NCMA210: NURSING INFORMATICS QUIZZES
When was Philippine Nurses Association founded?
1922
Computers were first developed in the late 1930s to early 1940s, but used in the healthcare industry during which period?
1950's
Hospital Information System (HIS) which are primarily used to process financial transaction was developed during?
1960's
Giant leap for Nursing Informatic happened during which period?
1970's
The term NI first appeared in the literature.
1980's
Among the key components of system theories are: 1. All the presented choices 2. Process 3. Control 4. Feedback
All the presented choices
Records waveforms as they are
Analog
Utility programs perform a specific task related to the management of computer functions, resources, or files. The following are examples of utility programs EXCEPT 1. Dish clean-up 2. Dish defragmenter 3. Web browser 4. Anti-virus
Anti-virus
This defines the process involving data storage and distribution?
Architecture Standards
Its main role is to load the OS
Basic input and output system
CPR, in the nursing informatics context, is also known as:
Computer-based Patient Record
A classification of data based on how data will be used.
Conceptual Data
Allow data to be transported across systems without losing meaning and context.
Conceptual Standards
An agreement drafted by the project team leader that includes the scope of the project and the proposed activation strategy for implementation.
Documentation and negotiation of project scope
Which of the following is NOT a guideline that help increase the dependability of healthcare systems:
Don't be meticulous
Summarizes the entire system, identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation process.
Evaluation Phase
A preliminary analysis to determine of the processed problem can be solved by the implementation of a CIS or component application.
Feasibility Study
Permits users to send all types of electronic files over the internet.
File transmision protocol
It refers to what EHR delivers to meet the organizational objectives and the needs of the patients and end users
Functionality
Microsoft Amalga is considered as what type of information system:
Hospital Information System
Which of the following are standards of healthcare? Select all that apply. I. Architecture Standards II. Messaging Standards III. Document Standards IV, Application Standards V. Conceptual Standards VI. Terminology Standards
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Before awards are given to excellent organizations or hospitals, it is a must to first assess them for quality and worth. The criteria to assess include: Select all that apply. I. Management II. Functionality III. Administration IV. Value V. Cost VI. Technology
I, II, IV, VI
Ensures that once the system is installed in the live environment, the system and the delivery of healthcare in the organization will run smoothly.
Implementation phase
Encoding the volume of IVF into the automatic intravenous infusion pump and the number of hours to run is a kind of system initiation known as:
Input
Nurse Jacob made an entry in her nurse's notes after she had given the medications of her patient.
Input
The combination of patient's data and multiples source like lab, radiographic, PE results is considered as what components of the CDSS?
Integrated real-time patient's database
Among the historical perspective of NI, which is associated with nursing practice?
Integration of NCPs, patient care data as part of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
A rule-based expert system designed to diagnose and recommend treatment for certain blood infections?
MYCIN
A powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting many hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously and uses power to execute more programs concurrently.
Mainframes
Which of the following computers did not used vacuum tubes for their circuitry?
Motorola
A speaker may use this software to organize a slide show for an audience. A unique feature of this program is the ability to create transitions and animations as well as handouts and space for notes
Presentation software
Conversion of data in meaningful operations.
Process
Executable program or set of instructions that, when executed, causes a computer to open or start a specific computer program.
Processing files
Refreshing the page to ensure that the latest copy is loaded.
Reloading
The system responds to user input within an expected and acceptable time period.
Responsiveness
Who is the creator and leading advocate of Free Software?
Richard Stallman
It is considered to be the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world.
SNOMED-CT
A device that reads a printed page and converts it into a graphic image on the computer.
Scanner
Considered as the definition of the communication?
Semantics
Considered as the structure of the communication?
Syntax
This serves as a bridge between system hardware and application software:
System Software
Provides the conceptual basis for understanding complex entities that consist of multiple related parts working together to achieve a desired result:
System Theory
Dependability comprises the following attributes EXCEPT:
System availability
It is the technical design and architecture that enable the HER to deliver the required functionality and performance
Technology
These vocabularies provide specific codes or labels to a clinical concept like diagnosis, interventions, diseases, etc?
Terminology Standards
Verifies that the computer programs are written correctly and ensures that the system will function as planned.
Testing Phase
Which of the following is not an example of technology used in Telehealth?
Text messaging
An interactive visual display where users select options from a displayed menu using fingertips on screen.
Touch screen
An information system that records the daily transaction and considered as vital for the organization
Transaction processing system
Allows the computers to connect to a network and exchange data by breaking it into small packets.
Transmission control protocol
URL stands for?
Universal Resource Locator
These are the maintenance programs that sustain efficiency and speed of the computer
Utility Programs
A concrete return on investment as well as intrinsic worth derived from the implementation of the EHR
Value
Nurses are able to manage a wide range of healthcare problems of clients.
Wisdom
Used for keying-in reports, letters and tables as well as merging documents. Writing tasks previously done on typewriters with considerable effort can be easily completed with:
Word processing software
They regard Clinical Decision Support Systems as active knowledge systems which use two or more items of patient data to generate case-specific advice.
Wyatt and Spiegelhalter
Nursing Informatics was recognized and accepted by ANA as a nursing specialty.
