Week 1 Quiz

What are the limitations of employing a virtual environment as a teaching method? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Access b. Cost c. Creativity d. Interface

Access, interface, and cost are the most common reasons for not participating in or using this sort of technology in a course. Typically, cost is related to creation of a location in the virtual world. Interface is using a keyboard, mouse, and microphone to interact, and access relates to bandwidth available to the user. The correct answers are: Access, Interface, Cost

Which generic term describes the technology that replaced the traditional chalkboard in classrooms? Select one: a. Advanced chalk management b. Smart chalk board c. Interactive white board d. The board

An interactive white board is the generic term that describes the technology that replaced the traditional chalkboard in classrooms. The other answers (smart chalk board, advanced chalk management, and the board) either do not fully describe the technology or are incorrect. The correct answer is: Interactive white board

An example of a learning management system is: Select one: a. Smartboard. b. Merlot. c. Blackboard. d. Soarian.

Blackboard is one of the largest proprietary learning management systems in the world. Merlot is a collection of resources for faculty working in online learning. Soarian is an electronic health record application for acute care institutions. Smartboard is a white board with features such as a touch interface. The correct answer is: Blackboard.

The first book to include the term nursing informatics in the title was written in the: Select one: a. 1970s. b. 1960s. c. 1980s. d. 1990s.

C. 1980s

As knowledge develops and expands within a discipline, which information source will include the oldest but best organized representation of that knowledge? Select one: a. Journal articles b. Conference presentations c. Conference proceedings d. Books

D. Books

Which applications might be useful for recording reflective student clinical journals? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Twitter b. Microsoft Word c. Microsoft Excel d. Blackboard

Microsoft Word and Blackboard are both excellent tools for recording reflective journals for students and allow for ease of access to faculty. The functionality of Microsoft Excel makes this a poor choice for journaling, and the character limit of Twitter makes reflective journaling impossible. The correct answers are: Microsoft Word, Blackboard

What are some reasons institutions are hesitant to adopt information management and technology tools? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Financial incentives from publishing companies to continue using traditional teaching materials b. Uncertainty about how to structure and determine costs of new courses c. Fear of change among faculty and students d. Prohibitive costs of purchasing technologi

Reasons for the slowness of adoption of technology range from purchasing costs of technologies; dislike or fear of change from administration, staff, faculty, and students; a parochial view that traditional education will always be with us; and how to determine the cost of education based on something other than student credit hours (or seat time). Publishers are embracing technology and are not offering incentives for using traditional print materials. The correct answers are: Prohibitive costs of purchasing technologies, Fear of change among faculty and students, Uncertainty about how to structure and determine costs of new courses

Which is the major application for virtual world creation and interaction? Select one: a. Virtual Worldz b. World of Warcraft c. FirstWave d. Second Life

Second Life is the major application for virtual world creation and interaction. Second Life was the original application created for interaction between users in a virtual world. FirstWave, Virtual Worldz, and World of Warcraft are incorrect choices. The correct answer is: Second Life

What are some software examples of eportfolio creation? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. eInstruction b. Desire2Learn ePortfolio c. ePortfolio d. iClickr

Some software examples of eportfolio creation are ePortfolio and Desire2Learn ePortfolio. iClickr and eInstruction are audience response systems. The correct answers are: ePortfolio, Desire2Learn ePortfolio

What is the process that faculty members at higher educational institutions must undergo to secure a career position? Select one: a. Security b. Tension c. Freedom d. Tenure

Tenure is the process that faculty at higher educational institutions must go through to secure a career position. The other options (security, tension, and freedom) describe how faculty members may feel during the tenure process. The correct answer is: Tenure

Which of the following is not a member organization but rather a group of organizations? Select one: a. ANI b. AMIA c. AHIMA d. HIMSS

The Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) is an organization of organizations. This is not a member group. AMIA, HIMSS, and AHIMA are all member groups. The correct answer is: ANI

Which statement concerning educational programs in health informatics is correct? Select one: a. Informatics programs offered by medical schools always require students to have earned an MD for admission. b. All health informatics programs are offered at the graduate level. c. All health informatics programs are located within health-related departments or schools such as nursing, medicine, or pharmacy. d. Health informatics programs range from certificate programs offered at the community college level to post-doctoral programs offered at major research institutions.

The correct response is health informatics programs 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. The correct answer is: Health informatics programs range from certificate programs offered at the community college level to post-doctoral programs offered at major research institutions.

Which technical development created a tension between centralized and decentralized computer management in healthcare? Select one: a. The development of the personal computer b. The elimination of punch cards c. The development of punch cards d. The development of the mainframe computer

The development of the personal computer created tension between centralized and decentralized computer management in healthcare. The other responses highlight aspects of decentralized computer management. The correct answer is: The development of the personal computer

The historical roots of computer science can be traced to: Select one: a. language development, especially English. b. medicine and nursing. c. mathematics and engineering. d. library science.

The historical roots of computer science can be traced 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. The correct answer is: mathematics and engineering.

The historical roots of information science can be traced to: Select one: a. medicine and nursing. b. language development, especially English. c. library science. d. mathematics and engineering.

The historical roots of information science began in library science. The historical roots of computer science can be traced back to mathematics and engineering. Language development and medicine and nursing are not the roots of information science. The correct answer is: library science.

The term informatics is derived from: (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. French. b. English. c. Dutch. d. Russian. e. Arabic.

The term informatics was derived from the following languages: English, Russian, and French. The correct answers are: English., Russian., French.

Which statement related to certification in health informatics is correct? Select one: a. To be certified in clinical informatics in association with AMIA, one must first be a physician. b. A master's in nursing is required to sit for the NI examination offered by ANCC. c. To be certified as CPHIMS, you must be a nurse. d. There are no specific educational requirements for CPHIMS certification through HIMSS, but three years of full-time clinical experience in health IT is required.

To be certified in clinical informatics in association with AMIA, one must first be a physician. You do not need to have an MSN to sit for the NI exam by the ANCC. There are specific requirements for CPHIMS, but being a nurse is not one of them. The correct answer is: To be certified in clinical informatics in association with AMIA, one must first be a physician.

When the AMIA model is used, which subfields are categorized as clinical informatics? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. Medical informatics b. Chemical informatics c. Business informatics d. Dental informatics e. Nursing informatics

When the AMIA model is used, the following disciplines are categorized as clinical informatics: medical informatics, nursing informatics, and dental informatics. The other responses are not clinically related. The correct answers are: Medical informatics, Nursing informatics, Dental informatics

Which examples represent proprietary applications suitable for real-time in-class student responses? (Select all that apply.) Select one or more: a. iClickr b. TurnOff c. ClickMe d. TurningPoint

iClickr and TurningPoint are applications currently marketed as audience response systems. TurnOff and ClickMe are not examples of audience response systems. The correct answers are: iClickr, TurningPoint