WGU D220 UPDATED SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
1
✔✔1. Currently, a facility uses phones and pagers for clinician communication. This
technology is due for replacement. A nurse recommends replacing with all-in-one
mobile devices. What is the benefit of all-in-one mobile technology over the current
devices? - ✔✔It integrates functionality within the EHR.
✔✔1. A nurse in a primary care provider's office needs to review results from a patient's
cardiology consultation. Using health information exchange (HIE) technology, the nurse
requests this information from the cardiologist's office. Which type of exchange is
described? - ✔✔Query based.
✔✔1. An informatics nurse is working on genomics data to facilitate disease
identification and develop individualized treatment plans for patients in a complex
medical facility. What is considered a fundamental requirement for valid interpretation of
genomics data? - ✔✔High throughput computing system
✔✔1. Which medical device is useful in establishing an effective monitoring system for
a patient with acute brain injury? - ✔✔Temperature probe
✔✔1. An informatics nurse is collaborating with a nursing director of a long-term care
facility to address an ongoing issue with medication errors. Which solution should they
consider? - ✔✔Use digital platform and barcode systems.
✔✔1. What are the correct steps in medication administration that require scanning
verification? - ✔✔Scan the serial numbers on the medication label and patient's
identification bracelet.
,✔✔1. Which healthcare data set would allow identification of performance gaps and
establishment of realistic targets for improvement? - ✔✔Healthcare Effectiveness Data
and Information Set (HEDIS)
✔✔1. Which situation places a clinical decision support system (CDSS) at risk for
corrupt datasets? - ✔✔A nurse updates a patient's medical history after learning of a
medical condition via social media.
✔✔1. A team of healthcare workers were stunned when a reality show actor was
brought to their emergency unit. A few of them took videos of the actor and streamed
them live on social media. Which law did the healthcare workers possibly violate? -
✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
✔✔1. The nursing unit of a major hospital is revisiting their policy on the use of mobile
devices for accessing the EMR. Which guideline should take precedence? - ✔✔Ensure
legal and regulatory compliance.
✔✔1. The hospital director asks the informatics nurse about an effective patient record
management system. Which basic feature of a patient health record (PHR) system
would the informatics nurse endorse? - ✔✔Encourage the active participation of
patients in the management of their condition.
✔✔1. In which situation should the informatics nurse recommend the use of regression
testing? - ✔✔When a new feature is added to the existing hospital management system
✔✔1. How does an informatics nurse apply expertise in workflow and technology? -
✔✔By analyzing the impact of new technologies
✔✔1. Physicians rely on free text notes for a significant amount of their patient-related
documentation. An organization is reviewing data to identify and progress toward set
goals related to patient outcomes. What challenge does this present? - ✔✔Qualitative
data is manually extracted from the health record.
✔✔1. A healthcare organization has determined which outcomes it wants to improve
over the next year and what changes will be implemented to help the organization
achieve its goals. The organization builds an interactive reminder tool in the electronic
health record (EHR) for staff. Data can be collected from this tool to determine if the
changes are implemented. Which type of data collection is this? - ✔✔Checklist
✔✔1. A charge nurse uses the department's smartphone to send a text message
containing the patient's last name, room number, and most recent vital signs to the
attending physician. Which federal act does this violate? - ✔✔Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
, ✔✔1. A nurse scans the barcode of a medication prior to administering it to a patient.
Which metric is reduced when a healthcare system implements a policy which promotes
barcode scanning of medications? - ✔✔Medication Errors
✔✔1. Which entity is required by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to remove identifying information before sharing information
publicly? - ✔✔Billing Company
✔✔1. A clinic employee left a message at home for a patient that included details of
both a medical condition and treatment plan. The patient requested any contact
regarding medical conditions be done through the patient's work phone number. What
should the clinic's next steps be? - ✔✔Train employees to provide only the minimum
necessary information in messages.
✔✔1. Pharmacies are required to maintain logbooks regarding pseudoephedrine
purchases. A pharmacy kept their logbooks open on the counter where patients
approach to pick up prescription medications. Which statement is true regarding the
pharmacy's logbook? - ✔✔HIPAA was violated as the logbooks contain protected health
information.
✔✔1. After a patient leaves an appointment with a healthcare provider, a nurse notices
that the patient's printed visit information was left in a public location. Which action
adheres to the ethical and legal requirements for the disposal of this material? - ✔✔The
nurse disposes of the printed document in the appropriate document shredder.
✔✔1. A nurse supporting a new employee within a patient care setting witnesses the
new employee incorrectly explaining their patient's procedure to other employees in the
cafeteria. Which action should the nurse perform? - ✔✔Remind the group of the privacy
requirements.
✔✔1. What are the requirements for data collection and tracking in clinical healthcare
research? - ✔✔Include all data whether or not it aligns with the expected outcome.
✔✔1. A nurse is documenting the electronic record of a patient while in a common area.
The nurse is called away to briefly assist nearby. Which action is correct for the nurse to
complete prior to assisting in the other area? - ✔✔Close the record and log out of the
account.
