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| Central processing unit (CPU) |
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| the processor/microprocessor that performs the computer program instructions, located in the box that contains the computer hardware |
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| a thin optical disk that can be read by the laser in a computer's CD-ROM drive |
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| Computer-based patient record (CPR)/ Electronic medical records (EMRs) |
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| the accumulation of large amounts of data that are stored over time |
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| all information about a client, includes nursing health history and physical assessment, physician's history and physical examination, laboratory and diagnostic test results |
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| stores and plays digital information, such as a movie; similar in size to CD-ROM |
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| learning in which people communicate effectively across long distances |
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| the physical parts of the computer |
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| Hospital information system (HIS) |
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| hospital information systems |
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| a worldwide computer network |
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| personal computers (PC) linked directly to or nearby PCs and servers by wires or wireless communication devices |
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| Management information systems (MIS) |
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| an expert who combines computer, information, and nursing science, develops policies and procedures that promote effective use of computerized records by nurses and other health care professionals |
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| the science of using computer information systems in the practice of nursing |
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| connected to a computer network |
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| at the edge or outward boundary |
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| individual microcomputer system referred to as a desktop, portable, laptop, notebook, or handheld computer |
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| Random access memory (RAM) |
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| data and instructions stored on chips; RAM storage is temporary and lost when the computer is turned off |
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| program and information stored on chips that cannot be altered by the user |
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| programs that manipulate primarily numbers |
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| technology used to transmit electronic medical data about clients to persons at distant locations |
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| computers linked across large distances |
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| refers to the complex links among webpages or websites, accessed through "addresses" called universal resource locators (URLs) |
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