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WGU D220 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2026
COMPLETE (320) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
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 orders
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 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 ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Radio
frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an
analysis of a patient admission from the ER ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
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Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT
template
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic
protected health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Make sure all the users adhere to security &
confidential policy set forth by the facility
How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by
authorized users ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... It creates a reliable method
to verify the identities of users accessing health information
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Which statement describes the application of meaningful use ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic
Health Record (EHR) technology
What is the typical role of the informatics nurse ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all
computer applications & software for nursing or clinical user group
A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of
report ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Ad Hoc
Which clinical information technology enables providers to document
patient assessments ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Vitals signs capture
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
Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... "Computer science, decision science, information
science, management science, cognitive science, & organizational
theory."
The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where
does the nurse look to verify this information ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
The Kardex
What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU)
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Patient quality care
What is a type of phishing ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Trojan
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What is Data governance ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Defines who can
take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what
methods
A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What
should be on his laptop to protect it from data breach ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Encryption
What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
continues through implementation ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Systems
Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... This is an application that supports healthcare
practitioners in making patient- care decisions
What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Information sharing
WGU D220 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2026
COMPLETE (320) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED A+.
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 orders
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 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 ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Radio
frequency identification (RFID) in patient labels
An informatics nurse & an emergency nurse are conducting an
analysis of a patient admission from the ER ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
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Which tool should these nurses use for a process analysis? SWOT
template
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access of electronic
protected health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Make sure all the users adhere to security &
confidential policy set forth by the facility
How does a healthcare policy assure access to health information by
authorized users ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... It creates a reliable method
to verify the identities of users accessing health information
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Which statement describes the application of meaningful use ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Provider needs to show the use of the Electronic
Health Record (EHR) technology
What is the typical role of the informatics nurse ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for all
computer applications & software for nursing or clinical user group
A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. What is a one-time kind of
report ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Ad Hoc
Which clinical information technology enables providers to document
patient assessments ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Vitals signs capture
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
Which statement best describes Nursing Informatics ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... "Computer science, decision science, information
science, management science, cognitive science, & organizational
theory."
The nurse receives report that there are new orders to review. Where
does the nurse look to verify this information ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
The Kardex
What is the goal of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) &
Meaningful Use (MU)
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Patient quality care
What is a type of phishing ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Trojan
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What is Data governance ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Defines who can
take what action, upon what data, in what situations, using what
methods
A provider at the hospital had his laptop stolen from his vehicle. What
should be on his laptop to protect it from data breach ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... Encryption
What is the name of the process that begins with conception &
continues through implementation ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Systems
Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System ✓
✓...... ANSWER ....... This is an application that supports healthcare
practitioners in making patient- care decisions
What is the term for sharing a person's personal information with other
individuals electronically ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... Information sharing
