A nurse educator has taught the same courses for the past 5 years and each year implements a few minor changes
Over this time, the educator has stored the grade data, including homework and assignment scores, in order to track trends following the implemented changes. What is the educator using to maintain this information?
1. Informatics
2. Student record management
3. Data warehousing
4. Management information system (MIS)
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Informatics is the use of computer technology in nursing practice.
Rationale 2: Student and course record management are programs that help maintain results of students' grades or attendance using spreadsheets.
Rationale 3: Data warehousing is the accumulation of large amounts of data that are stored over time and can be examined for output in different types of reports (charts and tables).
Rationale 4: A management information system (MIS) is designed to facilitate the organization and application of data used to manage an organization or department.
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