ANCC NURSING INFORMATICS
CERTIFICATION REVIEW FINAL PAPER
2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Definition of Nursing Informatics. Answer: A speciality that integrates
nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to
identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge
and wisdom in nursing practice.
⩥ Meaningful Use. Answer: Using certified electronic health record
technology to:
- improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce
health disparities
- engage patients and families
- improve care coordination, population and
public health
⩥ Total Quality Management (TQM). Answer: Used to depect Quality
Management measures. Examples include:
- cause and effect diagrams
- flowcharts
- histograms
,- Pareto charts
- Run charts
- Control charts
- scatter diagrams
⩥ Quality and Safey Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer: Goal is to
tackle the task of preparing nurses to enhance "the quality and safety of
the healthcare systems in which they work" Used in Nursing Education
and focuses on six competencies:
• Patient-centered care
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Evidence-based practice
• Quality improvement
• Safety
• Informatics
⩥ Failure mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Answer: A systematic,
proactive approach for evaluating a process to identify where and how it
might fail and to assess the relative impact of different failures.
⩥ Ishikawa Diagram (Fishbone). Answer: Used for brainstorming and to
help identify root causes for performance improvement by visualizing
causes and effects. The effect is the "head" and the causes are the
"bones"
,⩥ Root Cause Analysis. Answer: Structured method to analyze serious
adverse events.
Identifies underlying problems that increase the likelyhood of errors
(retrospective approach)
⩥ FOCUS Model and PDCA. Answer: An preformance improvement
model
F- find a process to improve
0- organize an effort
C- clarify current knowledge
U- understand process variation/capability
S- select a strategy for continious improvement
PDCA: repetitive process during FOCUS stages
Plan - Do - Check - Act
⩥ Turley's Model of Nursing Informatics. Answer: Nursing Informatics
is is the center of computer, cognitive, and informations sciences under
the umbrella of Nursing Science
⩥ Lewin's Theory of Change. Answer: Used infacilitating change, the
concepts of this theory include: Unfreezing - Movement - Refreezing
Driving and restraining forces
Deals with disconfirmation
, Cogintive redefinition
Creation of psychological safety or overcoming learning anxiety
⩥ Lean Six Sigma. Answer: Focus on removing wasteful practices and
making processes smoother and more efficient
⩥ Six Sigma. Answer: Used for process improvement. Project increase
quality and yield while reducing defects and variations.
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
⩥ Leapfrog Group. Answer: Triggers giant leaps in the safety, quality,
and affordability of healthcare by:
- supporting informed healthcare decisiona
- promoting high-value healthcare through
incentives and rewards
Good Leapfrog scores - more patients
⩥ Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements. Answer: -Joint
Commission
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
-Meaningful Use
-HITECH (health information technology for
CERTIFICATION REVIEW FINAL PAPER
2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Definition of Nursing Informatics. Answer: A speciality that integrates
nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to
identify, define, manage and communicate data, information, knowledge
and wisdom in nursing practice.
⩥ Meaningful Use. Answer: Using certified electronic health record
technology to:
- improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce
health disparities
- engage patients and families
- improve care coordination, population and
public health
⩥ Total Quality Management (TQM). Answer: Used to depect Quality
Management measures. Examples include:
- cause and effect diagrams
- flowcharts
- histograms
,- Pareto charts
- Run charts
- Control charts
- scatter diagrams
⩥ Quality and Safey Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer: Goal is to
tackle the task of preparing nurses to enhance "the quality and safety of
the healthcare systems in which they work" Used in Nursing Education
and focuses on six competencies:
• Patient-centered care
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Evidence-based practice
• Quality improvement
• Safety
• Informatics
⩥ Failure mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Answer: A systematic,
proactive approach for evaluating a process to identify where and how it
might fail and to assess the relative impact of different failures.
⩥ Ishikawa Diagram (Fishbone). Answer: Used for brainstorming and to
help identify root causes for performance improvement by visualizing
causes and effects. The effect is the "head" and the causes are the
"bones"
,⩥ Root Cause Analysis. Answer: Structured method to analyze serious
adverse events.
Identifies underlying problems that increase the likelyhood of errors
(retrospective approach)
⩥ FOCUS Model and PDCA. Answer: An preformance improvement
model
F- find a process to improve
0- organize an effort
C- clarify current knowledge
U- understand process variation/capability
S- select a strategy for continious improvement
PDCA: repetitive process during FOCUS stages
Plan - Do - Check - Act
⩥ Turley's Model of Nursing Informatics. Answer: Nursing Informatics
is is the center of computer, cognitive, and informations sciences under
the umbrella of Nursing Science
⩥ Lewin's Theory of Change. Answer: Used infacilitating change, the
concepts of this theory include: Unfreezing - Movement - Refreezing
Driving and restraining forces
Deals with disconfirmation
, Cogintive redefinition
Creation of psychological safety or overcoming learning anxiety
⩥ Lean Six Sigma. Answer: Focus on removing wasteful practices and
making processes smoother and more efficient
⩥ Six Sigma. Answer: Used for process improvement. Project increase
quality and yield while reducing defects and variations.
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
⩥ Leapfrog Group. Answer: Triggers giant leaps in the safety, quality,
and affordability of healthcare by:
- supporting informed healthcare decisiona
- promoting high-value healthcare through
incentives and rewards
Good Leapfrog scores - more patients
⩥ Regulatory and Accreditation Requirements. Answer: -Joint
Commission
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS)
-Meaningful Use
-HITECH (health information technology for
