WGU D027 OA EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS LASTEST UPDATE 2024
A blood pressure cuff or peripheral device linked to the computer or health system is
what kind of technology? - ANSWERBiomedical device integration
A clinical informatics nurse specialist wants to optimize the electronic health record
(HER) software in order to decrease documentation time. Which method of data
collection should this clinical informatics nurse specialist use to prioritize the areas
improvement?
a. organizational leadership interviews
b. interviews with affected users
c. data analytics tools that quantity usage
d. usability tools that describe the user experience - ANSWERinterviews with affected
users
A clinical transformation group at a healthcare facility uses a flowchart to map the
process of admitting a patient from the emergency department to an inpatient bed. the
group's goal is to decrease the time from admission order to bed placement. How does
the flowchart help the group accomplish this goal?
a. Using the flowchart, the group can identify unnecessary steps in the admission
process.
b. Using the flowchart, the group can reduce the number of admissions.
c. Using the flowchart, the group can recommend a committee to approach to match
admission to a bed.
d. Using the flowchart, the group can suggest nurse-initiated admission orders. -
ANSWERUsing the flowchart, the group can identify unnecessary steps in the
admission process.
A discharge nurse recognizes patients are often disengaged in discharge education
,because they are distracted and impatiently waiting to return home. Which strategy
,should the nurse recommend to increase patient engagement toward discharge
education ?
a. change education to paper instructions for patients to review at home
b. implement a discharge readiness checklist to review throughout the hospital stay
c. perform discharge education with family members instead
d. clearly communicate expectations of participation in discharge education -
ANSWERimplement a discharge readiness checklist to review throughout the hospital
stay
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 -
ANSWERThe 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
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the point of care and clinicians have
voiced satisfaction with new technology.What is the expected evaluation outcome of
implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without additional equipment
c. Reduced documentation errorsand increased spelling accuracy
d. Clinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation -
ANSWERClinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation
, A high number of data entry fields in electronic health records (EHRs) can be
overwhelming for staff and can make it difficult to find where information should be
documented. Which informatics solution would solve this problem?
a. A single screen for documentation
b. Documentation pop-up reminders
c. Documentation using drop-down menus.
d. Documentation displayed by diagnosis - ANSWERDocumentation using drop-down
menu
DETAILED ANSWERS LASTEST UPDATE 2024
A blood pressure cuff or peripheral device linked to the computer or health system is
what kind of technology? - ANSWERBiomedical device integration
A clinical informatics nurse specialist wants to optimize the electronic health record
(HER) software in order to decrease documentation time. Which method of data
collection should this clinical informatics nurse specialist use to prioritize the areas
improvement?
a. organizational leadership interviews
b. interviews with affected users
c. data analytics tools that quantity usage
d. usability tools that describe the user experience - ANSWERinterviews with affected
users
A clinical transformation group at a healthcare facility uses a flowchart to map the
process of admitting a patient from the emergency department to an inpatient bed. the
group's goal is to decrease the time from admission order to bed placement. How does
the flowchart help the group accomplish this goal?
a. Using the flowchart, the group can identify unnecessary steps in the admission
process.
b. Using the flowchart, the group can reduce the number of admissions.
c. Using the flowchart, the group can recommend a committee to approach to match
admission to a bed.
d. Using the flowchart, the group can suggest nurse-initiated admission orders. -
ANSWERUsing the flowchart, the group can identify unnecessary steps in the
admission process.
A discharge nurse recognizes patients are often disengaged in discharge education
,because they are distracted and impatiently waiting to return home. Which strategy
,should the nurse recommend to increase patient engagement toward discharge
education ?
a. change education to paper instructions for patients to review at home
b. implement a discharge readiness checklist to review throughout the hospital stay
c. perform discharge education with family members instead
d. clearly communicate expectations of participation in discharge education -
ANSWERimplement a discharge readiness checklist to review throughout the hospital
stay
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 -
ANSWERThe 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
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the point of care and clinicians have
voiced satisfaction with new technology.What is the expected evaluation outcome of
implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without additional equipment
c. Reduced documentation errorsand increased spelling accuracy
d. Clinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation -
ANSWERClinicians being able to immediately edit and save documentation
, A high number of data entry fields in electronic health records (EHRs) can be
overwhelming for staff and can make it difficult to find where information should be
documented. Which informatics solution would solve this problem?
a. A single screen for documentation
b. Documentation pop-up reminders
c. Documentation using drop-down menus.
d. Documentation displayed by diagnosis - ANSWERDocumentation using drop-down
menu
