WGU D220 NURSING INFORMATICS FINAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ A stroke program coordinator wants to know which stroke
metrics were met each month over the past year? Which type of
graph should display this data?
a. Line graph
b. Pie chart
c. Bar graph
d. Mosaic. Answer: Bar graph
◉ A doctor receives a urgent phone call from a nurse caring for a
patient while the doctor is at a coffee shop ordering breakfast. How
should the doctor proceed in order to prevnt a possible violation of
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. The doctor should enter orders into the patient's chart using his
phone as a hotspot from a location in the coffee shop with the least
amount of nearby customers.
,b. The doctor should connect to Wi-Fi at the coffee shop to enter
orders for the patient as soon as possible into the electronic health
record (HER)
c. The doctor should ask questions about the patient and provide the
nurse verbal orders over the phone while waiting for breakfast.
d. The doctor should ask the nurse to text him rather than calling as
the doctor is in a public location and unable to speak with the nurse
on the phone at this time. Answer: The doctor should ask the nurse
to text him rather than calling as the doctor is in a public location
and unable to speak with the nurse on the phone at this time
◉ During a recent review for a clinical documentation improvement
for a ambulator surgery center a nurse observes that the incorrect
current procedural terminology (CPT) code has been entered for
over 100 outpatient procedures. Which set of standards for
professional behaviors is the nurse demonstrating when reporting
this occurrence to supervisor?
a. HIPAA Privacy Rule
b. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Code of Ethics
c. Association for medical Professionals (AMP)
d. Privacy Policy Nursing Informatics Association (NIA) Code of
ethics. Answer: American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
,◉ A nurse has been asked to set up a secure data capture and
collection process for evaluation of a practice process improvement
project? Which approach should the nurse use to help ensure data
security?
a. Collect data on secure access servers.
b. Collect data using electronic format.
c. Collect data within the hospital setting.
d. Collect data with patient permission.. Answer: Collect data on
secure access servers.
◉ Information that can be used to identify an individual is known as
protected health information(PHI) .This information includes
addresses , medical record numbers , demographic information and
other elements that could potentially lead to the identity of the
individual.Which term is used to reference this information ?
a. Individual health data information
b. Individually identifiable health information
c. Person-specific health information
c. Patient care health information. Answer: Individually identifiable
health information
, ◉ Which information technology best practice helps prevent health
insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) violations as an
organization?
a. prompting users to change their passwords monthly.
b. ensuring the department have secure recycling bins for HIPAA
complaints.
c. providing HIPAA training after a violation.
d. requiring devices to be password-protected. Answer: requiring
devices to be password-protected
◉ In which area of informatics nursing should promoting the
adoption of and implementation of telehealth programs to increase
access to health services belong ?
a. consultation
b. leadership
c. advocacy
d. coordination. Answer: advocacy
◉ What is one role a nurse can have in the formulation of health
policy?
a. representing nurses on a national task force.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ A stroke program coordinator wants to know which stroke
metrics were met each month over the past year? Which type of
graph should display this data?
a. Line graph
b. Pie chart
c. Bar graph
d. Mosaic. Answer: Bar graph
◉ A doctor receives a urgent phone call from a nurse caring for a
patient while the doctor is at a coffee shop ordering breakfast. How
should the doctor proceed in order to prevnt a possible violation of
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
a. The doctor should enter orders into the patient's chart using his
phone as a hotspot from a location in the coffee shop with the least
amount of nearby customers.
,b. The doctor should connect to Wi-Fi at the coffee shop to enter
orders for the patient as soon as possible into the electronic health
record (HER)
c. The doctor should ask questions about the patient and provide the
nurse verbal orders over the phone while waiting for breakfast.
d. The doctor should ask the nurse to text him rather than calling as
the doctor is in a public location and unable to speak with the nurse
on the phone at this time. Answer: The doctor should ask the nurse
to text him rather than calling as the doctor is in a public location
and unable to speak with the nurse on the phone at this time
◉ During a recent review for a clinical documentation improvement
for a ambulator surgery center a nurse observes that the incorrect
current procedural terminology (CPT) code has been entered for
over 100 outpatient procedures. Which set of standards for
professional behaviors is the nurse demonstrating when reporting
this occurrence to supervisor?
a. HIPAA Privacy Rule
b. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Code of Ethics
c. Association for medical Professionals (AMP)
d. Privacy Policy Nursing Informatics Association (NIA) Code of
ethics. Answer: American Health Information Management
Association (AHIMA) Code of Ethics
,◉ A nurse has been asked to set up a secure data capture and
collection process for evaluation of a practice process improvement
project? Which approach should the nurse use to help ensure data
security?
a. Collect data on secure access servers.
b. Collect data using electronic format.
c. Collect data within the hospital setting.
d. Collect data with patient permission.. Answer: Collect data on
secure access servers.
◉ Information that can be used to identify an individual is known as
protected health information(PHI) .This information includes
addresses , medical record numbers , demographic information and
other elements that could potentially lead to the identity of the
individual.Which term is used to reference this information ?
a. Individual health data information
b. Individually identifiable health information
c. Person-specific health information
c. Patient care health information. Answer: Individually identifiable
health information
, ◉ Which information technology best practice helps prevent health
insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) violations as an
organization?
a. prompting users to change their passwords monthly.
b. ensuring the department have secure recycling bins for HIPAA
complaints.
c. providing HIPAA training after a violation.
d. requiring devices to be password-protected. Answer: requiring
devices to be password-protected
◉ In which area of informatics nursing should promoting the
adoption of and implementation of telehealth programs to increase
access to health services belong ?
a. consultation
b. leadership
c. advocacy
d. coordination. Answer: advocacy
◉ What is one role a nurse can have in the formulation of health
policy?
a. representing nurses on a national task force.
