WGU D220 EXAM WITH ANSWERS
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Provider orders
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of
users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments - CORRECT ANSWERS-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) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful
Use (MU) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - CORRECT ANSWERS-Trojan
18. What is Data governance - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through
implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
, 21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record
(EHR) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kotter's
Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - CORRECT ANSWERS-
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data - CORRECT ANSWERS-Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know - CORRECT
ANSWERS-What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under
which information is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability - CORRECT ANSWERS-The extent to
which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all
settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lock on hard drive.
Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media
Controls
1. Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Provider orders
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-It creates a reliable method to verify the identities of
users accessing health information
9. Which statement describes the application of meaningful use - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
technology
10. What is the typical role of the informatics nurse - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Ad Hoc
12. Which clinical information technology enables providers to document patient
assessments - CORRECT ANSWERS-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) - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Continuity care record from AMR
14. Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics - CORRECT ANSWERS-
"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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-The Kardex
16. What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) & Meaningful
Use (MU) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Patient quality care
17. What is a type of phishing - CORRECT ANSWERS-Trojan
18. What is Data governance - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Encryption
20. What is the name of the process that begins with conception & continues through
implementation - CORRECT ANSWERS-Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
, 21. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT
ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-The
intake & output chart
24. Why is it important to control the number of warnings in Electronic Health Record
(EHR) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Alert fatigue
25. Which change theory begins with creating urgency - CORRECT ANSWERS-Kotter's
Models
26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - CORRECT ANSWERS-
American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
27. What is the primary concern driving Nursing informatic initiative - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Patient safety
28. What can be installed to allow one operation to access another to enable the
exchange of data - CORRECT ANSWERS-Integration
29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, oval & diamonds in both - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Flowchart
30. What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Providing clinicians with knowledge & person specific information
31. Information may be kept secret to those with an only need to know - CORRECT
ANSWERS-What is this? Information privacy is the right to choose the conditions under
which information is shared, & to ensure the accuracy of collected information.
32. Which statement defines interoperability - CORRECT ANSWERS-The extent to
which systems & devices can exchange data & interpret that shared data.
33. Which two statement defines healthcare informatics - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Standardized languages & terminologies to ensure consistent meanings across all
settings
34. What is a physical safeguard of ePHI - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lock on hard drive.
Facility Access Controls Workstation Use Workstation Security - Device & Media
Controls
