WGU C468 OA | Actual Questions and Answers Latest
Updated 2025/2026 (Graded A+)
An informatics nurse and an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admission
from the ER? Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis?
A. Flowchart diagram
B. Gap prioritization
C. SWOT template
D. Strategic goals and mission examination
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health information
(ePHI) by unauthorized users?
A. Make sure all users have personalized passwords that meet the security criteria of
the facility.
B. Make sure all users with access to EPHI use the same ID/ Password
C. Make sure all the users adhere to security and confidential policy set forth by
the facility.
How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized users?
A. It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health
information.
B. It defines a standard of transmitting instant authorization.
C. It increases the encryption technology.
D. It ensures data sharing is governed by cloud computing.
Which statement describes the application of meaningful use?
A. Provider needs to show the use of EHRS technology
B. Patient satisfaction is improved which results in better patient satisfaction scores
C. Electronic patient tracking is used throughout the organization
• What is the typical role of an informatics nurse?
A. Facilitates the development implementation and integration for an agency
information system
B. Participates in the development of new information systems including designing
developing and marketing solutions
C. Plans coordinates and facilitates education for all computer applications and
software for nursing or clinical user group
• A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report?
A. Temporary
B. Standing
C. 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 EHR since they use EPIC. How will they receive his
EHR? Continuity care record from AMR
• Which statement best describes NI? “Computer science, decision science, information
science, management science, cognitive science, and 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 MIPS and 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 and continues through
implementation? SDLC
• What is the intent of the CDSS? 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 and output chart
• why is it important to control the number of warnings in EHR? Alert fatigue
• which change theory begins with creating urgency? Kotter's Models
• which act in 2009 did MU originate? ARRA act in 2009
• which two technologies support the standardization of healthcare data?
HL7 (Health Level 7) and DICOM
• 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 and diamonds in both? Flowchart
• what is the intent of the CDSS? PROVIDING CLINICIANS WITH KNOWLEDGE
AND 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, and to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
• which statement defines interoperability? THE EXTENT TO WHICH SYSTEMS
AND DEVICES CAN EXCHANGE DATA AND INTERPRET THAT SHARED DATA
• which two statement defines healthcare informatics? standardized languages and
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 and Media Controls
• what is a technical safeguard ePHI? Access control. Audit controls. Authentication.
• An informatics nurse and an ER nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admission
form the er. which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT
• which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication administration?
FDA
• an informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. which
statement accurately describes the internet?
a. A Safe secured location controlled by the government
b. A network or network
c. A place to search the web
Updated 2025/2026 (Graded A+)
An informatics nurse and an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admission
from the ER? Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis?
A. Flowchart diagram
B. Gap prioritization
C. SWOT template
D. Strategic goals and mission examination
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health information
(ePHI) by unauthorized users?
A. Make sure all users have personalized passwords that meet the security criteria of
the facility.
B. Make sure all users with access to EPHI use the same ID/ Password
C. Make sure all the users adhere to security and confidential policy set forth by
the facility.
How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized users?
A. It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health
information.
B. It defines a standard of transmitting instant authorization.
C. It increases the encryption technology.
D. It ensures data sharing is governed by cloud computing.
Which statement describes the application of meaningful use?
A. Provider needs to show the use of EHRS technology
B. Patient satisfaction is improved which results in better patient satisfaction scores
C. Electronic patient tracking is used throughout the organization
• What is the typical role of an informatics nurse?
A. Facilitates the development implementation and integration for an agency
information system
B. Participates in the development of new information systems including designing
developing and marketing solutions
C. Plans coordinates and facilitates education for all computer applications and
software for nursing or clinical user group
• A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report?
A. Temporary
B. Standing
C. 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 EHR since they use EPIC. How will they receive his
EHR? Continuity care record from AMR
• Which statement best describes NI? “Computer science, decision science, information
science, management science, cognitive science, and 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 MIPS and 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 and continues through
implementation? SDLC
• What is the intent of the CDSS? 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 and output chart
• why is it important to control the number of warnings in EHR? Alert fatigue
• which change theory begins with creating urgency? Kotter's Models
• which act in 2009 did MU originate? ARRA act in 2009
• which two technologies support the standardization of healthcare data?
HL7 (Health Level 7) and DICOM
• 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 and diamonds in both? Flowchart
• what is the intent of the CDSS? PROVIDING CLINICIANS WITH KNOWLEDGE
AND 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, and to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
• which statement defines interoperability? THE EXTENT TO WHICH SYSTEMS
AND DEVICES CAN EXCHANGE DATA AND INTERPRET THAT SHARED DATA
• which two statement defines healthcare informatics? standardized languages and
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 and Media Controls
• what is a technical safeguard ePHI? Access control. Audit controls. Authentication.
• An informatics nurse and an ER nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient admission
form the er. which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT
• which government agency recommended to use of bar code medication administration?
FDA
• an informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. which
statement accurately describes the internet?
a. A Safe secured location controlled by the government
b. A network or network
c. A place to search the web
