WGU D220 Information Technology in Nursing Practice Study Guide 2026–2027 | Complete Objective Assessment (OA) Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Detailed Answer Explanations

WGU D220 Information Technology in Nursing Practice Study Guide
2026–2027 Complete Exam Review, Practice Questions & Key
Concepts
1. Define healthcare data: any data relating to the health of an individual patient or
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collective population
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2. Describe the purpose of healthcare data related to nursing: Theinformationgiven can x x x x x x x x x x x x




create a thorough plan that helps patient outcomes, decrease cost and develop
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abetterplanofcare
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3. Whatarethreeexamplesofwayshealthcaredatahasinfluencedthepatient care
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provided by nurses: 1.) notice trends in V/S, collaborate & treat accordingly
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2.) helppredictanalytics,IDpatientsatriskforcertaindiseaseprocesses
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3.) evaluate
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4. Define data framework: Datainformation,knowledge x x x x x




wisdom(DIKW) framework refers to the way data becomes a product that can be usedto x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




positivelyattectpatientcare
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5. What are the components of the DIKW framework: Data,Information,
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Knowledge, Wisdom x




6. How does each component depend on the previous component: D to I to K to W:
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Data describes the patients disease state, health environment,
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information is x




datawithmeaning,
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knowledgeisinformationthatisprocessedandorganized so x x x x x x x x




thatitrelatesandinter-actionsareidentified,
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wisdom is the application of knowledge to solve problems
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7. Define Informatics: the science and art of turning data into information
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8. What fields does health informatics include: Bioinformatics, clinical research
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informatics, public health informatics x x x




9. Define foundational skills: the min req/skills needed for an information driven culture
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x x

,10. Define Informatics Culture: A broad term related to the application of new information technology that
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impact human culture
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11. DefineethicaluseofdataandinformationusingtheAHIMACodeofEthics- x x x x x x x x x x x x




: Consistent with professional standards of practice and essential to safe eflcient
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healthcare delivery. x




12. Whatisthenurse'sprimaryroleintheethicaluseofdataandinformation?-
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: Maintaining privacy r/t PHI from public or individuals not providing direct patient care.
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13. Define learning healthcare system: health system in which x x x x x x x




internal data and experience systematically integrated with external evidence, and
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xknowledge is put into practice x x x x




14. What is essential to a learning healthcare system?: strongleadership,ettectiveuseof
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data in the clinical setting, and both a culture and workforce committed to continuous learning and improvement.
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15. Define knowledge worker: Previous knowledge and experience are applied to take action or inter-vene in
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some way
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16. Whatchangesinthehealthcaresystemincreasedthedemandforknowl-edge
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workers?: Demands for safe accessible quality care x x x x x x




17. Define standardized languages and terminologies: Structured and controlled lan-
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guagesdevelopedaccordingtoterminology
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development guidelines and approved by an authoritative body. x x x x x x x




Ensures that a concept had the same meaning in all settings
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18. What arethebenefits oftheuse ofdatastandardization: facilitatecollecting sorting
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retrieval selection and aggregation of data
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19. What are the consequences if data standardization is not used?: Alackofdata
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standardization jeopardizes opportunities for learning because important data may
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notbeavailableforanalysis
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20. Define Evidence-based practice: Using current best evidence for patient care decisions in order to
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improve patient outcomes
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21. How can you identify reliable sources of data?: Ifinformationhas.gov,.edu,or.org
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22. Define Big Data: A collection of large data which cannot be analyzed without the use of information
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technology


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, 23. How does big data relate to Meaningful Use?: Providesinsightsintoareaswherequality can be
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improved
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24. How does Big Data differ from Business intelligence: Bigdatareferstolargedatasets that exist
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typically within organizations where business intelligence refers to the utilization of this data for analytical purposes from
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which actionable information can be derived to make more informed business decisions.
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25. Define data analytics: The science of analyzing raw data to make
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conclusions about information x x




26. How does data analytics support bedside care: Helpsorganizationsevaluateand detect
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anomalies in scans and predict outbreaks in illness
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27. Whatarethedifferencesbetweentheconceptofinformationmanagement and
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knowledge management: Information management focused on data and
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IT(collecting,storingandaccessinginformation,whileknowledgemanagementisfocusedonpeopleandprocesses (is
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creating, sharing, using, and managing
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knowledge)
28. Define correlates: either two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other, EX:
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husbandandwife/ brainsizeasitcorrelates withintelligence
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29. Give three examples of health correlates: poor nutrition(obesity) , lack of physical activity
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(diabetes)and smoking (increases risk for cancer)
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30. Define Conditions: A restricting, limiting, or modifying circumstance
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31. Explain the two ways that health conditions are measured: physical measurementsx x x x x x x x x x




andmetric measurements
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32. Define Care: watchful or protective attention, caution, concern, prudence, or
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regardusuallytowardsanactionofsituation.Howhealthcareisdeliveredtothe
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community
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33. Define Cost: measures the economic and societal costs of healthcare and poor health
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34. Give an example of value-based care: aformof
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reimbursement that ties payments for care delivery to the quality of care provided and rewards providers for both eflciency and
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ettectiveness
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35. Define insider threat: a threat to an x x x x x x




organization that comes from negligent or malicious insiders, such as employees, former employees, contractors, third-
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party vendors, or business partners, who have inside information about cybersecurity practices, sensitive data, and computer
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systems
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