D220 WGU Study Questions With Answers
1. Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN
pain medication can be administered to the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔The medication administration record and the
nursing assessment notes from the last shift indicate the patient's
level of comfort.
1. Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse
plan and manage the patient's pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Physician orders
1. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and
is ready to be discharged home. Which instructions should be
included in the patient's discharge education? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Importance of completing the medication prescribed.
1. After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in
respiration and wheezing on auscultation. Which data set in the
medical record informs the decision to implement the ineffective
airway clearance nursing care plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
radiology report impression indicates pulmonary infiltrates and the
nursing assessment indicates a decrease in respirations.
,1. The health administrator at a clinic observes an increase in the
number of patients with a complaint of difficulty breathing, fatigue,
and loss of appetite. Which data in the electronic health record
(EHR) will provide a cross-reference to the impacted patient
population? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Patient demographic records
1. Which view in the electronic health record (EHR) confirms a
patient's blood pressure is stabilizing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Graphical trending
1. After a patient's initial assessment, a nurse observes an increase
in edema, bilateral crackles, and persistent cough. Which data set in
the medical record from the last shift informs the decision to
implement the fluid volume overload care plan? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Nursing flowsheet and intake and output record
1. Which data set in the electronic health record (EHR) will assist in
evaluating the number of positive influenza tests at a facility within
the past year? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Laboratory records
1. Which patients are ideally positioned to fully engage in their care?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Patients that are recovering well after a
full night of sleep.
1. A nurse is teaching a patient-centered health education course at
a hospital. As an informatics nurse leveraging technology to help
,improve patient understanding, which learner would be more likely
to have a low health literacy and require more focus? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔An elderly person
1. What is true about improving health literacy? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Improving health literacy leads to better patient
outcomes.
1. A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient
monitoring (RPM) system for collecting patient data, which
improves patient outcomes. Which task is a high priority for an
informatics clinician when implementing a new technology for
patient data collection? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Identify and
define the goal of the technology.
1. Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While
patients are more active in their care, a nurse notes they are often
misinformed or obtain information that is inaccurate. Which
recommendation should the nurse give to ensure education is
accurate? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔List credible education
resources for the patient's research.
1. What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase
attendance to follow-up appointments? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Automated text or email reminders
, 1. Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record
to document the lot number when a chemo medication is
administered but fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible
for the medication administration documentation. What is a
consequence of this action? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pharmacy
cannot determine if there is a problem with a medication batch.
1. A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many
documentation fields, making it difficult to know where to document
some items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes instead or in
addition to documenting in a specific field in the health record. What
is the least significant impact of this action? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Duplicate documentation appears multiple times in the chart.
1. A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit assigned care for five
patients. The nurse has many tasks to accomplish during a shift.
Which informatics solution assists in ensuring these tasks are
accomplished? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Electronic checklist
1. Which barrier to healthcare informatics use does the HITECH Act
aim to reduce? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Financial
1. A project team is moving a hospital from using paper charting to
using an electronic health record for documentation. How should
the project team roll out the software to reduce the impact on the
hospital? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A large stand-alone department
should go live first.
1. Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN
pain medication can be administered to the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔The medication administration record and the
nursing assessment notes from the last shift indicate the patient's
level of comfort.
1. Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse
plan and manage the patient's pain? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Physician orders
1. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and
is ready to be discharged home. Which instructions should be
included in the patient's discharge education? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Importance of completing the medication prescribed.
1. After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in
respiration and wheezing on auscultation. Which data set in the
medical record informs the decision to implement the ineffective
airway clearance nursing care plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
radiology report impression indicates pulmonary infiltrates and the
nursing assessment indicates a decrease in respirations.
,1. The health administrator at a clinic observes an increase in the
number of patients with a complaint of difficulty breathing, fatigue,
and loss of appetite. Which data in the electronic health record
(EHR) will provide a cross-reference to the impacted patient
population? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Patient demographic records
1. Which view in the electronic health record (EHR) confirms a
patient's blood pressure is stabilizing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Graphical trending
1. After a patient's initial assessment, a nurse observes an increase
in edema, bilateral crackles, and persistent cough. Which data set in
the medical record from the last shift informs the decision to
implement the fluid volume overload care plan? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Nursing flowsheet and intake and output record
1. Which data set in the electronic health record (EHR) will assist in
evaluating the number of positive influenza tests at a facility within
the past year? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Laboratory records
1. Which patients are ideally positioned to fully engage in their care?
- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Patients that are recovering well after a
full night of sleep.
1. A nurse is teaching a patient-centered health education course at
a hospital. As an informatics nurse leveraging technology to help
,improve patient understanding, which learner would be more likely
to have a low health literacy and require more focus? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔An elderly person
1. What is true about improving health literacy? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Improving health literacy leads to better patient
outcomes.
1. A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient
monitoring (RPM) system for collecting patient data, which
improves patient outcomes. Which task is a high priority for an
informatics clinician when implementing a new technology for
patient data collection? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Identify and
define the goal of the technology.
1. Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While
patients are more active in their care, a nurse notes they are often
misinformed or obtain information that is inaccurate. Which
recommendation should the nurse give to ensure education is
accurate? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔List credible education
resources for the patient's research.
1. What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase
attendance to follow-up appointments? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Automated text or email reminders
, 1. Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record
to document the lot number when a chemo medication is
administered but fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible
for the medication administration documentation. What is a
consequence of this action? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pharmacy
cannot determine if there is a problem with a medication batch.
1. A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many
documentation fields, making it difficult to know where to document
some items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes instead or in
addition to documenting in a specific field in the health record. What
is the least significant impact of this action? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Duplicate documentation appears multiple times in the chart.
1. A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit assigned care for five
patients. The nurse has many tasks to accomplish during a shift.
Which informatics solution assists in ensuring these tasks are
accomplished? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Electronic checklist
1. Which barrier to healthcare informatics use does the HITECH Act
aim to reduce? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Financial
1. A project team is moving a hospital from using paper charting to
using an electronic health record for documentation. How should
the project team roll out the software to reduce the impact on the
hospital? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A large stand-alone department
should go live first.
