Nursing Informatics Midterm – Higher Education
Nursing Curriculum / ANA Standards
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS
Questions 1–15
1. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), which of the following
best defines nursing informatics?
A) The use of computers to document patient care and maintain medical records
B) A specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
in nursing practice
C) The application of technology to streamline hospital administrative functions
D) The use of electronic health records to reduce medication errors
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA defines nursing informatics as a specialty that integrates
nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
Option A is too narrow, focusing only on documentation. Option C describes
administrative technology use, not the comprehensive integration of sciences.
Option D describes only one application of informatics.
2. Nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of nursing practice by
which organization?
A) The Joint Commission (TJC)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) formally recognizes
nursing informatics as a specialty area of nursing practice. The ANA publishes the
Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the specialty.
TJC accredits healthcare organizations, NLN focuses on nursing education, and
CMS is a federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
3. The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice is currently in
its:
A) 1st Edition
B) 2nd Edition
C) 3rd Edition
D) 4th Edition
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice was
published in its 3rd edition in 2022. This edition describes a competent level of
nursing care at each level of nursing informatics practice and provides
comprehensive overviews of the dynamic and complex practice of the nursing
informatics specialty.
4. The ANA Scope and Standards for nursing informatics are applicable for how
many years from the date they are approved and published?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 7 years
D) 10 years
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ANA Scope and Standards are applicable for 5 years from the date
they are approved and published. This ensures that the standards remain current
with advances in healthcare and professional nursing practice.
,5. A nurse informaticist is working on a project to implement a new clinical
decision support system. According to the ANA Standards of Practice, which
standard should guide the initial phase of this project?
A) Standard 5: Implementation
B) Standard 1: Assessment
C) Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
D) Standard 6: Evaluation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics follow the
nursing process. Standard 1 is Assessment. Before implementing any system, the
informatics nurse must first assess the healthcare consumer's needs, the
situation, and the context. Implementation (Standard 5), Outcomes Identification
(Standard 3), and Evaluation (Standard 6) come later in the process.
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the Standards of Practice for Nursing
Informatics as defined by the ANA?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis, Problems, and Issues Identification
C) Financial Management
D) Outcomes Identification
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The six Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics as defined by
the ANA are: Assessment; Diagnosis, Problems, and Issues Identification;
Outcomes Identification; Planning; Implementation; and Evaluation. Financial
Management is not a standard of practice; it relates more to administrative or
operational functions.
7. The Standards of Professional Performance for Nursing Informatics include all
of the following EXCEPT:
, A) Ethics
B) Education
C) Quality of Practice
D) Medication Administration
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Standards of Professional Performance for Nursing Informatics
include: Ethics, Education, Evidence-Based Practice and Research, Quality of
Practice, Communication, Leadership, Collaboration, Professional Practice
Evaluation, Resource Utilization, and Environmental Health. Medication
Administration is a clinical nursing function, not a standard of professional
performance for informatics.
8. According to the ANA, the Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics have
general recommendations that follow which established framework?
A) The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle
B) The nursing process
C) The Lean Six Sigma methodology
D) The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics have general
recommendations that follow the nursing process. The nursing process—
assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation—provides the foundational framework. PDSA is used in quality
improvement, Lean Six Sigma is used for process improvement, and SDLC is used
in software development.
9. The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice describes a
competent level of nursing care at each level of nursing informatics practice and
provides:
Nursing Curriculum / ANA Standards
SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING INFORMATICS
Questions 1–15
1. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), which of the following
best defines nursing informatics?
A) The use of computers to document patient care and maintain medical records
B) A specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
in nursing practice
C) The application of technology to streamline hospital administrative functions
D) The use of electronic health records to reduce medication errors
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA defines nursing informatics as a specialty that integrates
nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
Option A is too narrow, focusing only on documentation. Option C describes
administrative technology use, not the comprehensive integration of sciences.
Option D describes only one application of informatics.
2. Nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of nursing practice by
which organization?
A) The Joint Commission (TJC)
B) American Nurses Association (ANA)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) formally recognizes
nursing informatics as a specialty area of nursing practice. The ANA publishes the
Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the specialty.
TJC accredits healthcare organizations, NLN focuses on nursing education, and
CMS is a federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
3. The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice is currently in
its:
A) 1st Edition
B) 2nd Edition
C) 3rd Edition
D) 4th Edition
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice was
published in its 3rd edition in 2022. This edition describes a competent level of
nursing care at each level of nursing informatics practice and provides
comprehensive overviews of the dynamic and complex practice of the nursing
informatics specialty.
4. The ANA Scope and Standards for nursing informatics are applicable for how
many years from the date they are approved and published?
A) 3 years
B) 5 years
C) 7 years
D) 10 years
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: ANA Scope and Standards are applicable for 5 years from the date
they are approved and published. This ensures that the standards remain current
with advances in healthcare and professional nursing practice.
,5. A nurse informaticist is working on a project to implement a new clinical
decision support system. According to the ANA Standards of Practice, which
standard should guide the initial phase of this project?
A) Standard 5: Implementation
B) Standard 1: Assessment
C) Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
D) Standard 6: Evaluation
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The ANA Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics follow the
nursing process. Standard 1 is Assessment. Before implementing any system, the
informatics nurse must first assess the healthcare consumer's needs, the
situation, and the context. Implementation (Standard 5), Outcomes Identification
(Standard 3), and Evaluation (Standard 6) come later in the process.
6. Which of the following is NOT one of the Standards of Practice for Nursing
Informatics as defined by the ANA?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis, Problems, and Issues Identification
C) Financial Management
D) Outcomes Identification
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The six Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics as defined by
the ANA are: Assessment; Diagnosis, Problems, and Issues Identification;
Outcomes Identification; Planning; Implementation; and Evaluation. Financial
Management is not a standard of practice; it relates more to administrative or
operational functions.
7. The Standards of Professional Performance for Nursing Informatics include all
of the following EXCEPT:
, A) Ethics
B) Education
C) Quality of Practice
D) Medication Administration
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Standards of Professional Performance for Nursing Informatics
include: Ethics, Education, Evidence-Based Practice and Research, Quality of
Practice, Communication, Leadership, Collaboration, Professional Practice
Evaluation, Resource Utilization, and Environmental Health. Medication
Administration is a clinical nursing function, not a standard of professional
performance for informatics.
8. According to the ANA, the Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics have
general recommendations that follow which established framework?
A) The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle
B) The nursing process
C) The Lean Six Sigma methodology
D) The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Standards of Practice for Nursing Informatics have general
recommendations that follow the nursing process. The nursing process—
assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and
evaluation—provides the foundational framework. PDSA is used in quality
improvement, Lean Six Sigma is used for process improvement, and SDLC is used
in software development.
9. The ANA Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice describes a
competent level of nursing care at each level of nursing informatics practice and
provides:
