NURS 6051 FINAL EXAM
PREP
(Transforming Nursing and
Healthcare Through Technology)
ANSWERED
2023/2024
.
, 1. What is the definition of health informatics and how does it differ from nursing informatics? (2 points)
- Health informatics is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective use of data,
information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making in health care.
Nursing informatics is a specialty within health informatics that integrates nursing science, computer
science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and
wisdom in nursing practice. (2 points)
- Rationale: This question assesses the students' understanding of the basic concepts and scope of
health informatics and nursing informatics.
2. What are the four main components of the nursing informatics framework proposed by Staggers and
colleagues? (4 points)
- The four main components are: the nurse, the data and information, the human-computer interface,
and the tasks or context. (4 points)
- Rationale: This question evaluates the students' knowledge of the nursing informatics framework that
describes the interactions among the elements involved in nursing informatics.
3. What are some of the benefits and challenges of using electronic health records (EHRs) in nursing
practice? (4 points)
- Some of the benefits are: improved quality and safety of care, enhanced communication and
collaboration, increased efficiency and productivity, reduced costs and errors, facilitated research and
education, and empowered patients and families. Some of the challenges are: privacy and security
issues, ethical dilemmas, technical problems, interoperability barriers, change management difficulties,
legal implications, and professional development needs. (4 points)
- Rationale: This question examines the students' ability to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of
using EHRs in nursing practice.
PREP
(Transforming Nursing and
Healthcare Through Technology)
ANSWERED
2023/2024
.
, 1. What is the definition of health informatics and how does it differ from nursing informatics? (2 points)
- Health informatics is the interdisciplinary field that studies and pursues the effective use of data,
information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making in health care.
Nursing informatics is a specialty within health informatics that integrates nursing science, computer
science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and
wisdom in nursing practice. (2 points)
- Rationale: This question assesses the students' understanding of the basic concepts and scope of
health informatics and nursing informatics.
2. What are the four main components of the nursing informatics framework proposed by Staggers and
colleagues? (4 points)
- The four main components are: the nurse, the data and information, the human-computer interface,
and the tasks or context. (4 points)
- Rationale: This question evaluates the students' knowledge of the nursing informatics framework that
describes the interactions among the elements involved in nursing informatics.
3. What are some of the benefits and challenges of using electronic health records (EHRs) in nursing
practice? (4 points)
- Some of the benefits are: improved quality and safety of care, enhanced communication and
collaboration, increased efficiency and productivity, reduced costs and errors, facilitated research and
education, and empowered patients and families. Some of the challenges are: privacy and security
issues, ethical dilemmas, technical problems, interoperability barriers, change management difficulties,
legal implications, and professional development needs. (4 points)
- Rationale: This question examines the students' ability to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of
using EHRs in nursing practice.
