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Exam Solution +t
WGU D220 : Complete Guide to IT in Nursing (100% Ver
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ified) 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (094E1) +t +t +t
QUESTION 1 +t
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manag
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e a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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ANSWER
Provider orders +t
QUESTION 2 +t
2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the n
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ursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood
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glucose levels +t
ANSWER
MAR
QUESTION 3 +t
3. A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
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19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse p
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lan the care for this patient
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ANSWER
The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours
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QUESTION 4 +t
,4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the U
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nited States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
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ANSWER
Psychotherapy notes +t
QUESTION 5 +t
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient tracking.
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Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases ha
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s increased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends exp
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anding use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can impro
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ve this workflow issue
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ANSWER
Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
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QUESTION 6 +t
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient ad
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mission from the ER +t +t +t
ANSWER
Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
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QUESTION 7 +t
7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health inf
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ormation (ePHI) by unauthorized users +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
Make sure all the users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
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QUESTION 8 +t
8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized users
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ANSWER
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
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QUESTION 9 +t
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
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,ANSWER
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
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QUESTION 10 +t
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
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ANSWER
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or clinica
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l user group
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QUESTION 11 +t
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
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ANSWER
Ad Hoc
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QUESTION 12 +t
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assess
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ments
ANSWER
Vitals signs capture+t +t
QUESTION 13 +t
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is being tr
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ansferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use E
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PIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 14 +t
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
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ANSWER
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science, & orga
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nizational theory." +t
, QUESTION 15 +t
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurs
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e look to verify this information
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ANSWER
The Kardex
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QUESTION 16 +t
16. What is the goal of Merit-
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Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)
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ANSWER
Patient quality care
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QUESTION 17 +t
17. What is a type of phishing
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ANSWER
Trojan
QUESTION 18 +t
18. What is Data governance
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ANSWER
Defines who can take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what methods
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QUESTION 19 +t
19. A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What should be on
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his laptop to protect it from data breach
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ANSWER
Encryption
QUESTION 20 +t
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through im
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plementation
Exam Solution +t
WGU D220 : Complete Guide to IT in Nursing (100% Ver
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ified) 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (094E1) +t +t +t
QUESTION 1 +t
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manag
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e a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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ANSWER
Provider orders +t
QUESTION 2 +t
2. Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the n
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ursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood
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glucose levels +t
ANSWER
MAR
QUESTION 3 +t
3. A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
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19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse p
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lan the care for this patient
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ANSWER
The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours
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QUESTION 4 +t
,4. Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the U
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nited States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
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ANSWER
Psychotherapy notes +t
QUESTION 5 +t
5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual white board for patient tracking.
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Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases ha
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s increased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends exp
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anding use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can impro
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ve this workflow issue
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ANSWER
Radio frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
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QUESTION 6 +t
6. An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an analysis of a patient ad
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mission from the ER +t +t +t
ANSWER
Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT template
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QUESTION 7 +t
7. What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic protected health inf
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ormation (ePHI) by unauthorized users +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
Make sure all the users adhere to security & confidential policy set forth by the facility
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QUESTION 8 +t
8. How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by authorized users
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ANSWER
It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of users accessing health information
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QUESTION 9 +t
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use
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,ANSWER
Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology
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QUESTION 10 +t
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse
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ANSWER
Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all computer applications & software for nursing or clinica
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l user group
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QUESTION 11 +t
11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of report
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ANSWER
Ad Hoc
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QUESTION 12 +t
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient assess
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ments
ANSWER
Vitals signs capture+t +t
QUESTION 13 +t
13. A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however the hospital he is being tr
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ansferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use E
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PIC. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)
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ANSWER
Continuity care record from AMR +t +t +t +t
QUESTION 14 +t
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics
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ANSWER
"Computer science, decision science, information science, management science, cognitive science, & orga
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nizational theory." +t
, QUESTION 15 +t
15. The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where does the nurs
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e look to verify this information
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ANSWER
The Kardex
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QUESTION 16 +t
16. What is the goal of Merit-
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Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful Use (MU)
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ANSWER
Patient quality care
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QUESTION 17 +t
17. What is a type of phishing
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ANSWER
Trojan
QUESTION 18 +t
18. What is Data governance
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ANSWER
Defines who can take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what methods
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QUESTION 19 +t
19. A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What should be on
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his laptop to protect it from data breach
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ANSWER
Encryption
QUESTION 20 +t
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through im
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plementation