WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANSWER: Provider order
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 - ANSWER: MAR $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
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 - ANSWER: The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the United
States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANSWER: Psychotherapy notes
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? - ANSWER: Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient
labels
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health
information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - ANSWER: Make sure all the users adhere to the
security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
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)? - ANSWER: Continuity
care record from AMR
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? - ANSWER: The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWER: American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANSWER: Providing
clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
,WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program - ANSWER: CMS
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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 - ANSWER: Flowsheet $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANSWER: Root cause
analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from sharing
information when stolen? - ANSWER: Authentication & encryption
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task that
needs to be completed during the shift - ANSWER: Workflow
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a
healthcare organization - ANSWER: It allows patient information to be accessible despite
where the patient is receiving care.
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR).
The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ANSWER: Involve staff in the implementation process.
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) - ANSWER: It is
the information used to specifically identify an individual.
An informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. Which
statement accurately describes the internet? - ANSWER: An unregulated network of
networks
What represents privacy & security risks for telehealth technology? - ANSWER: Patients
have the option to use the speakerphone in the telehealth apps.
A restraint committee has been assembled to oversee the need & proper usage of
restraints. Which data element would this committee find least useful in this report? -
ANSWER: Patient allergy history
,WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
What is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events? - ANSWER: A root
cause analysis (RCA)
Which form allows stored information in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) to be instantly @#
searched, retrieved, combined, & reported in different ways? - ANSWER: Text data $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
Why was Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) adopted by healthcare facilities -
ANSWER: To prevent medication administration errors
MRSA - ANSWER: contact precautions
Which info in Electronic Medical Records will help nurses manage post-op care for
appendectomy - ANSWER: Doctor's orders
The act that recognizes patients need more power in their healthcare, & access to
information is key to making that happen or What act puts patients in charge of their
healthcare records? - ANSWER: 21st Century Cures Act
Tapping badge - ANSWER: Improves documentation time.
Action that demonstrates data mining to improve patient outcomes - ANSWER: HbA1c
What to do when Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System is ignored - ANSWER: Educate
staff on the importance.
Spouse requests patient's medical records - ANSWER: Refer the family member to
medical records.
Comparing infection rates across the states - ANSWER: bar graph
Promoting the adoption & implementation of telehealth programs - ANSWER: Advocacy
Mom calls asking for the child's info that was seen at the clinic - ANSWER: Clinic is unable
to provide the medical records.
Metrics related to stroke care & compare them across the country in a presentation -
ANSWER: Benchmarking
, WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Confirming data accuracy or Analyzing a single piece of data in multiple ways - ANSWER:
Triangulation
What is included in meaningful use - ANSWER: Use of electronic prescribing @#
$%^
#$%^&*(
What is the goal of the Health Information Exchange - ANSWER: To allow insurance &*()
companies & providers to be able to share data
Groups at risk for decreased health literacy? - ANSWER: elderly
The main way to keep HIPPA compliance? - ANSWER: passwords
The element that is PHI - ANSWER: DOB
The best method of Electronic Medical Record charting for nursing?
or
Data Entry fields - ANSWER: Cascading
Physical taking care of a patient whose established care is somewhere else talking about
Health Information Exchange - ANSWER: Query-based
When can you get notes from the provider quickly? - ANSWER: Health Information
Exchange, Query-based transfer.
How to start an admission process when extremely busy? - ANSWER: Checklist
What would be the causes to put someone in isolation? - ANSWER: MRSA, Influenza, TB,
Covid
Nurse wants to optimize EH software with the goal of decreasing documentation time -
ANSWER: Surveys
Data visualization of oncology patient length of stays - ANSWER: Line graph
Universal precautions approach to health literacy - ANSWER: Treating all patients as if they
are at risk of not understanding health information and speaking to patients in language-
appropriate terminology.
