WGU D220 OA EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
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patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANS-Provider order
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Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the nursing
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flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood glucose
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levels - ANS-MAR
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A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 Which list
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of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse plan the care for
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this patient - ANS-The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
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Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the United
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States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANS-Psychotherapy notes
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Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient tracking.
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Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has
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increased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends
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expanding the use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can
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improve this workflow issue? - ANS-Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
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What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health
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information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - ANS-Make sure all the users adhere to the
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security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
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A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he is being
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transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use
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EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)? - ANS-Continuity care
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record from AMR
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When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient.
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Where should the nurse find this information? - ANS-The intake & output chart
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Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANS-American Recovery &
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Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
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What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANS-Providing clinicians
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with knowledge & person-specific information.
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,Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program - ANS-CMS
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(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients were seen in a
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day of 24 hours, how would they best see this - ANS-Flowsheet
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Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANS-Root cause
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analysis
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What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from sharing
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information when stolen? - ANS-Authentication & encryption
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Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task that
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needs to be completed during the shift - ANS-Workflow
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How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a
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healthcare organization - ANS-It allows patient information to be accessible despite where
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the patient is receiving care.
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In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR).
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The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
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Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ANS-Involve staff in the implementation process.
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Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) - ANS-It is the
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information used to specifically identify an individual.
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An informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. Which
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statement accurately describes the internet? - ANS-An unregulated network of networks
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What represents privacy & security risks for telehealth technology? - ANS-Patients have
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the option to use the speakerphone in the telehealth apps.
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A restraint committee has been assembled to oversee the need & proper usage of
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restraints. Which data element would this committee find least useful in this report? - ANS-
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Patient allergy history j j
What is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events? - ANS-A root cause
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analysis (RCA)
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Which form allows stored information in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) to be instantly
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searched, retrieved, combined, & reported in different ways? - ANS-Text data
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Why was Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) adopted by healthcare facilities -
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ANS-To prevent medication administration errors
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, MRSA - ANS-contact precautions j j j
Which info in Electronic Medical Records will help nurses manage post-op care for
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appendectomy - ANS-Doctor's orders
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The act that recognizes patients need more power in their healthcare, & access to
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information is key to making that happen or What act puts patients in charge of their
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healthcare records? - ANS-21st Century Cures Act
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Tapping badge - ANS-Improves documentation time.
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Action that demonstrates data mining to improve patient outcomes - ANS-HbA1c
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What to do when Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System is ignored - ANS-Educate staff
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on the importance.
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Spouse requests patient's medical records - ANS-Refer the family member to medical
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records.
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Comparing infection rates across the states - ANS-bar graph j j j j j j j j
Promoting the adoption & implementation of telehealth programs - ANS-Advocacy
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Mom calls asking for the child's info that was seen at the clinic - ANS-Clinic is unable to
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provide the medical records.
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Metrics related to stroke care & compare them across the country in a presentation - ANS-
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Benchmarking
Confirming data accuracy or Analyzing a single piece of data in multiple ways - ANS-
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Triangulation
What is included in meaningful use - ANS-Use of electronic prescribing
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What is the goal of the Health Information Exchange - ANS-To allow insurance companies
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& providers to be able to share data
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Groups at risk for decreased health literacy? - ANS-elderly
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The main way to keep HIPPA compliance? - ANS-passwords
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The element that is PHI - ANS-DOB
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The best method of Electronic Medical Record charting for nursing?
