Nursing Informatics- WGU D220 OA1&2 Study Guide Exam Bank
with Questions and Verified Correct Answers
1. Provider order: Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a
nurse plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
2. MAR: Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in ad-
dition to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuations in blood glucose levels
3. The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.: 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
4. Psychotherapy notes: Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with
patients according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI)
standards
5. Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient labels: Operating room (OR)
staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard 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 the
use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve
this workflow issue?
6. Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by
the facility.: What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic
protected health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users
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, 7. Continuity care record from AMR: 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)?
8. The intake & output chart: 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?
9. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009: Which act in
2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
10. Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.: What is
the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
11. CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Which government orga-
nization oversees the meaningful use program
12. Flowsheet: A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many
patients were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
13. Root cause analysis: Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the
solution
14. Authentication & encryption: What should providers have on their personal
mobile devices to protect them from sharing information when stolen?
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with Questions and Verified Correct Answers
1. Provider order: Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a
nurse plan & manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
2. MAR: Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in ad-
dition to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuations in blood glucose levels
3. The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.: 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
4. Psychotherapy notes: Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with
patients according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI)
standards
5. Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient labels: Operating room (OR)
staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard 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 the
use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve
this workflow issue?
6. Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by
the facility.: What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic
protected health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users
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14
, 7. Continuity care record from AMR: 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)?
8. The intake & output chart: 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?
9. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009: Which act in
2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
10. Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.: What is
the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
11. CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Which government orga-
nization oversees the meaningful use program
12. Flowsheet: A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many
patients were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
13. Root cause analysis: Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the
solution
14. Authentication & encryption: What should providers have on their personal
mobile devices to protect them from sharing information when stolen?
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