Nursing informatics is the:
a. coding and billing of hospital and physi-cian services.
b. management and processing of nursing practice data.
c. organization and selection of quality medical information.
d. support and troubleshooting of computer software issues.
B
Nursing informatics is the management and processing of nursing data, information, and know-ledge to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of nursing care.
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