WGU D220 INFORMATICS
1. Which information in an electronic
medical record (EMP) helps a nurse
Provider orders
plan & manage a patient's post-operative
care after open-heart surgery
2. Which information in a patient's elec-
tronic medical record (EMA), in addition
to the nursing flowsheets & provider or- MAR
ders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluc-
tuations in blood glucose levels
3. A nurse is planning the care for
a patient admitted to the hospital with
The patient's laboratory results over the
COVID-19 Which list of information in the
last 72 hours
electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this patient
Nurse is planning care for a patient with
lab results showing pending Covid re- Initiate airborne precautions
sults, what would she initiate ?
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from
being shared with patients according to
Psychotherapy notes
the United States Core Data for Interop-
erability (USC DI) standards
5. Operating room (OR) staff are re-
liant upon a manual white board for pa-
tient tracking. Recently, surgeons have
complained that the turnaround time be-
tween surgical cases has increased & Radio frequency identification (RFID) in
blame the manual tracking system. An in- patient labels
formatics nurse recommends expanding
use of the existing surgical information
system (SIS). Which resolution can im-
prove this workflow issue
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency
nurse are conducting an analysis of a pa-
tient admission from the ER. Which tool SWOT template
should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
7. What is an effective way to reduce
Make sure all the users adhere to secu-
the risk of access of electronic protect-
rity & confidential policy set forth by the
ed health information (ePHI) by unautho-
facility
rized users
8. How does a healthcare policy assure It creates a reliable method to verify the
access to health information by autho- identities of users accessing health infor-
rized users mation
Provider needs to show the use of the
9. Which statement describes the appli-
Electronic Health Record (EHR) technol-
cation of meaningful use
ogy
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates educa-
10. What is the typical role of the infor-
tion for all computer applications & soft-
matics nurse
ware for nursing or clinical user group
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is
Ad Hoc
400. What is a one-time kind of report
12. Which clinical information technology
enables providers to document patient Vitals signs capture
assessments
13. A patient is being transferred to an-
other hospital, however the hospital he
is being transferred to does not have
access to the Electronic Health Record Continuity care record from AMR
(EHR) since they use EPIC. How will they
receive his Electronic Health Record
(EHR)
"Computer science, decision science,
14. Which statement best describes information science, management sci-
Nursing Informatics ence, cognitive science, & organizational
theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there
are new orders to review. Where does The Kardex
the nurse look to verify this information
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based
Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Patient quality care
Meaningful Use (MU)
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
17. What is a type of phishing Trojan
Defines who can take what action, upon
18. What is Data governance what data, in what situations, using what
methods
19. A provider at the hospital had his lap-
top stolen from his vehicle. What should
Encryption
be on his laptop to protect it from data
breach
20. What is the name of the process
Systems Development Life Cycle
that begins with conception & continues
(SDLC)
through implementation
This is an application that supports
21. What is the intent of the Clinical De-
healthcare practitioners in making pa-
cision Support (CDS) System
tient-care decisions
22. What is the term for sharing a per-
son's personal information with other in- Information sharing
dividuals electronically
23. When a physician arrives on the unit,
a nurse is asked about the fluid status
The intake & output chart
of a patient. Where should the nurse find
this information
24. Why is it important to control the
number of warnings in Electronic Health Alert fatigue
Record (EHR)
Why is it important for healthcare
To prevent medication errors
providers to not ignore alerts ?
25. Which change theory begins with
Kotter's Models
creating urgency
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful American Recover & Reinvestment Act
Use (MU) originate (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving
Patient safety
Nursing informatic initiative
Integration
1. Which information in an electronic
medical record (EMP) helps a nurse
Provider orders
plan & manage a patient's post-operative
care after open-heart surgery
2. Which information in a patient's elec-
tronic medical record (EMA), in addition
to the nursing flowsheets & provider or- MAR
ders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluc-
tuations in blood glucose levels
3. A nurse is planning the care for
a patient admitted to the hospital with
The patient's laboratory results over the
COVID-19 Which list of information in the
last 72 hours
electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this patient
Nurse is planning care for a patient with
lab results showing pending Covid re- Initiate airborne precautions
sults, what would she initiate ?
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from
being shared with patients according to
Psychotherapy notes
the United States Core Data for Interop-
erability (USC DI) standards
5. Operating room (OR) staff are re-
liant upon a manual white board for pa-
tient tracking. Recently, surgeons have
complained that the turnaround time be-
tween surgical cases has increased & Radio frequency identification (RFID) in
blame the manual tracking system. An in- patient labels
formatics nurse recommends expanding
use of the existing surgical information
system (SIS). Which resolution can im-
prove this workflow issue
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency
nurse are conducting an analysis of a pa-
tient admission from the ER. Which tool SWOT template
should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
7. What is an effective way to reduce
Make sure all the users adhere to secu-
the risk of access of electronic protect-
rity & confidential policy set forth by the
ed health information (ePHI) by unautho-
facility
rized users
8. How does a healthcare policy assure It creates a reliable method to verify the
access to health information by autho- identities of users accessing health infor-
rized users mation
Provider needs to show the use of the
9. Which statement describes the appli-
Electronic Health Record (EHR) technol-
cation of meaningful use
ogy
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates educa-
10. What is the typical role of the infor-
tion for all computer applications & soft-
matics nurse
ware for nursing or clinical user group
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is
Ad Hoc
400. What is a one-time kind of report
12. Which clinical information technology
enables providers to document patient Vitals signs capture
assessments
13. A patient is being transferred to an-
other hospital, however the hospital he
is being transferred to does not have
access to the Electronic Health Record Continuity care record from AMR
(EHR) since they use EPIC. How will they
receive his Electronic Health Record
(EHR)
"Computer science, decision science,
14. Which statement best describes information science, management sci-
Nursing Informatics ence, cognitive science, & organizational
theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there
are new orders to review. Where does The Kardex
the nurse look to verify this information
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based
Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Patient quality care
Meaningful Use (MU)
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
17. What is a type of phishing Trojan
Defines who can take what action, upon
18. What is Data governance what data, in what situations, using what
methods
19. A provider at the hospital had his lap-
top stolen from his vehicle. What should
Encryption
be on his laptop to protect it from data
breach
20. What is the name of the process
Systems Development Life Cycle
that begins with conception & continues
(SDLC)
through implementation
This is an application that supports
21. What is the intent of the Clinical De-
healthcare practitioners in making pa-
cision Support (CDS) System
tient-care decisions
22. What is the term for sharing a per-
son's personal information with other in- Information sharing
dividuals electronically
23. When a physician arrives on the unit,
a nurse is asked about the fluid status
The intake & output chart
of a patient. Where should the nurse find
this information
24. Why is it important to control the
number of warnings in Electronic Health Alert fatigue
Record (EHR)
Why is it important for healthcare
To prevent medication errors
providers to not ignore alerts ?
25. Which change theory begins with
Kotter's Models
creating urgency
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful American Recover & Reinvestment Act
Use (MU) originate (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving
Patient safety
Nursing informatic initiative
Integration
