NR 599 NURSING INFORMATICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW
AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ what concepts/sciences does informatics apply (3)
Answer: computer science
cognitive science
information science
◉ What does computer science study
Answer: the theory of underpinning information and computation
and their implementation in computer systems
◉ Facets of computer science (4)
Answer: hardware
software
communication
solutions to related problems
,◉ What does cognitive science study
Answer: how the human mind works from an information
processing perspective
◉ What does information science study
Answer: retrieval and management of information and human-
computer interaction
◉ What are the 2 levels of NI practice
Answer: generalist
informatics-nurse specialists
◉ Generalist in NI practice
Answer: experience in the field and knowledgeable but not educated
at graduate level
◉ Informatics Nurse Specialist
Answer: More sophisticated level of understanding and skills-
graduate level training
Innovator
Conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory
, ◉ Does every healthcare setting have an informatics nurse or an
informatics nurse specialist?
Answer: No, but every setting requires at least a basic level of
nursing-informatics competencies
◉ what is knowledge work
Answer: collecting data, turning it into information and creating
knowledge/wisdom
◉ Why is nursing informatics important
Answer: because nurses are knowledge workers (taking data and
turning it into information and knowledge)
◉ How can technology aid knowledge work
Answer: helps to:
collect data
see trends
process information
create kowledge
◉ According to QSEN is informatics a key skill for optimal patient
care
Answer: Yes
ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL SOLUTION VIEW
AHEAD QUESTIONS
◉ what concepts/sciences does informatics apply (3)
Answer: computer science
cognitive science
information science
◉ What does computer science study
Answer: the theory of underpinning information and computation
and their implementation in computer systems
◉ Facets of computer science (4)
Answer: hardware
software
communication
solutions to related problems
,◉ What does cognitive science study
Answer: how the human mind works from an information
processing perspective
◉ What does information science study
Answer: retrieval and management of information and human-
computer interaction
◉ What are the 2 levels of NI practice
Answer: generalist
informatics-nurse specialists
◉ Generalist in NI practice
Answer: experience in the field and knowledgeable but not educated
at graduate level
◉ Informatics Nurse Specialist
Answer: More sophisticated level of understanding and skills-
graduate level training
Innovator
Conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory
, ◉ Does every healthcare setting have an informatics nurse or an
informatics nurse specialist?
Answer: No, but every setting requires at least a basic level of
nursing-informatics competencies
◉ what is knowledge work
Answer: collecting data, turning it into information and creating
knowledge/wisdom
◉ Why is nursing informatics important
Answer: because nurses are knowledge workers (taking data and
turning it into information and knowledge)
◉ How can technology aid knowledge work
Answer: helps to:
collect data
see trends
process information
create kowledge
◉ According to QSEN is informatics a key skill for optimal patient
care
Answer: Yes
