D220 WGU STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
1. oWhich odata oin oa omedical orecord owould oinform othe onurse othat oa oPRN opain omedication ocan obe
oadministered oto othe opatient? o- oThe omedication oadministration orecord oand othe onursing oassessment
onotes ofrom othe olast oshift oindicate othe opatient's olevel oof ocomfort.
1. oWhich oinformation oin oa opatient's omedical orecord owill ohelp oa onurse oplan oand omanage othe
opatient's opain? o- oPhysician oorders
1. oA opatient ocompletes othe ocourse oof otreatment ofor otuberculosis oand ois oready oto obe odischarged
ohome. oWhich oinstructions oshould obe oincluded oin othe opatient's odischarge oeducation? o- oImportance
oof ocompleting othe omedication oprescribed.
1. oAfter oa opatient's oassessment, oa onurse oobserves oa odecrease oin orespiration oand owheezing oon
oauscultation. oWhich odata oset oin othe omedical orecord oinforms othe odecision oto oimplement othe
oineffective oairway oclearance onursing ocare oplan? o- oThe oradiology oreport oimpression oindicates
opulmonary oinfiltrates oand othe onursing oassessment oindicates oa odecrease oin orespirations.
1. oThe ohealth oadministrator oat oa oclinic oobserves oan oincrease oin othe onumber oof opatients owith oa
ocomplaint oof odifficulty obreathing, ofatigue, oand oloss oof oappetite. oWhich odata oin othe oelectronic
ohealth orecord o(EHR) owill oprovide oa ocross-reference oto othe oimpacted opatient opopulation? o- oPatient
odemographic orecords
1. oWhich oview oin othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) oconfirms oa opatient's oblood opressure ois
ostabilizing? o- oGraphical otrending
1. oAfter oa opatient's oinitial oassessment, oa onurse oobserves oan oincrease oin oedema, obilateral ocrackles,
oand opersistent ocough. oWhich odata oset oin othe omedical orecord ofrom othe olast oshift oinforms othe
odecision oto oimplement othe ofluid ovolume ooverload ocare oplan? o- oNursing oflowsheet oand ointake oand
ooutput orecord
1. oWhich odata oset oin othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) owill oassist oin oevaluating othe onumber oof
opositive oinfluenza otests oat oa ofacility owithin othe opast oyear? o- oLaboratory orecords
1. oWhich opatients oare oideally opositioned oto ofully oengage oin otheir ocare? o- oPatients othat oare
orecovering owell oafter oa ofull onight oof osleep.
1. oA onurse ois oteaching oa opatient-centered ohealth oeducation ocourse oat oa ohospital. oAs oan oinformatics
onurse oleveraging otechnology oto ohelp oimprove opatient ounderstanding, owhich olearner owould obe
omore olikely oto ohave oa olow ohealth oliteracy oand orequire omore ofocus? o- oAn oelderly operson
1. oWhat ois otrue oabout oimproving ohealth oliteracy? o- oImproving ohealth oliteracy oleads oto obetter
opatient ooutcomes.
, 1. oA onurse oassists owith oimplementing oa onew oremote opatient omonitoring o(RPM) osystem ofor
ocollecting opatient odata, owhich oimproves opatient ooutcomes. oWhich otask ois oa ohigh opriority ofor oan
oinformatics oclinician owhen oimplementing oa onew otechnology ofor opatient odata ocollection? o- oIdentify
oand odefine othe ogoal oof othe otechnology.
1. oPatient ouse oof otechnology ohas oincreased odramatically. oWhile opatients oare omore oactive oin otheir
ocare, oa onurse onotes othey oare ooften omisinformed oor oobtain oinformation othat ois oinaccurate. oWhich
orecommendation oshould othe onurse ogive oto oensure oeducation ois oaccurate? o- oList ocredible oeducation
oresources ofor othe opatient's oresearch.
1. oWhat odoes othe oinformatics onurse orecommend oto oincrease oattendance oto ofollow-up
oappointments? o- oAutomated otext oor oemail oreminders
1. oPharmacy oadds oa ofield ointo othe omedication oadministration orecord oto odocument othe olot onumber
owhen oa ochemo omedication ois oadministered obut ofails oto ocommunicate othis oto othe onurse oresponsible
ofor othe omedication oadministration odocumentation. oWhat ois oa oconsequence oof othis oaction? o-
oPharmacy ocannot odetermine oif othere ois oa oproblem owith oa omedication obatch.