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANSWER: Provider order
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 - ANSWER: MAR $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
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 - ANSWER: The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the United
States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANSWER: Psychotherapy notes
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? - ANSWER: Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient
labels
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health
information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - ANSWER: Make sure all the users adhere to the
security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
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)? - ANSWER: Continuity
care record from AMR
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? - ANSWER: The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWER: American Recovery &
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANSWER: Providing
clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
,WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program - ANSWER: CMS
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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 - ANSWER: Flowsheet $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANSWER: Root cause
analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from sharing
information when stolen? - ANSWER: Authentication & encryption
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task that
needs to be completed during the shift - ANSWER: Workflow
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a
healthcare organization - ANSWER: It allows patient information to be accessible despite
where the patient is receiving care.
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR).
The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this
Electronic Health Record (EHR) - ANSWER: Involve staff in the implementation process.
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) - ANSWER: It is
the information used to specifically identify an individual.
An informatics nurse is developing a web-based application for patient care. Which
statement accurately describes the internet? - ANSWER: An unregulated network of
networks
What represents privacy & security risks for telehealth technology? - ANSWER: Patients
have the option to use the speakerphone in the telehealth apps.
A restraint committee has been assembled to oversee the need & proper usage of
restraints. Which data element would this committee find least useful in this report? -
ANSWER: Patient allergy history
,WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
What is a structured method used to analyze serious adverse events? - ANSWER: A root
cause analysis (RCA)
Which form allows stored information in an Electronic Health Record (EHR) to be instantly @#
searched, retrieved, combined, & reported in different ways? - ANSWER: Text data $%^
#$%^&*(
&*()
Why was Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) adopted by healthcare facilities -
ANSWER: To prevent medication administration errors
MRSA - ANSWER: contact precautions
Which info in Electronic Medical Records will help nurses manage post-op care for
appendectomy - ANSWER: Doctor's orders
The act that recognizes patients need more power in their healthcare, & access to
information is key to making that happen or What act puts patients in charge of their
healthcare records? - ANSWER: 21st Century Cures Act
Tapping badge - ANSWER: Improves documentation time.
Action that demonstrates data mining to improve patient outcomes - ANSWER: HbA1c
What to do when Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System is ignored - ANSWER: Educate
staff on the importance.
Spouse requests patient's medical records - ANSWER: Refer the family member to
medical records.
Comparing infection rates across the states - ANSWER: bar graph
Promoting the adoption & implementation of telehealth programs - ANSWER: Advocacy
Mom calls asking for the child's info that was seen at the clinic - ANSWER: Clinic is unable
to provide the medical records.
Metrics related to stroke care & compare them across the country in a presentation -
ANSWER: Benchmarking
, WGU D220- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE EXAM 100%
COMPLETE 2024-2025 ALREADY PASSED!!
Confirming data accuracy or Analyzing a single piece of data in multiple ways - ANSWER:
Triangulation
What is included in meaningful use - ANSWER: Use of electronic prescribing @#
$%^
#$%^&*(
What is the goal of the Health Information Exchange - ANSWER: To allow insurance &*()
companies & providers to be able to share data
Groups at risk for decreased health literacy? - ANSWER: elderly
The main way to keep HIPPA compliance? - ANSWER: passwords
The element that is PHI - ANSWER: DOB
The best method of Electronic Medical Record charting for nursing?
or
Data Entry fields - ANSWER: Cascading
Physical taking care of a patient whose established care is somewhere else talking about
Health Information Exchange - ANSWER: Query-based
When can you get notes from the provider quickly? - ANSWER: Health Information
Exchange, Query-based transfer.
How to start an admission process when extremely busy? - ANSWER: Checklist
What would be the causes to put someone in isolation? - ANSWER: MRSA, Influenza, TB,
Covid
Nurse wants to optimize EH software with the goal of decreasing documentation time -
ANSWER: Surveys
Data visualization of oncology patient length of stays - ANSWER: Line graph
Universal precautions approach to health literacy - ANSWER: Treating all patients as if they
are at risk of not understanding health information and speaking to patients in language-
appropriate terminology.
