ANCC IQ DOMAINS 1 TO 5 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 NURSING COMPETENCY
AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PRINCIPLES
◉ The Informatics nurse is involved with measure to protect the
security and confidentiality of patient data because:
a. it is a joint commission mandate
b. it is regulated by HIPPA legislation
c. the major cause of security breaches is human error
d. both B and C are correct.
Answer: d. It is regulated by HIPPA Legislation and The Major cause
of security breeches is human error.
◉ Controls to protect data privacy and integrity are both logical and:
a. physical
b. analytical
c. theoretical
d. psychological.
Answer: b. analytical
,◉ Which of the following is not a mechanism for protecting the
security of health data:
a. Automatic sign-offs
b. A Strong Password
c. Having one password per nursing unit
d. Firewalls.
Answer: C. Having one password per nursing unit.
◉ An audit trail is :
a. a log of which project meetings and events have been completed
b. an electronic tool that can track system access by individual user
who viewed a specific client record.
c. a proactive tool to monitor who will be using a system and
modifying data.
d. used primarily as a data integrity tool.
Answer: b. an electronic tool that can track system access by
individual user who viewed a specific client record.
◉ Data can be represented by all EXCEPT:
a. text
b. audio
c. transmission waves
d. video.
,Answer: a. text
◉ Things to consider related to disaster planning include:
a. should have only 1 database to make it easier to recover
b. all data should be stored onsite so it is accessible
c. must have a solid communication plan during disaster and
recovery.
d. an association or group that shows uniformity.
Answer: C. Must have a solid communication plan during disaster
and recover.
◉ Some examples of physical security for healthcare data are fences,
walls, locks, safes, vaults, armed guards, sensors, alarms.
True
False.
Answer: TRUE
◉ One way to track the activity that is occurring in a system is:
a. a GANTT chart
b. an audit trail
c. a data backup
d. biometrics.
, Answer: b. an audit trail
◉ PHI stands for :
a. physician hospital interchange
b. password hint indicator
c. potential hardware incursion
d. protected health information.
Answer: d. Protected Health Information
◉ If the informatics nurse is concerned that a computer system may
not function well during peak times of access the type of testing
needed is:
a. Functional Testing
b. System Integrated testing
c. Black box testing
d. Load volume testing.
Answer: Load Volume Testing
◉ What is Load Volume Testing?.
Answer: Load/volume testing is a non-functional testing for
reliability that assesses the ability of the system to function under
various loads, such as at peak times when multiple users in multiple
departments are accessing the system. The purpose of load/volume
STUDY GUIDE 2026 NURSING COMPETENCY
AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PRINCIPLES
◉ The Informatics nurse is involved with measure to protect the
security and confidentiality of patient data because:
a. it is a joint commission mandate
b. it is regulated by HIPPA legislation
c. the major cause of security breaches is human error
d. both B and C are correct.
Answer: d. It is regulated by HIPPA Legislation and The Major cause
of security breeches is human error.
◉ Controls to protect data privacy and integrity are both logical and:
a. physical
b. analytical
c. theoretical
d. psychological.
Answer: b. analytical
,◉ Which of the following is not a mechanism for protecting the
security of health data:
a. Automatic sign-offs
b. A Strong Password
c. Having one password per nursing unit
d. Firewalls.
Answer: C. Having one password per nursing unit.
◉ An audit trail is :
a. a log of which project meetings and events have been completed
b. an electronic tool that can track system access by individual user
who viewed a specific client record.
c. a proactive tool to monitor who will be using a system and
modifying data.
d. used primarily as a data integrity tool.
Answer: b. an electronic tool that can track system access by
individual user who viewed a specific client record.
◉ Data can be represented by all EXCEPT:
a. text
b. audio
c. transmission waves
d. video.
,Answer: a. text
◉ Things to consider related to disaster planning include:
a. should have only 1 database to make it easier to recover
b. all data should be stored onsite so it is accessible
c. must have a solid communication plan during disaster and
recovery.
d. an association or group that shows uniformity.
Answer: C. Must have a solid communication plan during disaster
and recover.
◉ Some examples of physical security for healthcare data are fences,
walls, locks, safes, vaults, armed guards, sensors, alarms.
True
False.
Answer: TRUE
◉ One way to track the activity that is occurring in a system is:
a. a GANTT chart
b. an audit trail
c. a data backup
d. biometrics.
, Answer: b. an audit trail
◉ PHI stands for :
a. physician hospital interchange
b. password hint indicator
c. potential hardware incursion
d. protected health information.
Answer: d. Protected Health Information
◉ If the informatics nurse is concerned that a computer system may
not function well during peak times of access the type of testing
needed is:
a. Functional Testing
b. System Integrated testing
c. Black box testing
d. Load volume testing.
Answer: Load Volume Testing
◉ What is Load Volume Testing?.
Answer: Load/volume testing is a non-functional testing for
reliability that assesses the ability of the system to function under
various loads, such as at peak times when multiple users in multiple
departments are accessing the system. The purpose of load/volume
