WGU D220 Exam Questions with correct
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 -
ANSWER-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 fluctuation in blood glucose levels - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER- Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staf f 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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-It creates a reliable method to verify the
identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use -
ANSWER-Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record
(EHR) technology
,10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER- Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to
document patient assessments - ANSWER-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) - ANSWER- Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics -
ANSWER-"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 - ANSWER-The
Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU) - ANSWER-Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - ANSWER-Trojan
18. What is Data governance - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
continues through implementation - ANSWER-Systems Development Life
Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-The intake & output chart
,24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic
Health Record (EHR) - ANSWER-Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - ANSWER-Kotter's
Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWER-American
Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative -
ANSWER-Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to
enable the exchange of data - ANSWER-Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - ANSWER-
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
ANSWER- Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific
information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The extent to which
systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - ANSWER-
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent
meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - ANSWER-Lock on hard drive.
Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device &
Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI - ANSWER-Access control. Audit
controls. Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code
medication administration - ANSWER-FDA
37. What describes an example of opt-in or opt-out choice regarding the
disclosure of personal health information - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Emails have the
potential to go to other users
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 -
ANSWER-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 fluctuation in blood glucose levels - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER- Psychotherapy notes
5. Operating room (OR) staf f 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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-It creates a reliable method to verify the
identities of users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use -
ANSWER-Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record
(EHR) technology
,10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER- Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to
document patient assessments - ANSWER-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) - ANSWER- Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics -
ANSWER-"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 - ANSWER-The
Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU) - ANSWER-Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - ANSWER-Trojan
18. What is Data governance - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
continues through implementation - ANSWER-Systems Development Life
Cycle (SDLC)
21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 -
ANSWER-The intake & output chart
,24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic
Health Record (EHR) - ANSWER-Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - ANSWER-Kotter's
Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWER-American
Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative -
ANSWER-Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to
enable the exchange of data - ANSWER-Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - ANSWER-
Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
ANSWER- Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific
information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-The extent to which
systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - ANSWER-
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent
meanings across all settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - ANSWER-Lock on hard drive.
Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device &
Media Controls
35. What is a technical safeguard ePHI - ANSWER-Access control. Audit
controls. Authentication.
36. Which government agency recommended to use of bar code
medication administration - ANSWER-FDA
37. What describes an example of opt-in or opt-out choice regarding the
disclosure of personal health information - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-Emails have the
potential to go to other users
