ANCC NURSING INFORMATICS
CERTIFICATION REVIEW ACTUAL EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ 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 testing is to determine the maximum load
capacity and to identify the load at which problems begin to occur.
Testing is done at both the safe working load (SWL) and above the
SWL.
⩥ In preparation for the workflow redesign necessitated for
implementation of an EHR, the first step should be to
a. Assess the EHR requirments
b. Conduct surveys about the workflow
c. Assess compatibility with the EHR
d. Map the current workflow. Answer: map the current workflow
⩥ Which resource for evidence-based research is provided by the
National Library of Medicine?
a. BMJ Publishing
CERTIFICATION REVIEW ACTUAL EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ 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 testing is to determine the maximum load
capacity and to identify the load at which problems begin to occur.
Testing is done at both the safe working load (SWL) and above the
SWL.
⩥ In preparation for the workflow redesign necessitated for
implementation of an EHR, the first step should be to
a. Assess the EHR requirments
b. Conduct surveys about the workflow
c. Assess compatibility with the EHR
d. Map the current workflow. Answer: map the current workflow
⩥ Which resource for evidence-based research is provided by the
National Library of Medicine?
a. BMJ Publishing
