ANCC Nursing Informatics
Certification Review Questions with
Answers UPDATED
HIPPA only applies to organizations that have electronic health records.
True
False - ANSWER-False
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
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,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
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,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
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, 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.
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Certification Review Questions with
Answers UPDATED
HIPPA only applies to organizations that have electronic health records.
True
False - ANSWER-False
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
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,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
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,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
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, 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.
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