NURSING INFORMATICS PRELIMS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS, 2026/2027
LATEST STUDY GUIDE
Which event was the most significant milestone for informatics
in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event in 2000s became a significant milestone for healthcare informatics?
A. Bar coding technology emerged.
B. RFID technology emerged. C. ONC was established
D. MU was initiated.
E. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A, C
Which is one of the most significant event(s) that emerged
from the NI History Project.
A. Video-taping of ANPs.
B. NLM's NI Pioneers' History Collection.
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,C. NLN's Interactive NI Educational CDs.
D. NI mentorship standards.
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
What was learned from the NI Pioneers' interviews?
A. A vision that NI could make nursing practice visible.
B. Learned NI primarily through hands-on experiences.
C. NI needed to be involved in the development of healthcare
systems.
D. NI was a new nursing specialty.
E. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>E
What does the ANA Scope of NI Practice address?
A. Nursing Process
B. Standards of Nursing Research, Administration,
Education, and Practice
D. NI Educational Requirements
E. NI Terminologies
F. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple
consumer or patient views. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
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, The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information
structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and
Internet-based
strategies and resources" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the
Interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-
based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all
healthcare care providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics
requirements: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Focus on quality improvement
(QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information
management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing
education and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League of Nursing (NLN)
They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health (2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice
and suggested that the nursing workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-
based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IOM
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS, 2026/2027
LATEST STUDY GUIDE
Which event was the most significant milestone for informatics
in the 1990s?
A. Nursing presented first nursing papers at
SCAMC.
B. HITECH Act was passed.
C. ANA recognized the first four nursing terminologies.
F. NLN approved NI standards.
H. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>C
Which event in 2000s became a significant milestone for healthcare informatics?
A. Bar coding technology emerged.
B. RFID technology emerged. C. ONC was established
D. MU was initiated.
E. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A, C
Which is one of the most significant event(s) that emerged
from the NI History Project.
A. Video-taping of ANPs.
B. NLM's NI Pioneers' History Collection.
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,C. NLN's Interactive NI Educational CDs.
D. NI mentorship standards.
E. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>B
What was learned from the NI Pioneers' interviews?
A. A vision that NI could make nursing practice visible.
B. Learned NI primarily through hands-on experiences.
C. NI needed to be involved in the development of healthcare
systems.
D. NI was a new nursing specialty.
E. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>E
What does the ANA Scope of NI Practice address?
A. Nursing Process
B. Standards of Nursing Research, Administration,
Education, and Practice
D. NI Educational Requirements
E. NI Terminologies
F. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
AMIA defined this type of NI as "the field devoted to informatics from multiple
consumer or patient views. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
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, The focus of this type of informatics is different; it emphasizes "information
structures and
processes that empower consumers to manage their own health—for example health
information literacy, consumer-friendly language, personal health records, and
Internet-based
strategies and resources" - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Consumer Health
Informatics
The U.S. National Library of Medicine defined this type of NI as "the
Interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-
based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning." -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Health Informatics
Historically, the IOM (2003) identified five core competencies needed by all
healthcare care providers. Two of the five specifically define informatics
requirements: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1. Focus on quality improvement
(QI)
2. Apply informatics skills and competencies
In 2008, they both emphasized that knowledge and skills in information
management
and patient care technology (informatics) are critical components in nursing
education and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the National League of Nursing (NLN)
They prepared a groundbreaking report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change,
Advancing Health (2010), which looked 10 years to the future of nursing practice
and suggested that the nursing workforce of 2020 will primarily be technology-
based, requiring high-tech informatics skills. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>IOM
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