WGU D220 TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
◉ 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency. Answer:
Kotter's Models
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
◉ 25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency. Answer:
Kotter's Models
