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WGU D220 NURSING INFORMATICS 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - correct
answer- **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types
of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using
interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To
preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To
assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by
spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other
infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5)
To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and
counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - correct
answer- Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve
quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - correct answer- No contact with
patient for data collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using
health technologies to share health metrics and data w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
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Administrative Information System - correct answer- can
include registration and scheduling; tracking through admission,
transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and
human resources; quality assurance; and contract
management functions.
Affordable Care Act - correct answer- law passed in 2010 to
expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and
affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce
the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the number of insured
persons.
Alarm Fatique - correct answer- Becoming desensitized to
patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to
the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - correct answer-
Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with
licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - correct answer- A term describing the extensive use
of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and
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predictive models, and fact-based management to drive
decisions and actions.
Audit trail - correct answer- a report that traces who has
accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication - correct answer- A method for confirming users'
identities
Authorization - correct answer- The process of giving someone
permission to do or have something
Barcode Scanning Technology - correct answer- Scans drug
and patients wristband to verify medication order, inventory
control, + pt identification, correct med admin
Big Data - correct answer- a collection of large, complex data
sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot
be analyzed without the use of information technology
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Bioinformatics - correct answer- application of mathematics and
computer science to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - correct answer- the identification of a user based
on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face,
voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - correct answer- A plan for how an
organization will recover and restore partially or completely
interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after
a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - correct answer- Information collected
from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers,
competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns,
trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - correct answer- A committee
that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either
approves or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - correct answer- The senior
manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education
WGU D220 NURSING INFORMATICS 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - correct
answer- **Authorized INCENTIVE PAYMENTS to specific types
of hospitals & healthcare professionals for adopting & using
interoperable Health Information Technology and EHR's.
The purposes of this act include the following: (1) To
preserve/create jobs and promote economic recovery. (2) To
assist those most impacted by the recession. (3) To provide
investments needed to increase economic efficiency by
spurring technological advances in science and health. (4) To
invest in transportation, environmental protection, and other
infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits. (5)
To stabilize state and local government budgets, in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and
counterproductive state and local tax increases.
AHQR (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - correct
answer- Produced evidence making healthcare safer, improve
quality, accessibility and affordability
Asynchoronous Applications - correct answer- No contact with
patient for data collection. EX: Remote pt monitoring, Using
health technologies to share health metrics and data w/
providers. STORE & FORWARD APPS (ex: photos)
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Administrative Information System - correct answer- can
include registration and scheduling; tracking through admission,
transfer and discharge; patient acuity and staff scheduling;
financial or accounting systems; risk management; payroll and
human resources; quality assurance; and contract
management functions.
Affordable Care Act - correct answer- law passed in 2010 to
expand access to insurance, address cost reduction and
affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and introduce
the Patient's Bill of Rights, increasing the number of insured
persons.
Alarm Fatique - correct answer- Becoming desensitized to
patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to
the alarm.
ANA (American Nurses Association) - correct answer-
Professional organization for all RNs. Concerned with
licensure, collective bargaining and education
Analytics - correct answer- A term describing the extensive use
of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and
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predictive models, and fact-based management to drive
decisions and actions.
Audit trail - correct answer- a report that traces who has
accessed electronic information, when information was
accessed, and whether any information was changed
Authentication - correct answer- A method for confirming users'
identities
Authorization - correct answer- The process of giving someone
permission to do or have something
Barcode Scanning Technology - correct answer- Scans drug
and patients wristband to verify medication order, inventory
control, + pt identification, correct med admin
Big Data - correct answer- a collection of large, complex data
sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot
be analyzed without the use of information technology
, 4 | Page
Bioinformatics - correct answer- application of mathematics and
computer science to store, retrieve, and analyze biological data
Biometrics - correct answer- the identification of a user based
on a physical characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face,
voice, or handwriting
Business Continuity Plan - correct answer- A plan for how an
organization will recover and restore partially or completely
interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after
a disaster or extended disruption
Business Intelligence - correct answer- Information collected
from multiple sources such as suppliers, customers,
competitors, partners, and industries that analyzes patterns,
trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
Change Control Board (CCB) - correct answer- A committee
that evaluates the worthiness of a proposed change and either
approves or rejects the proposed change.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - correct answer- The senior
manager (usually a registered nurse with advanced education
