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Which of the following organizations use public health informatics to collect, store and analyze data on influenza each year is (1 mark)  

The fundamentals of nursing informatics include data, information, and knowledge. In your own words, define each term and explain how these terms are interrelated. (5 marks)  

Nursing education, nursing research, and nursing administration are fields that are affected by informatics technology. (1 mark)  

The next three (3) questions in this quiz refer to the following case study: Susan is a nurse working in a very busy medical unit. Susan complains on Twitter about one of her clients, her nursing colleagues, and her employer. Susan complains about one client who is very difficult and states that her nurse manager was not very helpful when she asked for assistance and guidance. She also complains that her employer is horrible to work for and that her nursing colleagues Linda and Brenda are very challenging to work with.   Did Susan violate any professional standards with her post on Twitter? Please provide an explanation. (2 marks) 

Which of the following best defines nursing informatics? (1 mark) 

Sarah, a nursing student, is taking an informatics course. The topic of the day’s class is professional issues concerning social media. How can Sarah use social media without violating any professional boundaries? (3 marks)  

Which of the following is the primary role of the nurse in telehealth? (1 mark) 

You take a sample from a growth-free portion of the zone of inhibition in the Kirby-Bauer test and inoculate it onto a plate of nonselective medium. What does it mean if growth occurs on the new plate? 

A teacher walking through her first-grade classroom pauses to pick up a used tissue that had ended up on the floor instead of in the waste basket. Unfortunately, after discarding the tissue, she doesn’t immediately wash her hands, and acquires a strain of rhinovirus. Several days later she begins to experience symptoms of a cold. Based upon this scenario, please select the mode of disease transmission demonstrated here. 

How is the name of the bacterium “proteus vulgaris” correctly written based on the binomial nomenclature?