D545 WGU PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Organizational and behavioral theories.
Answer: Explain how groups behave and perform within structures.
◍ • consumer-driven health plan (CDHP).
Answer: (also known as a high-deductible health plan) a type of health
insurance plan that encourages individuals to manage their healthcare costs
◍ Strategic planning types.
Answer: Prospective (planned), emergent (responsive), and functional
(departmental).
◍ Groups impacted by the ACA.
Answer: Low-income individuals, small businesses, insurers, providers.
◍ Succession planning.
Answer: Preparing internal candidates to fill key leadership roles.
◍ • consumerism.
Answer: the trend of patients increasingly acting as consumers who make
informed choices about their healthcare services based on quality, cost, and
other factors
◍ Leadership styles.
Answer: Transformational, transactional, autocratic, democratic, etc.
◍ Importance of cultural proficiency.
Answer: It improves care quality, access, and patient satisfaction.
◍ • picture archiving and communication system (PACS).
Answer: a system that manages digital images, allowing for immediate
visualization of X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, and CT scans on shared
, networks
◍ Shapes of healthcare organization's culture.
Answer: Leadership, communication, values, and team dynamics.
◍ • fee-for-service.
Answer: a system wherein healthcare is provided as individual units of
service, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or other X-ray, medical
examination, flu shot, or other service
◍ • nursing information system (NIS).
Answer: a system that supports nursing by managing and improving
charting, staff scheduling, and integrating clinical information
◍ Health disparities.
Answer: Differences in health outcomes across population groups.
◍ Long-term care adaptation for aging adults.
Answer: Providing home-like environments, care coordination, tech-based
support.
◍ • telehealth.
Answer: goes beyond telemedicine in that it encompasses education,
research, administrative, and clinical applications using various types of
healthcare professionals
◍ • health care.
Answer: an act or deed between the healthcare provider and the patient to
maintain or improve the patient's healthcare status
◍ Purpose of evaluation.
Answer: To measure success, improve processes, and meet goals.
◍ • electronic health record (EHR).
Answer: differs from the EMR in that the EHR contains patient information
from all healthcare clinicians who have provided care to the patient, whereas
the EMR contains the patient's information from one facility
◍ Health insurance exchange.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Organizational and behavioral theories.
Answer: Explain how groups behave and perform within structures.
◍ • consumer-driven health plan (CDHP).
Answer: (also known as a high-deductible health plan) a type of health
insurance plan that encourages individuals to manage their healthcare costs
◍ Strategic planning types.
Answer: Prospective (planned), emergent (responsive), and functional
(departmental).
◍ Groups impacted by the ACA.
Answer: Low-income individuals, small businesses, insurers, providers.
◍ Succession planning.
Answer: Preparing internal candidates to fill key leadership roles.
◍ • consumerism.
Answer: the trend of patients increasingly acting as consumers who make
informed choices about their healthcare services based on quality, cost, and
other factors
◍ Leadership styles.
Answer: Transformational, transactional, autocratic, democratic, etc.
◍ Importance of cultural proficiency.
Answer: It improves care quality, access, and patient satisfaction.
◍ • picture archiving and communication system (PACS).
Answer: a system that manages digital images, allowing for immediate
visualization of X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, and CT scans on shared
, networks
◍ Shapes of healthcare organization's culture.
Answer: Leadership, communication, values, and team dynamics.
◍ • fee-for-service.
Answer: a system wherein healthcare is provided as individual units of
service, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or other X-ray, medical
examination, flu shot, or other service
◍ • nursing information system (NIS).
Answer: a system that supports nursing by managing and improving
charting, staff scheduling, and integrating clinical information
◍ Health disparities.
Answer: Differences in health outcomes across population groups.
◍ Long-term care adaptation for aging adults.
Answer: Providing home-like environments, care coordination, tech-based
support.
◍ • telehealth.
Answer: goes beyond telemedicine in that it encompasses education,
research, administrative, and clinical applications using various types of
healthcare professionals
◍ • health care.
Answer: an act or deed between the healthcare provider and the patient to
maintain or improve the patient's healthcare status
◍ Purpose of evaluation.
Answer: To measure success, improve processes, and meet goals.
◍ • electronic health record (EHR).
Answer: differs from the EMR in that the EHR contains patient information
from all healthcare clinicians who have provided care to the patient, whereas
the EMR contains the patient's information from one facility
◍ Health insurance exchange.
