Nursing informatics is the ____
a. Coding and billing of hospital and physician 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 (Graves & Corcoran, 1989).
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