✔✔1. Which information should a nurse consider as protected health information (PHI)
while evaluating a patient's records? - ✔✔The patient's gender and date of birth
ANSWERS SET A+
1
✔✔1. Currently, a facility uses phones and pagers for clinician communication. This
technology is due for replacement. A nurse recommends replacing with all-in-one
mobile devices. What is the benefit of all-in-one mobile technology over the current
devices? - ✔✔It integrates functionality within the EHR.
✔✔1. A nurse in a primary care provider's office needs to review results from a patient's
cardiology consultation. Using health information exchange (HIE) technology, the nurse
requests this information from the cardiologist's office. Which type of exchange is
described? - ✔✔Query based.
✔✔1. An informatics nurse is working on genomics data to facilitate disease
identification and develop individualized treatment plans for patients in a complex
medical facility. What is considered a fundamental requirement for valid interpretation of
genomics data? - ✔✔High throughput computing system
✔✔1. Which medical device is useful in establishing an effective monitoring system for
a patient with acute brain injury? - ✔✔Temperature probe
✔✔1. An informatics nurse is collaborating with a nursing director of a long-term care
facility to address an ongoing issue with medication errors. Which solution should they
consider? - ✔✔Use digital platform and barcode systems.
✔✔1. What are the correct steps in medication administration that require scanning
verification? - ✔✔Scan the serial numbers on the medication label and patient's
identification bracelet.
,✔✔1. Which healthcare data set would allow identification of performance gaps and
establishment of realistic targets for improvement? - ✔✔Healthcare Effectiveness Data
and Information Set (HEDIS)
✔✔1. Which situation places a clinical decision support system (CDSS) at risk for
corrupt datasets? - ✔✔A nurse updates a patient's medical history after learning of a
medical condition via social media.
✔✔1. A team of healthcare workers were stunned when a reality show actor was
brought to their emergency unit. A few of them took videos of the actor and streamed
them live on social media. Which law did the healthcare workers possibly violate? -
✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
✔✔1. The nursing unit of a major hospital is revisiting their policy on the use of mobile
devices for accessing the EMR. Which guideline should take precedence? - ✔✔Ensure
legal and regulatory compliance.
✔✔1. The hospital director asks the informatics nurse about an effective patient record
management system. Which basic feature of a patient health record (PHR) system
would the informatics nurse endorse? - ✔✔Encourage the active participation of
patients in the management of their condition.
✔✔1. In which situation should the informatics nurse recommend the use of regression
testing? - ✔✔When a new feature is added to the existing hospital management system
✔✔1. How does an informatics nurse apply expertise in workflow and technology? -
✔✔By analyzing the impact of new technologies
✔✔1. Physicians rely on free text notes for a significant amount of their patient-related
documentation. An organization is reviewing data to identify and progress toward set
goals related to patient outcomes. What challenge does this present? - ✔✔Qualitative
data is manually extracted from the health record.
✔✔1. A healthcare organization has determined which outcomes it wants to improve
over the next year and what changes will be implemented to help the organization
achieve its goals. The organization builds an interactive reminder tool in the electronic
health record (EHR) for staff. Data can be collected from this tool to determine if the
changes are implemented. Which type of data collection is this? - ✔✔Checklist
✔✔1. A charge nurse uses the department's smartphone to send a text message
containing the patient's last name, room number, and most recent vital signs to the
attending physician. Which federal act does this violate? - ✔✔Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
, ✔✔1. A nurse scans the barcode of a medication prior to administering it to a patient.
Which metric is reduced when a healthcare system implements a policy which promotes
barcode scanning of medications? - ✔✔Medication Errors
✔✔1. Which entity is required by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to remove identifying information before sharing information
publicly? - ✔✔Billing Company
✔✔1. A clinic employee left a message at home for a patient that included details of
both a medical condition and treatment plan. The patient requested any contact
regarding medical conditions be done through the patient's work phone number. What
should the clinic's next steps be? - ✔✔Train employees to provide only the minimum
necessary information in messages.
✔✔1. Pharmacies are required to maintain logbooks regarding pseudoephedrine
purchases. A pharmacy kept their logbooks open on the counter where patients
approach to pick up prescription medications. Which statement is true regarding the
pharmacy's logbook? - ✔✔HIPAA was violated as the logbooks contain protected health
information.
✔✔1. After a patient leaves an appointment with a healthcare provider, a nurse notices
that the patient's printed visit information was left in a public location. Which action
adheres to the ethical and legal requirements for the disposal of this material? - ✔✔The
nurse disposes of the printed document in the appropriate document shredder.
✔✔1. A nurse supporting a new employee within a patient care setting witnesses the
new employee incorrectly explaining their patient's procedure to other employees in the
cafeteria. Which action should the nurse perform? - ✔✔Remind the group of the privacy
requirements.
✔✔1. What are the requirements for data collection and tracking in clinical healthcare
research? - ✔✔Include all data whether or not it aligns with the expected outcome.
✔✔1. A nurse is documenting the electronic record of a patient while in a common area.
The nurse is called away to briefly assist nearby. Which action is correct for the nurse to
complete prior to assisting in the other area? - ✔✔Close the record and log out of the
account.
✔✔1. Which information should a nurse consider as protected health information (PHI)
while evaluating a patient's records? - ✔✔The patient's gender and date of birth