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or
Data Entry fields - ANS-Cascading
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ANSWERS
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANS-Provider order
j j j j j j j j j
Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the nursing
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood glucose
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
levels - ANS-MAR
j j j
A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 Which list
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse plan the care for
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
this patient - ANS-The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
j j j j j j j j j j j j
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the United
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANS-Psychotherapy notes
j j j j j j j j j j j
Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient tracking.
j j j j j j j j j j j j
Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has
j j j j j j j j j j j j
increased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends
j j j j j j j j j j j
expanding the use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
improve this workflow issue? - ANS-Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
j j j j j j j j j j j
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - ANS-Make sure all the users adhere to the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
j j j j j j j j j
A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he is being
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)? - ANS-Continuity care
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
record from AMR
j j j
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Where should the nurse find this information? - ANS-The intake & output chart
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANS-American Recovery &
j j j j j j j j j j j j
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
j j j j j j
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANS-Providing clinicians
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
with knowledge & person-specific information.
j j j j j
,Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program - ANS-CMS
j j j j j j j j j
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
j j j j j j
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients were seen in a
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
day of 24 hours, how would they best see this - ANS-Flowsheet
j j j j j j j j j j j j
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANS-Root cause
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
analysis
j
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from sharing
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
information when stolen? - ANS-Authentication & encryption
j j j j j j j
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task that
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
needs to be completed during the shift - ANS-Workflow
j j j j j j j j j
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a
j j j j j j j j j j
healthcare organization - ANS-It allows patient information to be accessible despite where
j j j j j j j j j j j j
the patient is receiving care.
j j j j j
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR).
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ANS-Involve staff in the implementation process.
j j j j j j j j j j j
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) - ANS-It is the
j j j j j j j j j j j
information used to specifically identify an individual.
j j j j j j j
An informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. Which
j j j j j j j j j j j
statement accurately describes the internet? - ANS-An unregulated network of networks
j j j j j j j j j j j
What represents privacy & security risks for telehealth technology? - ANS-Patients have
j j j j j j j j j j j
the option to use the speakerphone in the telehealth apps.
j j j j j j j j j j
A restraint committee has been assembled to oversee the need & proper usage of
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
restraints. Which data element would this committee find least useful in this report? - ANS-
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Patient allergy history j j
What is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events? - ANS-A root cause
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
analysis (RCA)
j j
Which form allows stored information in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) to be instantly
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
searched, retrieved, combined, & reported in different ways? - ANS-Text data
j j j j j j j j j j j
Why was Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) adopted by healthcare facilities -
j j j j j j j j j j
ANS-To prevent medication administration errors
j j j j j
, MRSA - ANS-contact precautions j j j
Which info in Electronic Medical Records will help nurses manage post-op care for
j j j j j j j j j j j j
appendectomy - ANS-Doctor's orders
j j j j
The act that recognizes patients need more power in their healthcare, & access to
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
information is key to making that happen or What act puts patients in charge of their
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
healthcare records? - ANS-21st Century Cures Act
j j j j j j j
Tapping badge - ANS-Improves documentation time.
j j j j j
Action that demonstrates data mining to improve patient outcomes - ANS-HbA1c
j j j j j j j j j j
What to do when Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System is ignored - ANS-Educate staff
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
on the importance.
j j j
Spouse requests patient's medical records - ANS-Refer the family member to medical
j j j j j j j j j j j
records.
j
Comparing infection rates across the states - ANS-bar graph j j j j j j j j
Promoting the adoption & implementation of telehealth programs - ANS-Advocacy
j j j j j j j j j
Mom calls asking for the child's info that was seen at the clinic - ANS-Clinic is unable to
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
provide the medical records.
j j j j
Metrics related to stroke care & compare them across the country in a presentation - ANS-
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Benchmarking
Confirming data accuracy or Analyzing a single piece of data in multiple ways - ANS-
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
Triangulation
What is included in meaningful use - ANS-Use of electronic prescribing
j j j j j j j j j j
What is the goal of the Health Information Exchange - ANS-To allow insurance companies
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
& providers to be able to share data
j j j j j j j j
Groups at risk for decreased health literacy? - ANS-elderly
j j j j j j j j
The main way to keep HIPPA compliance? - ANS-passwords
j j j j j j j j
The element that is PHI - ANS-DOB
j j j j j j
The best method of Electronic Medical Record charting for nursing?
j j j j j j j j j
or
Data Entry fields - ANS-Cascading
j j j j