D220 WGU Study Questions 2025/2026
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
1. Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN pain
medication can be administered to the patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
medication administration record and the nursing assessment notes from
the last shift indicate the patient's level of comfort.
1. Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse plan and
manage the patient's pain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physician orders
1. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready
to be discharged home. Which instructions should be included in the
patient's discharge education? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Importance of completing
the medication prescribed.
1. After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in respiration
and wheezing on auscultation. Which data set in the medical record
,informs the decision to implement the ineffective airway clearance nursing
care plan? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The radiology report impression indicates
pulmonary infiltrates and the nursing assessment indicates a decrease in
respirations.
1. The health administrator at a clinic observes an increase in the number
of patients with a complaint of difficulty breathing, fatigue, and loss of
appetite. Which data in the electronic health record (EHR) will provide a
cross-reference to the impacted patient population? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Patient demographic records
1. Which view in the electronic health record (EHR) confirms a patient's
blood pressure is stabilizing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Graphical trending
1. After a patient's initial assessment, a nurse observes an increase in
edema, bilateral crackles, and persistent cough. Which data set in the
medical record from the last shift informs the decision to implement the fluid
volume overload care plan? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nursing flowsheet and intake
and output record
,1. Which data set in the electronic health record (EHR) will assist in
evaluating the number of positive influenza tests at a facility within the past
year? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Laboratory records
1. Which patients are ideally positioned to fully engage in their care? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Patients that are recovering well after a full night of sleep.
1. A nurse is teaching a patient-centered health education course at a
hospital. As an informatics nurse leveraging technology to help improve
patient understanding, which learner would be more likely to have a low
health literacy and require more focus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An elderly person
1. What is true about improving health literacy? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Improving
health literacy leads to better patient outcomes.
1. A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient monitoring
(RPM) system for collecting patient data, which improves patient outcomes.
Which task is a high priority for an informatics clinician when implementing
a new technology for patient data collection? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Identify and
define the goal of the technology.
1. Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While patients are
more active in their care, a nurse notes they are often misinformed or
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, obtain information that is inaccurate. Which recommendation should the
nurse give to ensure education is accurate? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔List credible
education resources for the patient's research.
1. What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase attendance to
follow-up appointments? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Automated text or email
reminders
1. Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record to
document the lot number when a chemo medication is administered but
fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible for the medication
administration documentation. What is a consequence of this action? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Pharmacy cannot determine if there is a problem with a
medication batch.
1. A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many
documentation fields, making it difficult to know where to document some
items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes instead or in addition to
documenting in a specific field in the health record. What is the least
significant impact of this action? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Duplicate documentation
appears multiple times in the chart.
Exam All Answers and Illustrations
Given
1. Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN pain
medication can be administered to the patient? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The
medication administration record and the nursing assessment notes from
the last shift indicate the patient's level of comfort.
1. Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse plan and
manage the patient's pain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physician orders
1. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready
to be discharged home. Which instructions should be included in the
patient's discharge education? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Importance of completing
the medication prescribed.
1. After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in respiration
and wheezing on auscultation. Which data set in the medical record
,informs the decision to implement the ineffective airway clearance nursing
care plan? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The radiology report impression indicates
pulmonary infiltrates and the nursing assessment indicates a decrease in
respirations.
1. The health administrator at a clinic observes an increase in the number
of patients with a complaint of difficulty breathing, fatigue, and loss of
appetite. Which data in the electronic health record (EHR) will provide a
cross-reference to the impacted patient population? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Patient demographic records
1. Which view in the electronic health record (EHR) confirms a patient's
blood pressure is stabilizing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Graphical trending
1. After a patient's initial assessment, a nurse observes an increase in
edema, bilateral crackles, and persistent cough. Which data set in the
medical record from the last shift informs the decision to implement the fluid
volume overload care plan? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nursing flowsheet and intake
and output record
,1. Which data set in the electronic health record (EHR) will assist in
evaluating the number of positive influenza tests at a facility within the past
year? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Laboratory records
1. Which patients are ideally positioned to fully engage in their care? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Patients that are recovering well after a full night of sleep.
1. A nurse is teaching a patient-centered health education course at a
hospital. As an informatics nurse leveraging technology to help improve
patient understanding, which learner would be more likely to have a low
health literacy and require more focus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An elderly person
1. What is true about improving health literacy? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Improving
health literacy leads to better patient outcomes.
1. A nurse assists with implementing a new remote patient monitoring
(RPM) system for collecting patient data, which improves patient outcomes.
Which task is a high priority for an informatics clinician when implementing
a new technology for patient data collection? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Identify and
define the goal of the technology.
1. Patient use of technology has increased dramatically. While patients are
more active in their care, a nurse notes they are often misinformed or
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, obtain information that is inaccurate. Which recommendation should the
nurse give to ensure education is accurate? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔List credible
education resources for the patient's research.
1. What does the informatics nurse recommend to increase attendance to
follow-up appointments? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Automated text or email
reminders
1. Pharmacy adds a field into the medication administration record to
document the lot number when a chemo medication is administered but
fails to communicate this to the nurse responsible for the medication
administration documentation. What is a consequence of this action? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Pharmacy cannot determine if there is a problem with a
medication batch.
1. A nurse thinks the electronic health record (EHR) has too many
documentation fields, making it difficult to know where to document some
items. As a result, the nurse uses the notes instead or in addition to
documenting in a specific field in the health record. What is the least
significant impact of this action? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Duplicate documentation
appears multiple times in the chart.
