A nurse uses informatics to plan nursing care for a client. Which three terms best describes this science as it is applied to nursing?
A) Data, information, knowledge
B) Process, documentation, analysis
C) Research, controls, variables
D) Hypothesis, nursing, practice
Ans: A
According to the ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice, nursing informatics is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice. Nursing informatics facilitates the integration of data, information, and knowledge to support clients, nurses, and other providers in their decision making in all roles and settings. This support is accomplished through the use of information structures, information processes, and information technology (ANA, 2001, p. vii).
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