WGU D220 OA EXAM 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is an example of the benefit of MD using Computerized Provider Order
Entry (CPOE) & DSS
Alerts when ordering Viagra (sildenafil) when paFent is taking a cardiac med.
Staff is resistance to Tele-ICU. What are the benefits
Resources & experFse
HIPAA violaFons
Civil monetary fines
Healthcare staff members become overwhelmed when using EHR, & they begin
to ignore clinical decision support messages. Why is it important to control the
number of warnings in an EHR?
· Alert faFgue
Which act in 2009 did MU originate?
· ARRA act in 2009
Which two technologies support the standardizaFon of healthcare data?
· HL7 (Health Level 7) & DICOM
An informaFcs nurse & an ER nurse are conducFng an analysis of a paFent
admission form the er. Which tool should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
SWOT
Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medicaFon
administraFon?
FDA
,A laboratory manager requested a report of all paFents that had a blood
glucose greater than 400 mg/dl for the month of July to provide to the
corporate office. Which type of report should the nurse informaFcists create
using informaFon stored in the electronic health record for this one-Fme
request?
Short Fme report
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the soluFon?
Root cause analysis
Which is a physician's clinical informaFcs assessment?
Vital signs
Which EHR challenge can a nurse informaFcist help support & change?
Analyzing & redesigning workflows
What describes the goal of EHR incenFve programs, such as meaningful use?
To promote the achievement of quality, safety, & efficiency measures
What is the role of the informaFcs nurse working with EHR?
To improve paFent safety
Health systems can be inoperable with other health systems. What are 2
barrier that prevent interoperability
Data blocking. Interface cost.
Unit managers want to be assured nurses are signing completed clinical
documentaFon. What can managers do to determine documentaFon
compleFon?
Randomly run EHR reports & list noncompliant nurses.
Reported falls on the med surg unit as compared to the previous quarter.
Which data set informs the decision to review the protocol for falls on the med-
surg unit?
The radiology reports of pts with a reported fall on the med-surg unit
,Which informaFon in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a paFent's post-operaFve care aaer open-heart surgery
Provider order
Which informaFon in a paFent's electronic medical record (EMA), in addiFon to
the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuaFons in blood glucose levels
MAR
A nurse is planning the care for a paFent admibed to the hospital with COVID-
19 Which list of informaFon in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this paFent
The paFent's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with paFents according
to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
Psychotherapy notes
OperaFng room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for paFent
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround Fme
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking system. An
informaFcs nurse recommends expanding the use of the exisFng surgical
informaFon system (SIS). Which resoluFon can improve this workflow issue?
Radiofrequency idenFficaFon (RFID) in paFent labels
What is an effecFve way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected
health informaFon (ephi) by unauthorized users
Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidenFal policy set forth by
the facility.
, A paFent 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)?
ConFnuity care record from AMR
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of
a paFent. Where should the nurse find this informaFon?
The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific informaFon.
Which government organizaFon oversees the meaningful use program
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many paFents
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the soluFon
Root cause analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them
from sharing informaFon when stolen?
AuthenFcaFon & encrypFon
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on
the task that needs to be completed during the shia
Workflow
How does the health informaFon exchange (HIE) improve interoperability
within a healthcare organizaFon
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is an example of the benefit of MD using Computerized Provider Order
Entry (CPOE) & DSS
Alerts when ordering Viagra (sildenafil) when paFent is taking a cardiac med.
Staff is resistance to Tele-ICU. What are the benefits
Resources & experFse
HIPAA violaFons
Civil monetary fines
Healthcare staff members become overwhelmed when using EHR, & they begin
to ignore clinical decision support messages. Why is it important to control the
number of warnings in an EHR?
· Alert faFgue
Which act in 2009 did MU originate?
· ARRA act in 2009
Which two technologies support the standardizaFon of healthcare data?
· HL7 (Health Level 7) & DICOM
An informaFcs nurse & an ER nurse are conducFng an analysis of a paFent
admission form the er. Which tool should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
SWOT
Which government agency recommended to use of bar code medicaFon
administraFon?
FDA
,A laboratory manager requested a report of all paFents that had a blood
glucose greater than 400 mg/dl for the month of July to provide to the
corporate office. Which type of report should the nurse informaFcists create
using informaFon stored in the electronic health record for this one-Fme
request?
Short Fme report
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the soluFon?
Root cause analysis
Which is a physician's clinical informaFcs assessment?
Vital signs
Which EHR challenge can a nurse informaFcist help support & change?
Analyzing & redesigning workflows
What describes the goal of EHR incenFve programs, such as meaningful use?
To promote the achievement of quality, safety, & efficiency measures
What is the role of the informaFcs nurse working with EHR?
To improve paFent safety
Health systems can be inoperable with other health systems. What are 2
barrier that prevent interoperability
Data blocking. Interface cost.
Unit managers want to be assured nurses are signing completed clinical
documentaFon. What can managers do to determine documentaFon
compleFon?
Randomly run EHR reports & list noncompliant nurses.
Reported falls on the med surg unit as compared to the previous quarter.
Which data set informs the decision to review the protocol for falls on the med-
surg unit?
The radiology reports of pts with a reported fall on the med-surg unit
,Which informaFon in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a paFent's post-operaFve care aaer open-heart surgery
Provider order
Which informaFon in a paFent's electronic medical record (EMA), in addiFon to
the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage
fluctuaFons in blood glucose levels
MAR
A nurse is planning the care for a paFent admibed to the hospital with COVID-
19 Which list of informaFon in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this paFent
The paFent's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with paFents according
to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
Psychotherapy notes
OperaFng room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for paFent
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround Fme
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking system. An
informaFcs nurse recommends expanding the use of the exisFng surgical
informaFon system (SIS). Which resoluFon can improve this workflow issue?
Radiofrequency idenFficaFon (RFID) in paFent labels
What is an effecFve way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected
health informaFon (ephi) by unauthorized users
Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidenFal policy set forth by
the facility.
, A paFent 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)?
ConFnuity care record from AMR
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of
a paFent. Where should the nurse find this informaFon?
The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific informaFon.
Which government organizaFon oversees the meaningful use program
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many paFents
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the soluFon
Root cause analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them
from sharing informaFon when stolen?
AuthenFcaFon & encrypFon
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on
the task that needs to be completed during the shia
Workflow
How does the health informaFon exchange (HIE) improve interoperability
within a healthcare organizaFon
