ANCC NURSING INFORMATICS
CERTIFICATION REVIEW
260 Practice Questions with Answers &
Rationales 2025-2026
Foundations of Nursing Informatics
Question 1
Which definition best describes nursing informatics?
A. The use of computers only for documentation
B. The integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage
data and knowledge
C. The study of hospital billing systems
D. The replacement of nurses with technology
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
Nursing informatics combines nursing science, information science, and computer science to
support nursing practice, education, research, and administration.
Question 2
The primary goal of nursing informatics is to:
A. Reduce the number of nurses required
B. Improve patient care through effective management of information and technology
C. Eliminate clinical judgment
D. Replace documentation with automation
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale:
Nursing informatics improves safety, quality, efficiency, and decision-making through
information management.
Question 3
Which organization administers the Informatics Nursing Certification examination?
A. ANA
B. ANCC
C. CMS
D. HIMSS
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) administers nursing informatics certification.
Question 4
A nursing informatics specialist primarily functions as:
A. A computer programmer only
B. A bridge between clinical practice and information technology
C. A hospital accountant
D. A hardware technician only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
Nursing informaticists translate clinical needs into technology solutions.
Question 5
The Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) framework describes:
A. Levels of nursing education
B. Transformation of data into meaningful clinical decisions
C. Computer hardware components
D. Hospital organizational structure
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
DIKW explains how raw data becomes actionable wisdom.
DATA, INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM
Question 6
A patient's blood pressure reading of 150/90 mmHg is an example of:
A. Wisdom
B. Knowledge
C. Data
D. Information
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
A single measurement without interpretation is raw data.
Question 7
Recognizing that a blood pressure of 150/90 may indicate hypertension represents:
A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. Hardware
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Knowledge involves understanding relationships and meaning from information.
Question 8
A nurse deciding to notify the provider because of worsening hypertension demonstrates:
, A. Wisdom
B. Data entry
C. Storage
D. Encryption
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
Wisdom is the appropriate application of knowledge to clinical decisions.
Question 9
Which example represents information?
A. A patient's temperature reading
B. A list of laboratory values
C. A trend showing increasing infection markers
D. A clinical decision
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Information is processed and organized data that has meaning.
Question 10
The DIKW model begins with:
A. Wisdom
B. Knowledge
C. Information
D. Data
Correct Answer: D
Rationale:
Data is the foundation of the DIKW hierarchy.
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR)
CERTIFICATION REVIEW
260 Practice Questions with Answers &
Rationales 2025-2026
Foundations of Nursing Informatics
Question 1
Which definition best describes nursing informatics?
A. The use of computers only for documentation
B. The integration of nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage
data and knowledge
C. The study of hospital billing systems
D. The replacement of nurses with technology
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
Nursing informatics combines nursing science, information science, and computer science to
support nursing practice, education, research, and administration.
Question 2
The primary goal of nursing informatics is to:
A. Reduce the number of nurses required
B. Improve patient care through effective management of information and technology
C. Eliminate clinical judgment
D. Replace documentation with automation
Correct Answer: B
,Rationale:
Nursing informatics improves safety, quality, efficiency, and decision-making through
information management.
Question 3
Which organization administers the Informatics Nursing Certification examination?
A. ANA
B. ANCC
C. CMS
D. HIMSS
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) administers nursing informatics certification.
Question 4
A nursing informatics specialist primarily functions as:
A. A computer programmer only
B. A bridge between clinical practice and information technology
C. A hospital accountant
D. A hardware technician only
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
Nursing informaticists translate clinical needs into technology solutions.
Question 5
The Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom (DIKW) framework describes:
A. Levels of nursing education
B. Transformation of data into meaningful clinical decisions
C. Computer hardware components
D. Hospital organizational structure
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
DIKW explains how raw data becomes actionable wisdom.
DATA, INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM
Question 6
A patient's blood pressure reading of 150/90 mmHg is an example of:
A. Wisdom
B. Knowledge
C. Data
D. Information
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
A single measurement without interpretation is raw data.
Question 7
Recognizing that a blood pressure of 150/90 may indicate hypertension represents:
A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. Hardware
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Knowledge involves understanding relationships and meaning from information.
Question 8
A nurse deciding to notify the provider because of worsening hypertension demonstrates:
, A. Wisdom
B. Data entry
C. Storage
D. Encryption
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
Wisdom is the appropriate application of knowledge to clinical decisions.
Question 9
Which example represents information?
A. A patient's temperature reading
B. A list of laboratory values
C. A trend showing increasing infection markers
D. A clinical decision
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Information is processed and organized data that has meaning.
Question 10
The DIKW model begins with:
A. Wisdom
B. Knowledge
C. Information
D. Data
Correct Answer: D
Rationale:
Data is the foundation of the DIKW hierarchy.
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR)
