WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
CORRECT!! 2025-2026
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a
1.
nurse plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart
surgeryANSWERS Provider orders
2.2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record
(EMA), in addi- tion to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders,
helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood glucose
levelsANSWERS MAR
3.3. 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 patientANSWERS The
patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with
4.
patients accord- ing to the United States Core Data for
Interoperability (USC DI) standardsANSWERS Psy- chotherapy notes
5.5. 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 informa- tion system (SIS). Which
resolution can improve this workflow issueANSWERS Radio frequency
identification (RFID) in patient labels
, 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an
6.
analysis of a patient admission from the ERANSWERS Which tool should these
nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
7.7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic
protected health information (ephi) by unauthorized usersANSWERS Make
sure all the users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
8.8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health
information by authorized usersANSWERS It creates a reliable method to verify the
identities of users accessing health information
9.9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful
useANSWERS Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. 10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurseANSWERS 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
11.
reportANSWERS Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to
12.
document patient assessmentsANSWERS Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the
13.
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)ANSWERS Continuity care record from
AMR
14.14. Which statement best describes Nursing InformaticsANSWERS
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science,
& organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to
15.
review. Where does the nurse look to verify this
informationANSWERS The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
16.
(MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)ANSWERS Patient quality care
17. 17. What is a type of phishingANSWERS Trojan
18.18. What is Data governanceANSWERS 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
19.
vehicle. What should be on his laptop to protect it from data
breachANSWERS Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
20.
continues through implementationANSWERS Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)
21.21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
SystemANSWERS 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
22.
with other individuals electronicallyANSWERS Information sharing
23.23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the
fluid status of a patient. Where should the nurse find this
informationANSWERS The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in
24.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)ANSWERS Alert fatigue
25. 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgencyANSWERS
Kotter's Models
IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
CORRECT!! 2025-2026
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a
1.
nurse plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart
surgeryANSWERS Provider orders
2.2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record
(EMA), in addi- tion to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders,
helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood glucose
levelsANSWERS MAR
3.3. 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 patientANSWERS The
patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours
4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with
4.
patients accord- ing to the United States Core Data for
Interoperability (USC DI) standardsANSWERS Psy- chotherapy notes
5.5. 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 informa- tion system (SIS). Which
resolution can improve this workflow issueANSWERS Radio frequency
identification (RFID) in patient labels
, 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an
6.
analysis of a patient admission from the ERANSWERS Which tool should these
nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
7.7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic
protected health information (ephi) by unauthorized usersANSWERS Make
sure all the users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
8.8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health
information by authorized usersANSWERS It creates a reliable method to verify the
identities of users accessing health information
9.9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful
useANSWERS Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. 10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurseANSWERS 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
11.
reportANSWERS Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to
12.
document patient assessmentsANSWERS Vitals signs capture
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the
13.
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)ANSWERS Continuity care record from
AMR
14.14. Which statement best describes Nursing InformaticsANSWERS
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science,
& organizational theory."
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to
15.
review. Where does the nurse look to verify this
informationANSWERS The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System
16.
(MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)ANSWERS Patient quality care
17. 17. What is a type of phishingANSWERS Trojan
18.18. What is Data governanceANSWERS 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
19.
vehicle. What should be on his laptop to protect it from data
breachANSWERS Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
20.
continues through implementationANSWERS Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC)
21.21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
SystemANSWERS 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
22.
with other individuals electronicallyANSWERS Information sharing
23.23. When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the
fluid status of a patient. Where should the nurse find this
informationANSWERS The intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in
24.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)ANSWERS Alert fatigue
25. 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgencyANSWERS
Kotter's Models