1992
Patient Care Data Set was recognized by ANA as one of the vocabularies to be considered for use by nurses.
1998
Which generation of computers uses vacuum tubes for circuitry?
1st Generation
All are correct about the definition of computer in nursing, EXCEPT? 1. It is a machine or device that performs processes, calculations, and operation based or instruction, provided by a software or hardware system. 2. It is derived from the German word "computare" meaning to calculate or programmable machine 3. It is used to manage information in patient care monitor quality of nursing care and evaluate outcomes 4. It is referred as Information Technology and synonymous to Nursing Informatics.
2. It is derived from the German word "computare" meaning to calculate or programmable machine
When did the President of the United States of America calls for widespread adaptation of EHR in 10 years
2003
Post 2000 came and significant innovations happened EXCEPT: 1. Increased Information Technology (IT) solutions on healthcare environment 2. Mobile computing devices were also started to be utilized in healthcare 3.NI was approved by American Nurses Association (ANA) as a new nursing specialty 4. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was enacted
3.NI was approved by American Nurses Association (ANA) as a new nursing specialty
All of the following are true about computers EXCEPT: 1. A computer is capable of performing certain logical operation. 2. A computer provides new time dimension and has the ability to store and retrieve information 3. A computer is a machine that is capable of performing sequence of arithmetic and logic operations 4. A computer can derive meaning from objects
4. A computer can derive meaning from objects
The following propositions are true about System Theory except: 1. A system's parts interact in such a way that the parts are interdependent with respect to the system's process 2. Effects on the systems processing will affect the system's output 3. The functioning of a system is different than the functioning of its separate parts 4.None of the presented choices
4.None of the presented choices
Computer programs used to input, store, modify, process and access data in a database.
DBMS
A decision support system that makes use of sets of clinical findings (signs and symptoms) to ranked list of diagnosis which explains a clinical manifestation is known as?
DXPLAIN
It refers to a collection of organized information, usually the result of experience, observation or experiment, other information within a computer system, or a set of premises.
Data
Allow transactions to flow consistently between systems or organizations because they contain instructions for format, data, elements, and structure.
Data Exchange/ Messaging Standards
Allows event to go into effect and activate alerts and reminders automatically?
Data driven mechanism
All are aspects of Nursing Informatics (NI). Select all that apply. I. Data recovery II. Ethics III. Patient care IV. Decision support system V. Human-computer interaction VI. Information systems
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
A worldwide network of interconnected computer networks that operates using standard set of communications.
Internet
Protocol that is responsible for making decision on the packets and routing them
Internet protocol
A rule-based expert system designed at the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 for the diagnosis of complex diagnosis of complex problems in general internal medicine? Correct!
Internist 1
Discovering the meaningful facts and the relationship between facts.
Knowledge
Translate the knowledge representation scheme used in the system so clinical knowledge in the system can be extracted and translated into a machine executable logic?
Knowledge Engineer
A component of a computer known as users or people who work with the computer.
Peopleware
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of an awardee?
Pessimistic about usage of technology in the healthcare setting
The Nicholas Davis Excellence Awardees show differences that make one distinct from the other. The following are their differences EXCEPT
Present short but concrete operational planning
Software used for budgeting, keeping track of inventory, preparing financial reports, or manipulating numbers. The main component of these programs is cells, a table-like intersection of rows and columns, wherein users can type formulas and keying-in numbers or words
Spreadsheet software
Jumping ahead of the browser if the link is already loaded but the rest of the page is lagging behind.
Surfing
Wrote the first visionary description of the potential uses for IT with his description of the "memex" automated library system.
Vannever Bush
Carries out the machine language called fetch, execute, decode and store.
Control unit
It involves installation to actual user environment that signals program implementation.
Beta-testing
Which of the following is a practical approach to attain dependability?
Build tolerant systems that anticipate problems
Among the classification of computers which have defined boundaries
Closed System
Nurse Susan as a nurse informatics knows that a computer system that has sealed boundaries that separate itself from the rest of the environment is:
Closed System
A type of system that is clearly differentiated from all other systems and factors from its environment. Its boundaries are clearly defined and rigid:
Closed system
Award given to healthcare organizations with recognizable effort in technology utilization:
Davies Organizational
Mayor X plans to implement full computerization of healthcare data among all health centers in his community. What award is most likely to be given to them?
Davies Public Health
The minimum data elements necessary for defining the cost and quality of nursing care.
NMDS
The first networking protocol used on the ARPANET was?
Network Control Protocol
It is the program where awards are given to those institutions/private practices that have recognizable effort in utilizing healthcare informatics.
Nicholas E. Davis Awards Excellence Program
He invented the field of Cybernetics.
Norbert Wiener
Digital libraries, online resources, and research protocols at bedside is associated with
Nursing Administration
A single data element related to more than one data element.
One to many
Systems that exhibit integration, fluid or fuzzy boundaries, and interaction with their environment. It may overlap other systems and may be a subsystem within a larger system:
Open System
Acts as a host for applications that are run on the machine
Operating system
Allow computers to report its results to external world in a form of text, graphics, signals, sounds.
Output Devices
A compiled structured language built upon algol, simplifies syntax while adding data types and structures.
PASCAL