A Nurse Is Explaining the Use of Public Health Informatics

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse is explaining the use of public health informatics to a nursing student. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

• A) "Public health informatics can assist to provide adequate disease surveillance."
• B) "Public health informatics initiates the timely investigation of infectious diseases."
• C) "Public health informatics prioritizes the adoption of nursing terminology standardization."
• D) "Public health informatics is used for documentation of disease outbreaks only."

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Definitions:

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