Nursing Informatics Certification Exam
Questions with Accurate Answers
ABC Codes correct answer Used to bill for Intergrative or alternative healthcare
practices (yoga, renki)
Access code correct answer Unique identifier generally provided by a name and
password for the specific purpose of restricting computer or information system
use to persons who have legitimate authority to view or use information found in
the computer or information system.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) correct answer Payment and healthcare
delivery reform model that ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics and
reductions in the total cost of care for a given patient population.
Acuity System correct answer Facilitates staffing ratios according to patient
acuity.
Uses the 5 rights of staffing:
1. Right number of staff
2. Right skills
3. Right location
4. Right time
5. Right patient assignments
Adaptation Curve correct answer Innovators - pull the change
Early Adaptors - will try new ideas but careful
Early Majority - careful but accept change quicker
,Late Majority - will accept change after majority
Laggards - accept change only after new way
becomes tradition
Administrative information systems correct answer Systems that support patient
care by managing financial and demographic information and providing reporting
capabilities.
Adult Teaching/Learning Principals correct answer -Adults tend to be self-directed
-Adults have a reservoir of experience, can be a resorce for learning
-Adults tend to have life, task, problem-centered orientation to learning
-Adults tend to have an internal/intrinsic motivation to learn
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) correct answer An agency
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that supports health
services research initiatives.
Aggregate data correct answer Data that are derived from large population
groups.
Algorithm correct answer A definite set of specific steps or actions for completing
a given task from beginning to end to reach a specific outcome.
Alpha Testing correct answer An initial phase of testing often used in software
testing
,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) correct answer
Legislation that included provisions for health information technology and funding
for the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
(ONCHIT).
Analytical Science correct answer Allows for decision-making based on available
information
Archetypes correct answer Re-usable clinical models of content and processes
significant for an initiative to develop a lifelong electronic record.
Architecture correct answer Structure of the central processing unit and its
interrelated elements within an information system.
Arden Syntax correct answer Standard language used in the healthcare industry
for writing rules.
Asynchronous Learning correct answer A student-centered teaching method that
uses online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the
constraints of time and place among a network of people
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) correct answer High-speed data transmission
method suitable for voice, data, image, text, and video information that use fiber
or twisted pair cable. It is faster than ISDN, but less frequently used for reasons of
cost, availability, and a lack of standards.
Auditing correct answer An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses
through the observation of techniques and activities
, Authoring tools correct answer Software programs that allow persons with little
or no programming expertise to create instructional computer programs.
Backloaded correct answer Information that is preloaded into the system before
the go-live date.
Backup and Recovery correct answer -Backup should be stored on multiple
devices
-Backups should be performed during times of minimal access
-Systems should be backed up at least weekly and tested at least monthly
-"Warm Site" off site back up system containing patient data. Able to activate
within hours and located 50 miles from home site.
Bagging correct answer The use of voting and averaging in predictive data mining
to synthesize the predictions from many models or methods or for using the same
type of a model on different data; it deals with the unpredictability of results
when complex models are used to data mine small data sets.
Bar Graph correct answer Used to compare things between different groups or to
track changes over time, especially large changes
Basic Input/Output System correct answer Boot firmware. Type of ROM that the
computer uses when it boots up.
Batch processing correct answer Manipulation of large amounts of data into
meaningful applications at times when computer demands are lowest as a means
to maintain system performance during peak utilization hours. Batch-processed
Questions with Accurate Answers
ABC Codes correct answer Used to bill for Intergrative or alternative healthcare
practices (yoga, renki)
Access code correct answer Unique identifier generally provided by a name and
password for the specific purpose of restricting computer or information system
use to persons who have legitimate authority to view or use information found in
the computer or information system.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) correct answer Payment and healthcare
delivery reform model that ties provider reimbursement to quality metrics and
reductions in the total cost of care for a given patient population.
Acuity System correct answer Facilitates staffing ratios according to patient
acuity.
Uses the 5 rights of staffing:
1. Right number of staff
2. Right skills
3. Right location
4. Right time
5. Right patient assignments
Adaptation Curve correct answer Innovators - pull the change
Early Adaptors - will try new ideas but careful
Early Majority - careful but accept change quicker
,Late Majority - will accept change after majority
Laggards - accept change only after new way
becomes tradition
Administrative information systems correct answer Systems that support patient
care by managing financial and demographic information and providing reporting
capabilities.
Adult Teaching/Learning Principals correct answer -Adults tend to be self-directed
-Adults have a reservoir of experience, can be a resorce for learning
-Adults tend to have life, task, problem-centered orientation to learning
-Adults tend to have an internal/intrinsic motivation to learn
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) correct answer An agency
within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that supports health
services research initiatives.
Aggregate data correct answer Data that are derived from large population
groups.
Algorithm correct answer A definite set of specific steps or actions for completing
a given task from beginning to end to reach a specific outcome.
Alpha Testing correct answer An initial phase of testing often used in software
testing
,American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) correct answer
Legislation that included provisions for health information technology and funding
for the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
(ONCHIT).
Analytical Science correct answer Allows for decision-making based on available
information
Archetypes correct answer Re-usable clinical models of content and processes
significant for an initiative to develop a lifelong electronic record.
Architecture correct answer Structure of the central processing unit and its
interrelated elements within an information system.
Arden Syntax correct answer Standard language used in the healthcare industry
for writing rules.
Asynchronous Learning correct answer A student-centered teaching method that
uses online learning resources to facilitate information sharing outside the
constraints of time and place among a network of people
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) correct answer High-speed data transmission
method suitable for voice, data, image, text, and video information that use fiber
or twisted pair cable. It is faster than ISDN, but less frequently used for reasons of
cost, availability, and a lack of standards.
Auditing correct answer An evaluation to indicate needed corrective responses
through the observation of techniques and activities
, Authoring tools correct answer Software programs that allow persons with little
or no programming expertise to create instructional computer programs.
Backloaded correct answer Information that is preloaded into the system before
the go-live date.
Backup and Recovery correct answer -Backup should be stored on multiple
devices
-Backups should be performed during times of minimal access
-Systems should be backed up at least weekly and tested at least monthly
-"Warm Site" off site back up system containing patient data. Able to activate
within hours and located 50 miles from home site.
Bagging correct answer The use of voting and averaging in predictive data mining
to synthesize the predictions from many models or methods or for using the same
type of a model on different data; it deals with the unpredictability of results
when complex models are used to data mine small data sets.
Bar Graph correct answer Used to compare things between different groups or to
track changes over time, especially large changes
Basic Input/Output System correct answer Boot firmware. Type of ROM that the
computer uses when it boots up.
Batch processing correct answer Manipulation of large amounts of data into
meaningful applications at times when computer demands are lowest as a means
to maintain system performance during peak utilization hours. Batch-processed
