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