Question 1

A nurse is teaching a nursing student about bioinformatics. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Bioinformatics has assisted studying biological processes, including the sequencing of the human genome." 
B)  "Bioinformatics is a new area of science where scientists examine one gene or protein." 
C)  "Bioinformatics is an academic discipline that applies health technologies to promote health." 
D)  "Bioinformatics uses medical information to improve individual health through technology." 
A)  "Bioinformatics has assisted studying biological processes, including the sequencing of the human genome." 
B)  "Bioinformatics is a new area of science where scientists examine one gene or protein." 
C)  "Bioinformatics is an academic discipline that applies health technologies to promote health." 
D)  "Bioinformatics uses medical information to improve individual health through technology." A

Question 2

Personalized medicine is often described as providing the right patient with the right drug at the right dose at the right time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

A nurse receives a patient's genetic test results and phones the physician with the results. The nurse understands which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetic test results can impact which medications are prescribed to the patient. 
B)  Genetic test results are important to include in the research databases. 
C)  Genetic test results can impact the patient's family members in a negative way. 
D)  Genetic test results need to be repeated to verify the validity. 
A)  Genetic test results can impact which medications are prescribed to the patient. 
B)  Genetic test results are important to include in the research databases. 
C)  Genetic test results can impact the patient's family members in a negative way. 
D)  Genetic test results need to be repeated to verify the validity. A

Question 4

A scientist is analyzing and interpreting data to form a new algorithm and statistics, a process known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  computational biology. 
B)  biomedical technology. 
C)  nursing computational technology. 
D)  health computational biology. 
A)  computational biology. 
B)  biomedical technology. 
C)  nursing computational technology. 
D)  health computational biology.

Question 5

The Human Genome Project began in 1990 and was completed in 2003.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Human Genome Project helped researchers to realize that ethical, legal, and social issues arise from studying human genomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bioinformatics is the branch of biology that is concerned with the acquisition, storage, display, and analysis of the information found in nucleic acid and protein sequence data. Computers and bioinformatics software are the tools of the trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Biomedical informatics is the application of bioinformatics in health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Two examples of publicly available databases are the Gene Expression Omnibus, which is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine, and Array-Express, which is maintained by the European Bioinformatics Institute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

After reading this chapter, you know that the study of genomics is helping clinicians to understand better the interaction between genes and the environment. This new information and knowledge will continue to help clinicians find ways to improve health and prevent disease. How do you envision patient care will change based on genomics in 10 years, 20 years, or 50 years in the future?

Accepted Answer

In the next 10 years, we can expect to s

Question 11

The future of health care is based on genomics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Bioinformatics tools are used in a healthcare organization to analyze which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large datasets of clinical information 
B)  Medical and nursing errors 
C)  Financial revenue 
D)  Patient and staff satisfaction 
A)  Large datasets of clinical information 
B)  Medical and nursing errors 
C)  Financial revenue 
D)  Patient and staff satisfaction

Question 13

Bioinformatics molecular data and measurement tools are publicly available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A scientist is analyzing sequencing data in a computer in order to identify genes. This analysis is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bioinformatics 
B)  Biomedicine 
C)  Computational informatics 
D)  Medical informatics 
A)  Bioinformatics 
B)  Biomedicine 
C)  Computational informatics 
D)  Medical informatics

Question 15

Studying variations in DNA sequencing is important for understanding disease in humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A healthcare provider is discussing the Human Genome Project with a patient. Which of the following should the healthcare provider highlight as issues that have arisen out of human DNA sequencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical, legal, and social issues 
B)  Access to health care issues 
C)  Diversity in health care issues 
D)  Financial issues 
A)  Ethical, legal, and social issues 
B)  Access to health care issues 
C)  Diversity in health care issues 
D)  Financial issues

Question 17

Both the molecular biomarkers and the protein-based network biomarkers have limitations because of their static nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Biomedical Informatics is the science underlying the acquisition, maintenance, retrieval, and application of biomedical knowledge and information to improve patient care, medical education, and health sciences research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Review the ethical, social, and legal issues (ESLI) raised by the Human Genome Project presented in Box 24-2. Prepare a similar list of ESLI questions to apply to the public health databases being developed for health information exchanges. Can you appreciate how these ESLI questions are widely applicable to protecting information gathered from human subjects?

Accepted Answer

The ethical, social, and legal issues (E

Question 20

What is biomedical informatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most important aspect in information discovery, retrieval, and delivery, enabling those managing the knowledge to reevaluate and rethink the way they are understanding and utilizing what they know and have learned 
B)  An interdisciplinary science with a focus on data management and interpretation for complex biological phenomena that are analyzed and visualized using mathematical modeling and numerical methodologies with predictive algorithms 
C)  The interdisciplinary science of acquiring, structuring, analyzing, and providing access to biomedical data, information, and knowledge 
D)  The actual process of analyzing and interpreting data 
A)  The most important aspect in information discovery, retrieval, and delivery, enabling those managing the knowledge to reevaluate and rethink the way they are understanding and utilizing what they know and have learned 
B)  An interdisciplinary science with a focus on data management and interpretation for complex biological phenomena that are analyzed and visualized using mathematical modeling and numerical methodologies with predictive algorithms 
C)  The interdisciplinary science of acquiring, structuring, analyzing, and providing access to biomedical data, information, and knowledge 
D)  The actual process of analyzing and interpreting data

Exam 24: Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, and Computational Biology

A nurse is teaching a nursing student about bioinformatics. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

Personalized medicine is often described as providing the right patient with the right drug at the right dose at the right time.

A nurse receives a patient's genetic test results and phones the physician with the results. The nurse understands which of the following?

A scientist is analyzing and interpreting data to form a new algorithm and statistics, a process known as:

The Human Genome Project began in 1990 and was completed in 2003.

The Human Genome Project helped researchers to realize that ethical, legal, and social issues arise from studying human genomes.

Bioinformatics is the branch of biology that is concerned with the acquisition, storage, display, and analysis of the information found in nucleic acid and protein sequence data. Computers and bioinformatics software are the tools of the trade.

Biomedical informatics is the application of bioinformatics in health care.

Two examples of publicly available databases are the Gene Expression Omnibus, which is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the National Library of Medicine, and Array-Express, which is maintained by the European Bioinformatics Institute.

The future of health care is based on genomics.

Bioinformatics tools are used in a healthcare organization to analyze which of the following?

Bioinformatics molecular data and measurement tools are publicly available.

A scientist is analyzing sequencing data in a computer in order to identify genes. This analysis is which of the following?

Studying variations in DNA sequencing is important for understanding disease in humans.

A healthcare provider is discussing the Human Genome Project with a patient. Which of the following should the healthcare provider highlight as issues that have arisen out of human DNA sequencing?

Both the molecular biomarkers and the protein-based network biomarkers have limitations because of their static nature.

Biomedical Informatics is the science underlying the acquisition, maintenance, retrieval, and application of biomedical knowledge and information to improve patient care, medical education, and health sciences research.

What is biomedical informatics?

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