WGU D220 NURSING INFORMATICS FINAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
EXAM PAPER 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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 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