1. oA onurse othinks othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) ohas otoo omany odocumentation ofields, omaking
oit odifficult oto oknow owhere oto odocument osome oitems. oAs oa oresult, othe onurse ouses othe onotes
oinstead oor oin oaddition oto odocumenting oin oa ospecific ofield oin othe ohealth orecord. oWhat ois othe oleast
osignificant oimpact oof othis oaction? o- oDuplicate odocumentation oappears omultiple otimes oin othe ochart.
1. oA onurse ois oworking oin oa omedical-surgical ounit oassigned ocare ofor ofive opatients. oThe onurse ohas
omany otasks oto oaccomplish oduring oa oshift. oWhich oinformatics osolution oassists oin oensuring othese
otasks oare oaccomplished? o- oElectronic ochecklist
1. oWhich obarrier oto ohealthcare oinformatics ouse odoes othe oHITECH oAct oaim oto oreduce? o- oFinancial
1. oA oproject oteam ois omoving oa ohospital ofrom ousing opaper ocharting oto ousing oan oelectronic ohealth
orecord ofor odocumentation. oHow oshould othe oproject oteam oroll oout othe osoftware oto oreduce othe
oimpact oon othe ohospital? o- oA olarge ostand-alone odepartment oshould ogo olive ofirst.
1. oWhile oreviewing oelectronic onursing odocumentation, oa onurse oidentifies othat oa opatient's ovital osigns
ohave odeclined osince othe oprevious oshift. oWhich ohealth oinformation osystem oassisted oin othis
oidentification? o- oElectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR)
1. oThe onurse omanager oof oan ooutpatient olaboratory oclinic ois oinvestigating odecreased opatient
osatisfaction oscores oand ocited odelays oin oreceiving olab oresults. oThe ofirst ostep ois oto oreview otesting
oturnaround otimes ofor othe oclinic. oWhich ohealth oinformation osystem o(HIS) oshould othe onurse omanager
oreview ofor othis odata? o- oLaboratory oinformation osystems o(LIS)
1. oWhat ois oa opatient osafety obenefit oof oa opharmacy oinformation osystem o(PIS)? o- oAlerts oregarding
oallergies oand ointeractions
1. oStandardized oterminology owas oimplemented oto opromote ointeroperability oacross oelectronic ohealth
orecords o(EHRs). oWhich oterminology ois ospecific oto olaboratory otests, oorders, oand oresults? o- oLOINC
ANSWERS BY EXPERTS
1. oWhich odata oin oa omedical orecord owould oinform othe onurse othat oa oPRN opain omedication ocan obe
oadministered oto othe opatient? o- oThe omedication oadministration orecord oand othe onursing oassessment
onotes ofrom othe olast oshift oindicate othe opatient's olevel oof ocomfort.
1. oWhich oinformation oin oa opatient's omedical orecord owill ohelp oa onurse oplan oand omanage othe
opatient's opain? o- oPhysician oorders
1. oA opatient ocompletes othe ocourse oof otreatment ofor otuberculosis oand ois oready oto obe odischarged
ohome. oWhich oinstructions oshould obe oincluded oin othe opatient's odischarge oeducation? o- oImportance
oof ocompleting othe omedication oprescribed.
1. oAfter oa opatient's oassessment, oa onurse oobserves oa odecrease oin orespiration oand owheezing oon
oauscultation. oWhich odata oset oin othe omedical orecord oinforms othe odecision oto oimplement othe
oineffective oairway oclearance onursing ocare oplan? o- oThe oradiology oreport oimpression oindicates
opulmonary oinfiltrates oand othe onursing oassessment oindicates oa odecrease oin orespirations.
1. oThe ohealth oadministrator oat oa oclinic oobserves oan oincrease oin othe onumber oof opatients owith oa
ocomplaint oof odifficulty obreathing, ofatigue, oand oloss oof oappetite. oWhich odata oin othe oelectronic
ohealth orecord o(EHR) owill oprovide oa ocross-reference oto othe oimpacted opatient opopulation? o- oPatient
odemographic orecords
1. oWhich oview oin othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) oconfirms oa opatient's oblood opressure ois
ostabilizing? o- oGraphical otrending
1. oAfter oa opatient's oinitial oassessment, oa onurse oobserves oan oincrease oin oedema, obilateral ocrackles,
oand opersistent ocough. oWhich odata oset oin othe omedical orecord ofrom othe olast oshift oinforms othe
odecision oto oimplement othe ofluid ovolume ooverload ocare oplan? o- oNursing oflowsheet oand ointake oand
ooutput orecord
1. oWhich odata oset oin othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) owill oassist oin oevaluating othe onumber oof
opositive oinfluenza otests oat oa ofacility owithin othe opast oyear? o- oLaboratory orecords
1. oWhich opatients oare oideally opositioned oto ofully oengage oin otheir ocare? o- oPatients othat oare
orecovering owell oafter oa ofull onight oof osleep.
