WGU D222 HEALTH ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
LATEST UPDATE COMPLETE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥What color ink should be used when documenting on paper. Answer:
Permanent black ink
⩥What is the correct order for vital signs. Answer: T, P, RR, BP,
extremity, pt position, SPO2
⩥What should be at the top of every page of documentation. Answer:
Patient initials and date and time of entry
⩥What should be at the end of every documentation entry. Answer:
Interviewers signature
⩥How do you correct a mistake in documentation. Answer: 1) Draw a
single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
⩥Documentation tips. Answer: 1) Avoid complete sentences
,2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
⩥Normal oral temp range. Answer: 96.4 - 99.1 F
⩥Febrile. Answer: With fever
⩥Afebrile. Answer: Without fever
⩥Hyperthermia symptoms. Answer: 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
⩥Most common and easy method of assessing temperature. Answer:
Oral
⩥What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature.
Answer: 1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
,⩥What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature. Answer:
axillary
⩥Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings.
Answer: Patients with increased HR
⩥Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures.
Answer: Rectal
⩥Pulse deficit. Answer: - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
⩥Pulse amplitude scale. Answer: 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
⩥Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment?.
Answer: 1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
, ⩥Normal heart rate in resting adult. Answer: 60 to 100 bpm
⩥Well trained athletes heart rate. Answer: Heart rate less than 60 bpm
⩥When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100
bpm. Answer: Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
⩥Eupnea. Answer: Normal RR, rhythm and depth
⩥Normal SPO2 value. Answer: 95-100%
⩥What level is poor oxygenation. Answer: below 90%
⩥Systolic BP. Answer: Maximum pressure on the artery during
ventricular contraction
⩥Diastolic BP. Answer: Resting pressure during ventricular filling
⩥Pulse pressure. Answer: Difference between systolic and diastolic
⩥Stroke volume. Answer: Amount of blood ejected with each beat
LATEST UPDATE COMPLETE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥What color ink should be used when documenting on paper. Answer:
Permanent black ink
⩥What is the correct order for vital signs. Answer: T, P, RR, BP,
extremity, pt position, SPO2
⩥What should be at the top of every page of documentation. Answer:
Patient initials and date and time of entry
⩥What should be at the end of every documentation entry. Answer:
Interviewers signature
⩥How do you correct a mistake in documentation. Answer: 1) Draw a
single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
⩥Documentation tips. Answer: 1) Avoid complete sentences
,2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
⩥Normal oral temp range. Answer: 96.4 - 99.1 F
⩥Febrile. Answer: With fever
⩥Afebrile. Answer: Without fever
⩥Hyperthermia symptoms. Answer: 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
⩥Most common and easy method of assessing temperature. Answer:
Oral
⩥What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature.
Answer: 1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
,⩥What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature. Answer:
axillary
⩥Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings.
Answer: Patients with increased HR
⩥Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures.
Answer: Rectal
⩥Pulse deficit. Answer: - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
⩥Pulse amplitude scale. Answer: 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
⩥Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment?.
Answer: 1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
, ⩥Normal heart rate in resting adult. Answer: 60 to 100 bpm
⩥Well trained athletes heart rate. Answer: Heart rate less than 60 bpm
⩥When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100
bpm. Answer: Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
⩥Eupnea. Answer: Normal RR, rhythm and depth
⩥Normal SPO2 value. Answer: 95-100%
⩥What level is poor oxygenation. Answer: below 90%
⩥Systolic BP. Answer: Maximum pressure on the artery during
ventricular contraction
⩥Diastolic BP. Answer: Resting pressure during ventricular filling
⩥Pulse pressure. Answer: Difference between systolic and diastolic
⩥Stroke volume. Answer: Amount of blood ejected with each beat
