NIHI: NURSING INFORMATICS AND HEALTH INFORMATICS VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS - MOST RECENT EDITION 2026/2027
Q1. Which organization is primarily responsible for defining nursing
informatics as a specialty practice in the United States?
A. American Medical Informatics B. American Nurses Association
Association (AMIA) (ANA)
C. Healthcare Information and D. National League for Nursing
Management Systems Society (NLN)
(HIMSS)
✓ Correct Answer: B American Nurses Association (ANA)
Q2. According to the ANA, nursing informatics is defined as a specialty
that integrates nursing science with which other sciences?
A. Computer science and B. Biology and chemistry
information science
C. Physics and mathematics D. Sociology and psychology
✓ Correct Answer: A Computer science and information science
Q3. The Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice document
is published by:
A. HIMSS B. AMIA
C. ANA D. Joint Commission
✓ Correct Answer: C ANA
Q4. What is the primary goal of nursing informatics?
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,A. To replace nurses with B. To support the practice of nursing
technology and delivery of nursing care using
information and technology
C. To generate profit for D. To collect data for pharmaceutical
healthcare systems companies
✓ Correct Answer: B To support the practice of nursing and delivery of
nursing care using information and technology
Q5. Which term describes the transformation of data into meaningful,
structured information?
A. Data mining B. Data processing
C. Data warehousing D. Data analytics
✓ Correct Answer: B Data processing
Q6. In the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy, which
level involves applying knowledge to manage and solve problems?
A. Data B. Information
C. Knowledge D. Wisdom
✓ Correct Answer: D Wisdom
Q7. Which credential is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) for nursing informatics?
A. RN-BC B. RN-I
C. CRNP D. CNIO
✓ Correct Answer: A RN-BC
Q8. A Nursing Informaticist who focuses on system implementation and
clinical workflow optimization is functioning in which role?
A. Researcher B. Educator
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,C. Analyst/Systems Specialist D. Compliance Officer
✓ Correct Answer: C Analyst/Systems Specialist
Q9. Which model describes the intersection of nurses, data, and
information technology in nursing informatics?
A. Roy's Adaptation Model B. Staggers and Thompson's model
C. Patricia Benner's Novice to D. Orem's Self-Care Model
Expert Model
✓ Correct Answer: B Staggers and Thompson's model
Q10. Which concept refers to the ability of different information systems
to exchange and use data effectively?
A. Integration B. Interoperability
C. Connectivity D. Portability
✓ Correct Answer: B Interoperability
Q11. What is a metadata in the context of health information?
A. Patient demographic information B. Data that describes or provides
context about other data
C. Clinical notes written by D. Medication administration
physicians records
✓ Correct Answer: B Data that describes or provides context about
other data
Q12. The process of converting data elements from one format to
another to allow systems to exchange information is called:
A. Encoding B. Parsing
C. Mapping D. Indexing
✓ Correct Answer: C Mapping
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, Q13. Which term refers to collections of organized data stored
electronically and designed to be accessed and managed?
A. Data set B. Database
C. Data mine D. Data stream
✓ Correct Answer: B Database
Q14. The nursing informatics competency that involves understanding
basic computer skills and using applications is classified as:
A. Advanced informatics B. Informatics literacy
C. Computer literacy D. Digital competency
✓ Correct Answer: C Computer literacy
Q15. Which nursing theory is most closely aligned with nursing
informatics because it focuses on systems, inputs, and outputs?
A. Neuman Systems Model B. Watson's Caring Theory
C. Henderson's Need Theory D. Leininger's Cultural Care Theory
✓ Correct Answer: A Neuman Systems Model
Q16. The informatics nurse specialist (INS) typically requires what level
of education?
A. Associate degree B. Bachelor's degree
C. Master's degree or higher D. Certificate program only
✓ Correct Answer: C Master's degree or higher
Q17. Which concept describes the right of individuals to determine how
their personal health information is collected, used, and shared?
