D220 STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a pat
ient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - CORRECT 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
- CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient tracking. Recen
tly, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admissio
n from the ER - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health informati
on (ePHI) by unauthorized users - CORRECT 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use - CORRECT ANSWER -
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - CORRECT 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assessments
- CORRECT ANSWER -Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is being transfer
red to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use EPIC. How wil
l they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive scie
nce, & organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurse look
to verify this information - CORRECT ANSWER -The Kardex
,16. What is the goal of Merit-
Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - CORRECT ANSWER -Trojan
18. What is Data governance - CORRECT 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 lap
top to protect it from data breach - CORRECT ANSWER -Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through implem
entation - CORRECT ANSWER -Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT 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 electro
nically - CORRECT ANSWER -Information sharing
23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient. W
here should the nurse find this information - CORRECT ANSWER -The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record (EHR) -
CORRECT ANSWER -Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - CORRECT ANSWER -Kotter's Models
, 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - CORRECT ANSWER -
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative - CORRECT ANSWER -
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the exchange of
data - CORRECT ANSWER -Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - CORRECT ANSWER -
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT ANSWER -
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know - CORRECT ANSWER -
What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under which informatio
n is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability - CORRECT ANSWER -
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security -
Device & Media Controls
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a pat
ient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - CORRECT 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
- CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient tracking. Recen
tly, 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admissio
n from the ER - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health informati
on (ePHI) by unauthorized users - CORRECT 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use - CORRECT ANSWER -
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - CORRECT 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assessments
- CORRECT ANSWER -Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is being transfer
red to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use EPIC. How wil
l they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive scie
nce, & organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurse look
to verify this information - CORRECT ANSWER -The Kardex
,16. What is the goal of Merit-
Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - CORRECT ANSWER -Trojan
18. What is Data governance - CORRECT 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 lap
top to protect it from data breach - CORRECT ANSWER -Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through implem
entation - CORRECT ANSWER -Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT 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 electro
nically - CORRECT ANSWER -Information sharing
23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient. W
here should the nurse find this information - CORRECT ANSWER -The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record (EHR) -
CORRECT ANSWER -Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - CORRECT ANSWER -Kotter's Models
, 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - CORRECT ANSWER -
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative - CORRECT ANSWER -
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the exchange of
data - CORRECT ANSWER -Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - CORRECT ANSWER -
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT ANSWER -
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know - CORRECT ANSWER -
What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under which informatio
n is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability - CORRECT ANSWER -
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - CORRECT ANSWER -
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - CORRECT ANSWER -
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security -
Device & Media Controls
