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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING EXAM
2024
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery Answer✔✔ -
Provider orders
2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to
the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuations in blood glucose levels Answer✔✔ - MAR
3. A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the
nurse plan the care for this patient Answer✔✔ - The patient's laboratory results
over the last 72 hours
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards Answer✔✔ -
Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking system. An
informatics nurse recommends expanding use of the existing surgical
information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve this workflow issue
Answer✔✔ - Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a
patient admission from the ER Answer✔✔ - Which tool should these nurses use
for a process analysis? SWOT template
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,7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected
health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users Answer✔✔ - Make sure all the
users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized
users Answer✔✔ - It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users
accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use Answer✔✔ -
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse Answer✔✔ - Plans, coordinates,
& facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or
clinical user group
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
Answer✔✔ - Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments Answer✔✔ - Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is
being transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
since they use EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Answer✔✔ - Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics Answer✔✔ - "Computer
science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive
science, & organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the
nurse look to verify this information Answer✔✔ - The Kardex
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,16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful
Use (MU) Answer✔✔ - Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing Answer✔✔ - Trojan
18. What is Data governance Answer✔✔ - Defines who can take what action, upon
what data, in what situations, using what methods
19. A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What should be
on his laptop to protect it from data breach Answer✔✔ - Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues
through implementation Answer✔✔ - Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System Answer✔✔ -
This is an application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-
care decisions
22. What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically Answer✔✔ - Information sharing
23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a
patient. Where should the nurse find this information Answer✔✔ - The intake &
output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR) Answer✔✔ - Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency Answer✔✔ - Kotter's Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate Answer✔✔ - American
Recover &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
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, 27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative Answer✔✔ -
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data Answer✔✔ - Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both Answer✔✔ -
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System Answer✔✔ -
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know Answer✔✔ -
What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under
which information is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability Answer✔✔ - The extent to which
systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics Answer✔✔ - Standardized
languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI Answer✔✔ - Lock on hard drive. Facility
Access Controls
Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI Answer✔✔ - Access control. Audit controls.
Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication
administration Answer✔✔ - FDA
WGU D220
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING EXAM
2024
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery Answer✔✔ -
Provider orders
2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to
the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuations in blood glucose levels Answer✔✔ - MAR
3. A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the
nurse plan the care for this patient Answer✔✔ - The patient's laboratory results
over the last 72 hours
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards Answer✔✔ -
Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking system. An
informatics nurse recommends expanding use of the existing surgical
information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve this workflow issue
Answer✔✔ - Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a
patient admission from the ER Answer✔✔ - Which tool should these nurses use
for a process analysis? SWOT template
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,7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected
health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users Answer✔✔ - Make sure all the
users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized
users Answer✔✔ - It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users
accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use Answer✔✔ -
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse Answer✔✔ - Plans, coordinates,
& facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or
clinical user group
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
Answer✔✔ - Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments Answer✔✔ - Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is
being transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
since they use EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Answer✔✔ - Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics Answer✔✔ - "Computer
science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive
science, & organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the
nurse look to verify this information Answer✔✔ - The Kardex
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,16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful
Use (MU) Answer✔✔ - Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing Answer✔✔ - Trojan
18. What is Data governance Answer✔✔ - Defines who can take what action, upon
what data, in what situations, using what methods
19. A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What should be
on his laptop to protect it from data breach Answer✔✔ - Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues
through implementation Answer✔✔ - Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System Answer✔✔ -
This is an application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-
care decisions
22. What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically Answer✔✔ - Information sharing
23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a
patient. Where should the nurse find this information Answer✔✔ - The intake &
output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR) Answer✔✔ - Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency Answer✔✔ - Kotter's Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate Answer✔✔ - American
Recover &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
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, 27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative Answer✔✔ -
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data Answer✔✔ - Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both Answer✔✔ -
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System Answer✔✔ -
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know Answer✔✔ -
What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under
which information is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability Answer✔✔ - The extent to which
systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics Answer✔✔ - Standardized
languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI Answer✔✔ - Lock on hard drive. Facility
Access Controls
Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI Answer✔✔ - Access control. Audit controls.
Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication
administration Answer✔✔ - FDA
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