A. Confidentiality B. Privacy
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ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS - MOST RECENT EDITION 2026/2027
Q1. Which organization is primarily responsible for defining nursing
informatics as a specialty practice in the United States?
A. American Medical Informatics B. American Nurses Association
Association (AMIA) (ANA)
C. Healthcare Information and D. National League for Nursing
Management Systems Society (NLN)
(HIMSS)
✓ Correct Answer: B American Nurses Association (ANA)
Q2. According to the ANA, nursing informatics is defined as a specialty
that integrates nursing science with which other sciences?
A. Computer science and B. Biology and chemistry
information science
C. Physics and mathematics D. Sociology and psychology
✓ Correct Answer: A Computer science and information science
Q3. The Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice document
is published by:
A. HIMSS B. AMIA
C. ANA D. Joint Commission
✓ Correct Answer: C ANA
Q4. What is the primary goal of nursing informatics?
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,A. To replace nurses with B. To support the practice of nursing
technology and delivery of nursing care using
information and technology
C. To generate profit for D. To collect data for pharmaceutical
healthcare systems companies
✓ Correct Answer: B To support the practice of nursing and delivery of
nursing care using information and technology
Q5. Which term describes the transformation of data into meaningful,
structured information?
A. Data mining B. Data processing
C. Data warehousing D. Data analytics
✓ Correct Answer: B Data processing
Q6. In the data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) hierarchy, which
level involves applying knowledge to manage and solve problems?
A. Data B. Information
C. Knowledge D. Wisdom
✓ Correct Answer: D Wisdom
Q7. Which credential is awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) for nursing informatics?
A. RN-BC B. RN-I
C. CRNP D. CNIO
✓ Correct Answer: A RN-BC
Q8. A Nursing Informaticist who focuses on system implementation and
clinical workflow optimization is functioning in which role?
A. Researcher B. Educator
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,C. Analyst/Systems Specialist D. Compliance Officer
✓ Correct Answer: C Analyst/Systems Specialist
Q9. Which model describes the intersection of nurses, data, and
information technology in nursing informatics?
A. Roy's Adaptation Model B. Staggers and Thompson's model
C. Patricia Benner's Novice to D. Orem's Self-Care Model
Expert Model
✓ Correct Answer: B Staggers and Thompson's model
Q10. Which concept refers to the ability of different information systems
to exchange and use data effectively?
A. Integration B. Interoperability
C. Connectivity D. Portability
✓ Correct Answer: B Interoperability
Q11. What is a metadata in the context of health information?
A. Patient demographic information B. Data that describes or provides
context about other data
C. Clinical notes written by D. Medication administration
physicians records
✓ Correct Answer: B Data that describes or provides context about
other data
Q12. The process of converting data elements from one format to
another to allow systems to exchange information is called:
A. Encoding B. Parsing
C. Mapping D. Indexing
✓ Correct Answer: C Mapping
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, Q13. Which term refers to collections of organized data stored
electronically and designed to be accessed and managed?
A. Data set B. Database
C. Data mine D. Data stream
✓ Correct Answer: B Database
Q14. The nursing informatics competency that involves understanding
basic computer skills and using applications is classified as:
A. Advanced informatics B. Informatics literacy
C. Computer literacy D. Digital competency
✓ Correct Answer: C Computer literacy
Q15. Which nursing theory is most closely aligned with nursing
informatics because it focuses on systems, inputs, and outputs?
A. Neuman Systems Model B. Watson's Caring Theory
C. Henderson's Need Theory D. Leininger's Cultural Care Theory
✓ Correct Answer: A Neuman Systems Model
Q16. The informatics nurse specialist (INS) typically requires what level
of education?
A. Associate degree B. Bachelor's degree
C. Master's degree or higher D. Certificate program only
✓ Correct Answer: C Master's degree or higher
Q17. Which concept describes the right of individuals to determine how
their personal health information is collected, used, and shared?
A. Confidentiality B. Privacy
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