WGU D220 INFORMATICS
1. 1. Which information in an electronic Provider orders
medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan
& manage a patient's post-operative care
after open-heart surgery
2. 2. Which information in a patient's elec- MAR
tronic medical record (EMA), in addition
to the nursing flowsheets & provider or-
ders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluc-
tuations in blood glucose levels
3. 3. A nurse is planning the care for a The patient's laboratory results over the last 72
patient admitted to the hospital with hours
COVID-19 Which list of information in the
electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this patient
4. Nurse is planning care for a patient with Initiate airborne precautions
lab results showing pending Covid re-
sults, what would she initiate ?
5. 4. Which clinical note type is exempt from Psychotherapy notes
being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interop-
erability (USC DI) standards
6. 5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pa-
upon a manual white board for patient tient labels
tracking. Recently, surgeons have com-
plained that the turnaround time be-
tween surgical cases has increased &
blame the manual tracking system. An
informatics nurse recommends expand-
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ing use of the existing surgical informa-
tion system (SIS). Which resolution can
improve this workflow issue
7. 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency SWOT template
nurse are conducting an analysis of a pa-
tient admission from the ER. Which tool
should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
8. 7. What is an effective way to reduce Make sure all the users adhere to security &
the risk of access of electronic protect- confidential policy set forth by the facility
ed health information (ePHI) by unautho-
rized users
9. 8. How does a healthcare policy assure It creates a reliable method to verify the iden-
access to health information by autho- tities of users accessing health information
rized users
10. 9. Which statement describes the appli- Provider needs to show the use of the Elec-
cation of meaningful use tronic Health Record (EHR) technology
11. 10. What is the typical role of the infor- Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for
matics nurse all computer applications & software for nurs-
ing or clinical user group
12. 11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. Ad Hoc
What is a one-time kind of report
13. 12. Which clinical information technolo- Vitals signs capture
gy enables providers to document pa-
tient assessments
14. Continuity care record from AMR
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13. A patient is being transferred to an-
other 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)
15. 14. Which statement best describes "Computer science, decision science, informa-
Nursing Informatics tion science, management science, cognitive
science, & organizational theory."
16. 15. The nurse receives report that there The Kardex
are new orders to review. Where does the
nurse look to verify this information
17. 16. What is the goal of Merit-Based In- Patient quality care
centive Payment System (MIPS) & Mean-
ingful Use (MU)
18. 17. What is a type of phishing Trojan
19. 18. What is Data governance Defines who can take what action, upon what
data, in what situations, using what methods
20. 19. A provider at the hospital had his lap- Encryption
top stolen from his vehicle. What should
be on his laptop to protect it from data
breach
21. 20. What is the name of the process Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
that begins with conception & continues
through implementation
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22. 21. What is the intent of the Clinical De- This is an application that supports healthcare
cision Support (CDS) System practitioners in making patient-care decisions
23. 22. What is the term for sharing a per- Information sharing
son's personal information with other in-
dividuals electronically
24. 23. When a physician arrives on the unit, The intake & output chart
a nurse is asked about the fluid status of
a patient. Where should the nurse find
this information
25. 24. Why is it important to control the Alert fatigue
number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR)
26. Why is it important for healthcare To prevent medication errors
providers to not ignore alerts ?
27. 25. Which change theory begins with cre- Kotter's Models
ating urgency
28. 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
(MU) originate act in 2009
29. 27. What is the primary concern driving Patient safety
Nursing informatic initiative
30. 28. What can be installed to allow one Integration
operation to access another to enable
the exchange of data
31. 29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, Flowchart
oval & diamonds in both
1. 1. Which information in an electronic Provider orders
medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan
& manage a patient's post-operative care
after open-heart surgery
2. 2. Which information in a patient's elec- MAR
tronic medical record (EMA), in addition
to the nursing flowsheets & provider or-
ders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluc-
tuations in blood glucose levels
3. 3. A nurse is planning the care for a The patient's laboratory results over the last 72
patient admitted to the hospital with hours
COVID-19 Which list of information in the
electronic medical record (EMR) will help
the nurse plan the care for this patient
4. Nurse is planning care for a patient with Initiate airborne precautions
lab results showing pending Covid re-
sults, what would she initiate ?
5. 4. Which clinical note type is exempt from Psychotherapy notes
being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interop-
erability (USC DI) standards
6. 5. Operating room (OR) staff are reliant Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pa-
upon a manual white board for patient tient labels
tracking. Recently, surgeons have com-
plained that the turnaround time be-
tween surgical cases has increased &
blame the manual tracking system. An
informatics nurse recommends expand-
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
ing use of the existing surgical informa-
tion system (SIS). Which resolution can
improve this workflow issue
7. 6. An informatics nurse & an emergency SWOT template
nurse are conducting an analysis of a pa-
tient admission from the ER. Which tool
should these nurses use for a process
analysis?
8. 7. What is an effective way to reduce Make sure all the users adhere to security &
the risk of access of electronic protect- confidential policy set forth by the facility
ed health information (ePHI) by unautho-
rized users
9. 8. How does a healthcare policy assure It creates a reliable method to verify the iden-
access to health information by autho- tities of users accessing health information
rized users
10. 9. Which statement describes the appli- Provider needs to show the use of the Elec-
cation of meaningful use tronic Health Record (EHR) technology
11. 10. What is the typical role of the infor- Plans, coordinates, & facilitates education for
matics nurse all computer applications & software for nurs-
ing or clinical user group
12. 11. A patients glucose blood sugar is 400. Ad Hoc
What is a one-time kind of report
13. 12. Which clinical information technolo- Vitals signs capture
gy enables providers to document pa-
tient assessments
14. Continuity care record from AMR
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
13. A patient is being transferred to an-
other 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)
15. 14. Which statement best describes "Computer science, decision science, informa-
Nursing Informatics tion science, management science, cognitive
science, & organizational theory."
16. 15. The nurse receives report that there The Kardex
are new orders to review. Where does the
nurse look to verify this information
17. 16. What is the goal of Merit-Based In- Patient quality care
centive Payment System (MIPS) & Mean-
ingful Use (MU)
18. 17. What is a type of phishing Trojan
19. 18. What is Data governance Defines who can take what action, upon what
data, in what situations, using what methods
20. 19. A provider at the hospital had his lap- Encryption
top stolen from his vehicle. What should
be on his laptop to protect it from data
breach
21. 20. What is the name of the process Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
that begins with conception & continues
through implementation
, WGU D220 INFORMATICS
22. 21. What is the intent of the Clinical De- This is an application that supports healthcare
cision Support (CDS) System practitioners in making patient-care decisions
23. 22. What is the term for sharing a per- Information sharing
son's personal information with other in-
dividuals electronically
24. 23. When a physician arrives on the unit, The intake & output chart
a nurse is asked about the fluid status of
a patient. Where should the nurse find
this information
25. 24. Why is it important to control the Alert fatigue
number of warnings in Electronic Health
Record (EHR)
26. Why is it important for healthcare To prevent medication errors
providers to not ignore alerts ?
27. 25. Which change theory begins with cre- Kotter's Models
ating urgency
28. 26. Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use American Recover & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
(MU) originate act in 2009
29. 27. What is the primary concern driving Patient safety
Nursing informatic initiative
30. 28. What can be installed to allow one Integration
operation to access another to enable
the exchange of data
31. 29. Which type of chart uses rectangle, Flowchart
oval & diamonds in both
