can you give an example of a special-purpose computer?
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A router designed to move data around a network, while a general-purpose computer can also perform this task and many others
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What is a general-purpose computer?
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A computer that can perform common computing tasks given the application and required time, such as desktops, notebooks, smartphones, and tablets
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What is a special purpose computer?
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A computer designed for one specific task or class of tasks and cannot perform general computing tasks.
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Give an example of a special purpose computer.
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A router, designed to move data around a network.
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What is a general purpose computer?
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A computer that, given the application and required time, should be able to perform the most common computing tasks.
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Give examples of general purpose computers.
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Desktops, notebooks, smartphones, and tablets.