NURS 208 Midterm Questions with Complete Solutions with Complete Solutions

What is clinical informatics? Correct Answer-encompasses all medical and health specialties Improves patient care by using technologies from disciplines such as computer science and information science What is nursing informatics? Correct Answer-Science and practice that integrates nursing, its information and knowledge, with management of information and communication technologies to promote the health of people, families, and communities worldwide What is the order of clinical information? Correct Answer-Data-information-knowledge--wisdom What is evidence-based practices used for? Correct Answer-To make deliberate clinical decisions based on theory and relevant research to guide patient care What are some basic computer functions? Correct Answer-Collect data, process data, store data, retrieve data What are the 2 components within a computer? Correct Answer-Hardware: physical components (casing, motherboard, screen) Software: internal programs (operating, IOS, apps.) What are the advantages/ disad