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WGU D220 INFORMATICS V2 2024-2025
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|REAL
EXAM
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 fluctuations 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) 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
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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
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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
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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
lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
WGU D220 INFORMATICS V2 2024-2025
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|REAL
EXAM
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 fluctuations 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) 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
, lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
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
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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
, lOMoAR cPSD| 32635183
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
