The informatics nurse is preparing a presentation for new nursing staff. Which definition should the nurse use when explaining informatics to these colleagues?
A) A subspecialty of nursing that focuses on training in the use of computers
B) A specific area of medicine that highlights the importance of technology in patient care
C) A profession that is seeking an identity separate from medicine, nursing, or other behavioral sciences
D) An interdisciplinary field that includes computer, decision, information, management, and cognitive sciences
D) An interdisciplinary field that includes computer, decision, information, management, and cognitive sciences
Explanation:
A) Informatics is not a subspecialty of nursing that focuses on training in the use of computers.
B) Informatics is not a specific area of medicine that highlights the importance of technology in patient care.
C) Informatics is not a profession that is seeking an identity separate from medicine, nursing, or other behavioral sciences.
D) The American Medical Informatics Association states that informatics is an interdisciplinary field that draws from, as well as contributes to, computer science, decision science, information science, management science, and cognitive science.
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