WGU D220 INFORMATICS COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023-2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
Nurse is planning care for a patient with lab results showing pending Covid results, what would she
initiate ?
Initiate airborne precautions
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
,• What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or
clinical user group
• A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
Ad Hoc
• Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assessments
Vitals signs capture
• 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
• Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science,
& organizational theory."
• The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurse look to
verify this information
The Kardex
• What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)
Patient quality care
• What is a type of phishing
Trojan
• What is Data governance
Defines who can take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what methods
• 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
• What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through
implementation
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
This is an application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-care decisions
• What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other individuals
electronically
, Information sharing
• 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
• Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Alert fatigue
Why is it important for healthcare providers to not ignore alerts ?
To prevent medication errors
• Which change theory begins with creating urgency
Kotter's Models
• Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
• What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative
Patient safety
• What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the exchange of data
Integration
• Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both
Flowchart
• What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
• 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.
• Which statement defines interoperability
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
• Which two statement defines healthcare informatics
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
• What is a physical safeguard of ePHI
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media
Controls
• What is a technical safeguard ePHI
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2023-2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
Nurse is planning care for a patient with lab results showing pending Covid results, what would she
initiate ?
Initiate airborne precautions
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
,• What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or
clinical user group
• A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
Ad Hoc
• Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assessments
Vitals signs capture
• 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
• Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science,
& organizational theory."
• The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurse look to
verify this information
The Kardex
• What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)
Patient quality care
• What is a type of phishing
Trojan
• What is Data governance
Defines who can take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what methods
• 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
• What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through
implementation
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
This is an application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-care decisions
• What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other individuals
electronically
, Information sharing
• 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
• Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Alert fatigue
Why is it important for healthcare providers to not ignore alerts ?
To prevent medication errors
• Which change theory begins with creating urgency
Kotter's Models
• Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
• What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative
Patient safety
• What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the exchange of data
Integration
• Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both
Flowchart
• What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
• 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.
• Which statement defines interoperability
The extent to which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
• Which two statement defines healthcare informatics
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all settings
• What is a physical safeguard of ePHI
Lock on hard drive. Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media
Controls
• What is a technical safeguard ePHI
