WGU D220 Information Technology in Nursing Practice
Exam 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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
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
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
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
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
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 information (ePHI) by unauthorized users
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
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
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
Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments
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)
,Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
"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
The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU)
Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing
Trojan
18. What is Data governance
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
Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues
through implementation
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
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
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
The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR)
Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency
Kotter's Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data
Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
, 31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know
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
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all
settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security -
Device & Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI
Access control. Audit controls. Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication
administration
FDA
37. What describes an example of opt-in or opt-out choice regarding the
disclosure of personal health information
Your information be sent to another facility
38. What is an important security consideration related to the use of email
application to send & receive patient data
Emails have the potential to go to other users
39. What are the maximum penalties for refraining from full participation in the
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in years 2017 through 2024
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) penalty for failing to comply? 3-8%
40. Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program
CMS
41. Where are POLST (advanced care directives) found on the computer
Media tab
42. What Meaningful use stage can you generate & transmit Rx electronically
Stage 3
43. A nurse has a new order for an anti-arrhythmic drug via IV drip. What needs to
be done before this medication can be safely administered
Use the 5 rights of medication administration
44. What item describes a basic network code that determines the roles used to
create & route packets of data between network devices
Interface
45. A laboratory manager requested a report of all patients that had a blood
glucose greater than 400 mg/dL for the month of July to provide to the corporate
office. Which type of report should the nurse informaticists create using
information stored in the electronic health record for this one-time request
Short time report
46. A Nursing Innovator & medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
Flowsheet
47. What is the first thing patients should do to access their health records
Exam 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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
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
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
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
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
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 information (ePHI) by unauthorized users
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
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
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
Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments
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)
,Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
"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
The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU)
Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing
Trojan
18. What is Data governance
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
Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues
through implementation
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
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
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
The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR)
Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency
Kotter's Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative
Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data
Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
, 31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know
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
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all
settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security -
Device & Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI
Access control. Audit controls. Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication
administration
FDA
37. What describes an example of opt-in or opt-out choice regarding the
disclosure of personal health information
Your information be sent to another facility
38. What is an important security consideration related to the use of email
application to send & receive patient data
Emails have the potential to go to other users
39. What are the maximum penalties for refraining from full participation in the
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in years 2017 through 2024
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) penalty for failing to comply? 3-8%
40. Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program
CMS
41. Where are POLST (advanced care directives) found on the computer
Media tab
42. What Meaningful use stage can you generate & transmit Rx electronically
Stage 3
43. A nurse has a new order for an anti-arrhythmic drug via IV drip. What needs to
be done before this medication can be safely administered
Use the 5 rights of medication administration
44. What item describes a basic network code that determines the roles used to
create & route packets of data between network devices
Interface
45. A laboratory manager requested a report of all patients that had a blood
glucose greater than 400 mg/dL for the month of July to provide to the corporate
office. Which type of report should the nurse informaticists create using
information stored in the electronic health record for this one-time request
Short time report
46. A Nursing Innovator & medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
Flowsheet
47. What is the first thing patients should do to access their health records
