D220- WGU Nursing Informatics Test Guide Exam
with Questions and Correct Answers 100%
1. 1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse
plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery: -
Provider orders
2. 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: 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 patient: The patient's laboratory results overthe
last 72 hours
4. 4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients
according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) stan-
dards: Psychotherapy 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
information system (SIS).Which resolution can improve this workflowissue: Radio
frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysisof a
,patient admission from the ER: 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 users: 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 users: It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users
accessing health information
9. 9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use: Provider
needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. 10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse: Plans, coordinates, &
facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or clinical
user group
11. 11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of
report: Ad Hoc
12. 12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document
patient assessments: Vitals signs capture
13. 13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospitalhe
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): Continuity care record from AMR
14. 14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics: "Computer sci-
ence, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive sci-
ence, & organizational theory."
15. 15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where
does the nurse look to verify this information: The Kardex
16. 16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU): Patient quality care
17. 17. What is a type of phishing: Trojan
18. 18. What is Data governance: Defines who can take what action, upon what
data, in what situations, using what methods
19. 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: Encryption
20. 20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & contin-ues
through implementation: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. 21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System: Thisis an
application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-care deci-sions
22. 22. What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically: 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 information: The intake &
output chart
24. 24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic
, Health Record (EHR): Alert fatigue
25. 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency: Kotter's Models
26. 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate: American Recover &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. 27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative: Pa-tient
safety
28. 28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to
enable the exchange of data: Integration
29. 29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both: Flowchart
30. 30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System: Pro-
viding clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. 31. 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, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
with Questions and Correct Answers 100%
1. 1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse
plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery: -
Provider orders
2. 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: 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 patient: The patient's laboratory results overthe
last 72 hours
4. 4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients
according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) stan-
dards: Psychotherapy 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
information system (SIS).Which resolution can improve this workflowissue: Radio
frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
6. 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysisof a
,patient admission from the ER: 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 users: 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 users: It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users
accessing health information
9. 9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use: Provider
needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
10. 10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse: Plans, coordinates, &
facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or clinical
user group
11. 11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of
report: Ad Hoc
12. 12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document
patient assessments: Vitals signs capture
13. 13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospitalhe
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): Continuity care record from AMR
14. 14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics: "Computer sci-
ence, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive sci-
ence, & organizational theory."
15. 15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where
does the nurse look to verify this information: The Kardex
16. 16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU): Patient quality care
17. 17. What is a type of phishing: Trojan
18. 18. What is Data governance: Defines who can take what action, upon what
data, in what situations, using what methods
19. 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: Encryption
20. 20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & contin-ues
through implementation: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
21. 21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System: Thisis an
application that supports healthcare practitioners in making patient-care deci-sions
22. 22. What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically: 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 information: The intake &
output chart
24. 24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic
, Health Record (EHR): Alert fatigue
25. 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency: Kotter's Models
26. 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate: American Recover &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. 27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative: Pa-tient
safety
28. 28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to
enable the exchange of data: Integration
29. 29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both: Flowchart
30. 30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System: Pro-
viding clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. 31. 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, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
