NR 599 NURSING INFORMATICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ HIT is key according to the NQS (National quality strategy) to
achieve what 3 improvements
Answer: better car
affordable care
healthy populations
◉ what is certified EHR technology
Answer: EHR software that is approved by governing agencies and
meets specific standards
◉ what is electronic enterprise integration
Answer: linking healthcare providers, health plans, the government,
and other interested parties electronically
◉ what is a qualified EHR
Answer: an EHR that supports clinical documentation and decisions
and is capable of capturing, logging, and sharing that information
, ◉ what does a qualified EHR contain
Answer: patients demographic and clinical health information
including medical hx and a list of health problems
◉ what office was established by the HITECH act
Answer: office of the national coordinator for health information
technology (ONC)
◉ what is meaningful use
Answer: -an incentive program to encourage the adoption of EHR
-doesn't cover the total cost of EHRs
-need to use EHR in a meaningful way (certain criteria had to be
met)
-fostered faster adoption rates of EHR
◉ EHR versus EHRS
Answer: EHR - the record, EHRS - the software that enables use of
the information
◉ EHRS includes
Answer: CPOE (computerized practitioner order entry)
CDS (clinical decision systems)
practitioner documentation capability
ADVANCED PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ HIT is key according to the NQS (National quality strategy) to
achieve what 3 improvements
Answer: better car
affordable care
healthy populations
◉ what is certified EHR technology
Answer: EHR software that is approved by governing agencies and
meets specific standards
◉ what is electronic enterprise integration
Answer: linking healthcare providers, health plans, the government,
and other interested parties electronically
◉ what is a qualified EHR
Answer: an EHR that supports clinical documentation and decisions
and is capable of capturing, logging, and sharing that information
, ◉ what does a qualified EHR contain
Answer: patients demographic and clinical health information
including medical hx and a list of health problems
◉ what office was established by the HITECH act
Answer: office of the national coordinator for health information
technology (ONC)
◉ what is meaningful use
Answer: -an incentive program to encourage the adoption of EHR
-doesn't cover the total cost of EHRs
-need to use EHR in a meaningful way (certain criteria had to be
met)
-fostered faster adoption rates of EHR
◉ EHR versus EHRS
Answer: EHR - the record, EHRS - the software that enables use of
the information
◉ EHRS includes
Answer: CPOE (computerized practitioner order entry)
CDS (clinical decision systems)
practitioner documentation capability
