Nursing Informatics Certification Practice Test (ANCC)

The Nursing Informatics Certification Practice Test (ANCC) is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC) — foundations of informatics and data, the system development life cycle, clinical decision support and workflow, interoperability and standards, and privacy, security, quality and change management — written to the 2026 ANCC content outline and ANA scope and standards. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable Nursing Informatics Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-NI). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC) (ANCC), Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice (American Nurses Association), HL7 FHIR (HL7 International) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free Nursing Informatics Certification Practice Test built on the current ANCC exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers system lifecycle, data management, and clinical decision support, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Nursing Informatics Exam Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC) (ANCC); Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice (American Nurses Association); HL7 FHIR (HL7 International); Health IT and electronic health records (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC)); Health information privacy (HIPAA) (US Department of Health and Human Services); Patient safety (AHRQ). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Foundations of Informatics and Data (Theories and models, Data and terminologies and Roles); System Development Life Cycle (Planning and analysis, Design and build and Testing, go-live and evaluation); Clinical Decision Support and Workflow (CDS design, Alert fatigue and Usability); Interoperability and Standards (HL7 and FHIR, Health information exchange and Meaningful use and policy); Privacy, Security, Quality and Change (HIPAA and security, Quality improvement and Change management and training). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Informatics nurse, Clinical informatics specialist, Nurse analyst, EHR implementation nurse and Chief nursing informatics officer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Nursing Informatics knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

175 questions (150 scored) in 3.5 hours. Eligibility needs an active RN licence, two years as an RN, 30 hours of informatics CE and qualifying informatics practice hours.

Bridges clinical care and technology: designing and optimising EHR workflows, building decision support, training users, analysing data and leading safe implementations — the topics covered here.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available Nursing Informatics content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.