The informatics nurse is examining structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology development guidelines. What is the nurse studying?
A) Standardized terminologies
B) Healthcare standards
C) Healthcare terminology
D) Health-information standards
A) Standardized terminologies
Explanation: A) Standardized terminologies are structured and controlled languages developed according to terminology-development guidelines and approved by an authoritative body.
B) Healthcare standards are not a controlled language.
C) Healthcare-terminology standards are designed to enable and support widespread interoperability among healthcare-software applications for the purpose of sharing information.
D) Health-information standards are not a controlled language.
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