1. oA onurse ois oteaching oa opatient-centered ohealth oeducation ocourse oat oa ohospital. oAs oan oinformatics
onurse oleveraging otechnology oto ohelp oimprove opatient ounderstanding, owhich olearner owould obe
omore olikely oto ohave oa olow ohealth oliteracy oand orequire omore ofocus? o- oAn oelderly operson
1. oWhat ois otrue oabout oimproving ohealth oliteracy? o- oImproving ohealth oliteracy oleads oto obetter
opatient ooutcomes.
, 1. oA onurse oassists owith oimplementing oa onew oremote opatient omonitoring o(RPM) osystem ofor
ocollecting opatient odata, owhich oimproves opatient ooutcomes. oWhich otask ois oa ohigh opriority ofor oan
oinformatics oclinician owhen oimplementing oa onew otechnology ofor opatient odata ocollection? o- oIdentify
oand odefine othe ogoal oof othe otechnology.
1. oPatient ouse oof otechnology ohas oincreased odramatically. oWhile opatients oare omore oactive oin otheir
ocare, oa onurse onotes othey oare ooften omisinformed oor oobtain oinformation othat ois oinaccurate. oWhich
orecommendation oshould othe onurse ogive oto oensure oeducation ois oaccurate? o- oList ocredible oeducation
oresources ofor othe opatient's oresearch.
1. oWhat odoes othe oinformatics onurse orecommend oto oincrease oattendance oto ofollow-up
oappointments? o- oAutomated otext oor oemail oreminders
1. oPharmacy oadds oa ofield ointo othe omedication oadministration orecord oto odocument othe olot onumber
owhen oa ochemo omedication ois oadministered obut ofails oto ocommunicate othis oto othe onurse oresponsible
ofor othe omedication oadministration odocumentation. oWhat ois oa oconsequence oof othis oaction? o-
oPharmacy ocannot odetermine oif othere ois oa oproblem owith oa omedication obatch.
1. oA onurse othinks othe oelectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR) ohas otoo omany odocumentation ofields, omaking
oit odifficult oto oknow owhere oto odocument osome oitems. oAs oa oresult, othe onurse ouses othe onotes
oinstead oor oin oaddition oto odocumenting oin oa ospecific ofield oin othe ohealth orecord. oWhat ois othe oleast
osignificant oimpact oof othis oaction? o- oDuplicate odocumentation oappears omultiple otimes oin othe ochart.
1. oA onurse ois oworking oin oa omedical-surgical ounit oassigned ocare ofor ofive opatients. oThe onurse ohas
omany otasks oto oaccomplish oduring oa oshift. oWhich oinformatics osolution oassists oin oensuring othese
otasks oare oaccomplished? o- oElectronic ochecklist
1. oWhich obarrier oto ohealthcare oinformatics ouse odoes othe oHITECH oAct oaim oto oreduce? o- oFinancial
1. oA oproject oteam ois omoving oa ohospital ofrom ousing opaper ocharting oto ousing oan oelectronic ohealth
orecord ofor odocumentation. oHow oshould othe oproject oteam oroll oout othe osoftware oto oreduce othe
oimpact oon othe ohospital? o- oA olarge ostand-alone odepartment oshould ogo olive ofirst.
1. oWhile oreviewing oelectronic onursing odocumentation, oa onurse oidentifies othat oa opatient's ovital osigns
ohave odeclined osince othe oprevious oshift. oWhich ohealth oinformation osystem oassisted oin othis
oidentification? o- oElectronic ohealth orecord o(EHR)
1. oThe onurse omanager oof oan ooutpatient olaboratory oclinic ois oinvestigating odecreased opatient
osatisfaction oscores oand ocited odelays oin oreceiving olab oresults. oThe ofirst ostep ois oto oreview otesting
oturnaround otimes ofor othe oclinic. oWhich ohealth oinformation osystem o(HIS) oshould othe onurse omanager
oreview ofor othis odata? o- oLaboratory oinformation osystems o(LIS)
1. oWhat ois oa opatient osafety obenefit oof oa opharmacy oinformation osystem o(PIS)? o- oAlerts oregarding
oallergies oand ointeractions
1. oStandardized oterminology owas oimplemented oto opromote ointeroperability oacross oelectronic ohealth
orecords o(EHRs). oWhich oterminology ois ospecific oto olaboratory otests, oorders, oand oresults? o- oLOINC
