NURSING INFORMATICS CERTIFICATION ANCC
NEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRCET
ANSWERS TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
Financial evaluations should:
a. have the maximum budget finalized prior to assessment and purchases of priority items
conformed to that ceiling, which will not be adjusted.
b. involve primarily clinicians working to design the system
c. include both tangible and intangible costs.
d. focus on costs for stages one and two primarily -- ANSWER--c. include both tangible and
intangible costs.
Which is NOT true about backup and recovery?
a. use multiple backup devices
b. perform backups on Wednesdays during peak use
c. use full backups to minimize the time to restore databases
d. test the backups periodically to make sure data can be restored -- ANSWER--b. perform
backups on Wednesdays during peak use
The informatics nurse is concerned with user support. Procedure manuals will be developed
that will:
a. include policies that are changed by the system
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b. describe how to perform business tasks while using the system
c. provide step by step instructions on how to program the applications
d. outline security controls in the system. -- ANSWER--b. describe how to perform business
tasks while using the system
During the evaluation phase which of the following tools are used for construction and
consistency?
a. setting defaults
b. amending the database
c. formatting and transferring data
d. all of the above. -- ANSWER--d. all of the above
which of the following is NOT part of documentation testing?
a. proofreading
b. subscriber color preferences
c. readability and accuracy
d. punctuation and grammar -- ANSWER--b. subscriber color preferences... this is an aspect
of usability, not documentation testing.
Quality monitoring:
a. focuses on audit trails to see who is accessing which patient data
b. is one single methodology
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c. does not include integration testing and interfaces
b. subscriber color preferences -- ANSWER--b. subscriber color preferences
Rationale: quality monitoring may include audit trails, but it is more than one methodology. It
is a component of a system performance maintenance strategy.
Evaluation and support:
a. should be outlined in the original project plan as an ongoing process.
b. areunnecessary once the implementation is complete
c. does not require dedicated resources
d. can be done by assigned super users. -- ANSWER--a. should be outlined in the original
project plan as an ongoing process.
Evaluation is a major component of the (SDLC) system design life cycle and planning for
evaluation should be included in the original project plan.
Workflow:
a. almost never changes with the implementation of a system
b. is reflected solely in policies and procedures
c. changes in many ways including culture, productivity, and clinical practice during an
implementations.
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d. can be determined by individual departments and specialties. -- ANSWER--c. changes in
many ways including culture, productivity, and clinical practice during an
implementations.
Workflow WILL change in many ways during an implementations and is more than simply
documenting policies and procedures. The workflow must be determined organization-wide
and not be left to individual departments as systems and processes must be integrated.
Which is NOT a type of maintenance?
a. corrective
b. preventative
c. flexible
d. emergent -- ANSWER--c. flexible
The three types of maintenance are: Corrective, Preventative and Emergent
Which of the following is NOT a function of system design?
a. defining the architecture
b. defining the components
c. demanding actions and answers
d. satisfying specific requirements -- ANSWER--c. demanding actions and answers