ANCC MED SURG CERTIFICATION
2026 STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What year did the ANA identify NI as a nursing specialty?. Answer:
1992
◉ When was the first scope of practice statement for NI published?.
Answer: 1994
◉ ANA definition of NI. Answer: Specialty that integrates nursing
science with multiple informative and analytical sciences to identify,
define , manage and communicate data information, knowledge, and
wisdoms in nursing practice
◉ What are the foundations of practice. Answer: A. Professional
practice
B. Methodologies & Theories
C. Rules, regulations, & requirements
D. Interprofessional collaboration
◉ ANA definition of NI (2015). Answer: NI is a specialty that integrates
nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to:
A. Identify
B. Define
C. Manage and
,D. Communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing
practice
NI supports:
1. Nurses
2. Consumers
3. Patients
4. Users
5. Interprofessional healthcare team
6. Other stakeholders in their decision-making roles and settings to
achieve desired outcomes
This support is accomplished through the use of:
a. information structures,
b. information processes, and
c. information technology
◉ Tenents (beliefs) of Nursing Informatics. Answer: 1. A unique body
of knowledge, preparation, and experience that aligns with the nursing
profession.
2. Involves the synthesis of data & information into knowledge &
wisdom
3. Supports decision-making of healthcare consumers, nurses, and other
professionals achieve healthcare consumer safety and advocacy
,4. Supports data analytics, including quality of care measures, to
improve population health outcomes and global health
5. Promotes data integrity and the access and exchange of health data for
all consumers of health information
6. Supports national and international agendas of interoperability and the
efficient and effective transfer and delivery of data, information, and
knowledge
7. Ensures that collaboration is an integral characteristic of practice
8. Interleaves user experience and computer-human interaction concepts
throughout practice
9. Incorporates key ethical concerns of NI such as advocacy, privacy,
and assurance of the confidentiality and security of data and information
10. Considers the impact of technological changes on patient safety,
healthcare delivery, quality, reporting, and the nursing process
11. Leads in the design and promotion of useful, innovative information
technologies that advance practice and achieve desired outcomes(Scope
& Standards )
, ◉ When was the ANA Standards of Practice for NI released?. Answer:
1995
◉ When was the scope and standards of NI practice released combining
both scope and standards of practice?. Answer: 2001, updated in 2008
and 2023
◉ What are analytical sciences?. Answer: A listing of sciences that
integrate with NI includes:
1. computer science
2. cognitive science
3. science of terminologies and taxonomies (including naming and
coding conventions)
4. information management
5. library science
6. heuristics
7. archival science
8. mathematics
◉ What are the NI competencies for all RNs?. Answer: TIGER-
Technology informatics guiding education reform identified that all
nurses in every role must be prepared to make HIT. TIGER formed an
informatics competency collaborative which defines the competencies
recommended for the NI discipline:
1. Basic computer skills
2. Information literacy
2026 STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What year did the ANA identify NI as a nursing specialty?. Answer:
1992
◉ When was the first scope of practice statement for NI published?.
Answer: 1994
◉ ANA definition of NI. Answer: Specialty that integrates nursing
science with multiple informative and analytical sciences to identify,
define , manage and communicate data information, knowledge, and
wisdoms in nursing practice
◉ What are the foundations of practice. Answer: A. Professional
practice
B. Methodologies & Theories
C. Rules, regulations, & requirements
D. Interprofessional collaboration
◉ ANA definition of NI (2015). Answer: NI is a specialty that integrates
nursing science with multiple information and analytical sciences to:
A. Identify
B. Define
C. Manage and
,D. Communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing
practice
NI supports:
1. Nurses
2. Consumers
3. Patients
4. Users
5. Interprofessional healthcare team
6. Other stakeholders in their decision-making roles and settings to
achieve desired outcomes
This support is accomplished through the use of:
a. information structures,
b. information processes, and
c. information technology
◉ Tenents (beliefs) of Nursing Informatics. Answer: 1. A unique body
of knowledge, preparation, and experience that aligns with the nursing
profession.
2. Involves the synthesis of data & information into knowledge &
wisdom
3. Supports decision-making of healthcare consumers, nurses, and other
professionals achieve healthcare consumer safety and advocacy
,4. Supports data analytics, including quality of care measures, to
improve population health outcomes and global health
5. Promotes data integrity and the access and exchange of health data for
all consumers of health information
6. Supports national and international agendas of interoperability and the
efficient and effective transfer and delivery of data, information, and
knowledge
7. Ensures that collaboration is an integral characteristic of practice
8. Interleaves user experience and computer-human interaction concepts
throughout practice
9. Incorporates key ethical concerns of NI such as advocacy, privacy,
and assurance of the confidentiality and security of data and information
10. Considers the impact of technological changes on patient safety,
healthcare delivery, quality, reporting, and the nursing process
11. Leads in the design and promotion of useful, innovative information
technologies that advance practice and achieve desired outcomes(Scope
& Standards )
, ◉ When was the ANA Standards of Practice for NI released?. Answer:
1995
◉ When was the scope and standards of NI practice released combining
both scope and standards of practice?. Answer: 2001, updated in 2008
and 2023
◉ What are analytical sciences?. Answer: A listing of sciences that
integrate with NI includes:
1. computer science
2. cognitive science
3. science of terminologies and taxonomies (including naming and
coding conventions)
4. information management
5. library science
6. heuristics
7. archival science
8. mathematics
◉ What are the NI competencies for all RNs?. Answer: TIGER-
Technology informatics guiding education reform identified that all
nurses in every role must be prepared to make HIT. TIGER formed an
informatics competency collaborative which defines the competencies
recommended for the NI discipline:
1. Basic computer skills
2. Information literacy
