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Exam Solution +t
WGU D220 OA EXAM ANSWERS 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
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D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (88
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780)
QUESTION 1 +t
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
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patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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ANSWER
Provider order +t
QUESTION 2 +t
Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the nur
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sing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood gl
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ucose levels +t
ANSWER
MAR
QUESTION 3 +t
A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
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19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse p
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lan the care for this patient
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ANSWER
The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
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QUESTION 4 +t
,Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the Unit
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ed States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
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ANSWER
Psychotherapy notes +t
QUESTION 5 +t
Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient tracking. Re
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cently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has i
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ncreased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends expan
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ding the use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can impr
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ove this workflow issue?
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 6 +t
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health infor
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mation (ePHI) by unauthorized users +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
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QUESTION 7 +t
A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he is being tran
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sferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use EPI
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C. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 8 +t
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient.
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Where should the nurse find this information?
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ANSWER
The intake & output chart
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,QUESTION 9 +t
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
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ANSWER
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
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QUESTION 10 +t
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
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ANSWER
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
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QUESTION 11 +t
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program
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ANSWER
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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QUESTION 12 +t
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients were seen i
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n a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
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ANSWER
Flowsheet
QUESTION 13 +t
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution
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ANSWER
Root cause analysis
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QUESTION 14 +t
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from shari
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ng information when stolen?
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ANSWER
Authentication & encryption +t +t
, QUESTION 15 +t
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task th
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at needs to be completed during the shift
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ANSWER
Workflow
QUESTION 16 +t
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a healt
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hcare organization +t
ANSWER
It allows patient information to be accessible despite where the patient is receiving care.
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QUESTION 17 +t
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR
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). The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
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Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this Electr
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onic Health Record (EHR)
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ANSWER
Involve staff in the implementation process.
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QUESTION 18 +t
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI)
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ANSWER
It is the information used to specifically identify an individual.
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QUESTION 19 +t
An informatics nurse is developing a web-
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based application for patient care. Which statement accurately describes the internet?
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ANSWER
An unregulated network of networks
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Exam Solution +t
WGU D220 OA EXAM ANSWERS 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
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D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (88
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780)
QUESTION 1 +t
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan & manage a
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patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery
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ANSWER
Provider order +t
QUESTION 2 +t
Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in addition to the nur
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sing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan & manage fluctuations in blood gl
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ucose levels +t
ANSWER
MAR
QUESTION 3 +t
A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with COVID-
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19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR) will help the nurse p
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lan the care for this patient
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ANSWER
The patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
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QUESTION 4 +t
,Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to the Unit
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ed States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards
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ANSWER
Psychotherapy notes +t
QUESTION 5 +t
Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient tracking. Re
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cently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has i
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ncreased & blame the manual tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends expan
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ding the use of the existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can impr
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ove this workflow issue?
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ANSWER
Radiofrequency identification (RFID) in patient labels +t +t +t +t +t
QUESTION 6 +t
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected health infor
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mation (ePHI) by unauthorized users +t +t +t +t
ANSWER
Make sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
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QUESTION 7 +t
A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he is being tran
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sferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health Record (EHR) since they use EPI
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C. How will they receive his Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
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ANSWER
Continuity care record from AMR +t +t +t +t
QUESTION 8 +t
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid status of a patient.
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Where should the nurse find this information?
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ANSWER
The intake & output chart
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,QUESTION 9 +t
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate
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ANSWER
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
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QUESTION 10 +t
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System
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ANSWER
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
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QUESTION 11 +t
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program
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ANSWER
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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QUESTION 12 +t
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients were seen i
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n a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this
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ANSWER
Flowsheet
QUESTION 13 +t
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution
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ANSWER
Root cause analysis
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QUESTION 14 +t
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them from shari
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ng information when stolen?
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ANSWER
Authentication & encryption +t +t
, QUESTION 15 +t
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse on the task th
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at needs to be completed during the shift
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ANSWER
Workflow
QUESTION 16 +t
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability within a healt
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hcare organization +t
ANSWER
It allows patient information to be accessible despite where the patient is receiving care.
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QUESTION 17 +t
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health Record (EHR
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). The staff insists the prior system was much faster than navigating this new Electronic
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Health Record (EHR). Which method should be used to motivate staff to adopt this Electr
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onic Health Record (EHR)
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ANSWER
Involve staff in the implementation process.
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QUESTION 18 +t
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI)
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ANSWER
It is the information used to specifically identify an individual.
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QUESTION 19 +t
An informatics nurse is developing a web-
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based application for patient care. Which statement accurately describes the internet?
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ANSWER
An unregulated network of networks
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