WGU C425 OA EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Hospital Evolution Stage 1 - ✔✔before 1850, were found in major U.S. cities, main
health care institutions were called almshouses
✔✔Hospital evolution stage 2 - ✔✔hospitals evolved from almshouses but served
mainly the poor, began to transition from government ran to community owned
✔✔Hospital evolution stage 3 - ✔✔anesthesia was developed this aided in advancing
surgical techniques, germ theory, x-ray units
✔✔hospital evolution stage 4 - ✔✔wealthy people began to use their services and no
longer depended on donations, started to make a profit
✔✔hospital evolution stage 5 - ✔✔affiliations with university based medical schools,
and became centers for medical research, became complex organizations
✔✔hospital evolution stage 6 - ✔✔hospitals merge or enter into formal affiliation with
other hospitals. more than one hospital serves a geographical area
✔✔community hospital - ✔✔A nonfederal, short-stay hospital whose services are
available to the general public.
✔✔public hospital - ✔✔A hospital owned by the federal, state, or local government.
✔✔private non-profit hospitals - ✔✔majority of these hospitals are operated by
community associations, but other nongovernment organizations, such as philanthropic
foundations and fraternal orders and societies, operate a few such institutions. The
primary mission of these hospitals is to benefit the communities in which they are
located. Their operating expenses are covered from patient fees, third-party
reimbursement, donations, and endowments.
✔✔private for profit hospitals - ✔✔owned by individuals, partnerships, or corporations.
operated for financial benefit of stakeholders
✔✔General Hospitals - ✔✔treat a wide range of conditions and age groups; usually
provide diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency care services
✔✔Specialty Hospitals - ✔✔provide care for special conditions or age groups
✔✔Psychiatric Hospitals - ✔✔-Provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients
who have mental illnesses
-Must have facilities to provide psychiatric, psychological, and social work services
, -Must have a written agreement with a general hospital for the transfer of patients
-Most mental health services are delivered in private psychiatric facilities and outpatient
treatment centers.
✔✔Rehabilitation Hospitals - ✔✔Specialize in therapeutic services to restore the
maximum level of functioning in patients who have suffered recent disability due to an
episode of illness or an accident.
✔✔Children's Hospitals - ✔✔community hospitals that typically have special facilities
and trained staff to deal with the unique medical problems of children, particularly those
with complex and rare conditions
✔✔Rural Hospitals - ✔✔Hospitals located in counties that are not part of a metropolitan
statistical area.
✔✔Teaching Hospitals - ✔✔have one or more graduate resident programs approved by
AMA
✔✔Osteopathic Hospitals - ✔✔focus on a holistic and preventive approach to care
-emphasize diet and environmental factors that influence health as well as the
manipulation of the body
✔✔How does the affordable care act impact healthcare delivery - ✔✔lifetime limits on
coverage has been removed
✔✔Specialty Hospital - ✔✔specifically provides cardiac services, treats patients with a
specific type of disease
✔✔Ambulatory Surgery Center - ✔✔same day surgery services
✔✔Acute Care General Hospital - ✔✔Provides services to diagnose and treat diseases
for a short period of time
✔✔ Outpatient care - ✔✔health services that don't require an overnight stay
✔✔Private Practice - ✔✔Limited examination and testing
Self-employment = more independence, short duration,
✔✔Hospital outpatient clinics - ✔✔Function as the community's safety net, providing
primary care to the medically indigent and uninsured populations
✔✔walk in clinics - ✔✔range from basic primary care to urgent care, they are
convenient
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Hospital Evolution Stage 1 - ✔✔before 1850, were found in major U.S. cities, main
health care institutions were called almshouses
✔✔Hospital evolution stage 2 - ✔✔hospitals evolved from almshouses but served
mainly the poor, began to transition from government ran to community owned
✔✔Hospital evolution stage 3 - ✔✔anesthesia was developed this aided in advancing
surgical techniques, germ theory, x-ray units
✔✔hospital evolution stage 4 - ✔✔wealthy people began to use their services and no
longer depended on donations, started to make a profit
✔✔hospital evolution stage 5 - ✔✔affiliations with university based medical schools,
and became centers for medical research, became complex organizations
✔✔hospital evolution stage 6 - ✔✔hospitals merge or enter into formal affiliation with
other hospitals. more than one hospital serves a geographical area
✔✔community hospital - ✔✔A nonfederal, short-stay hospital whose services are
available to the general public.
✔✔public hospital - ✔✔A hospital owned by the federal, state, or local government.
✔✔private non-profit hospitals - ✔✔majority of these hospitals are operated by
community associations, but other nongovernment organizations, such as philanthropic
foundations and fraternal orders and societies, operate a few such institutions. The
primary mission of these hospitals is to benefit the communities in which they are
located. Their operating expenses are covered from patient fees, third-party
reimbursement, donations, and endowments.
✔✔private for profit hospitals - ✔✔owned by individuals, partnerships, or corporations.
operated for financial benefit of stakeholders
✔✔General Hospitals - ✔✔treat a wide range of conditions and age groups; usually
provide diagnostic, medical, surgical, and emergency care services
✔✔Specialty Hospitals - ✔✔provide care for special conditions or age groups
✔✔Psychiatric Hospitals - ✔✔-Provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients
who have mental illnesses
-Must have facilities to provide psychiatric, psychological, and social work services
, -Must have a written agreement with a general hospital for the transfer of patients
-Most mental health services are delivered in private psychiatric facilities and outpatient
treatment centers.
✔✔Rehabilitation Hospitals - ✔✔Specialize in therapeutic services to restore the
maximum level of functioning in patients who have suffered recent disability due to an
episode of illness or an accident.
✔✔Children's Hospitals - ✔✔community hospitals that typically have special facilities
and trained staff to deal with the unique medical problems of children, particularly those
with complex and rare conditions
✔✔Rural Hospitals - ✔✔Hospitals located in counties that are not part of a metropolitan
statistical area.
✔✔Teaching Hospitals - ✔✔have one or more graduate resident programs approved by
AMA
✔✔Osteopathic Hospitals - ✔✔focus on a holistic and preventive approach to care
-emphasize diet and environmental factors that influence health as well as the
manipulation of the body
✔✔How does the affordable care act impact healthcare delivery - ✔✔lifetime limits on
coverage has been removed
✔✔Specialty Hospital - ✔✔specifically provides cardiac services, treats patients with a
specific type of disease
✔✔Ambulatory Surgery Center - ✔✔same day surgery services
✔✔Acute Care General Hospital - ✔✔Provides services to diagnose and treat diseases
for a short period of time
✔✔ Outpatient care - ✔✔health services that don't require an overnight stay
✔✔Private Practice - ✔✔Limited examination and testing
Self-employment = more independence, short duration,
✔✔Hospital outpatient clinics - ✔✔Function as the community's safety net, providing
primary care to the medically indigent and uninsured populations
✔✔walk in clinics - ✔✔range from basic primary care to urgent care, they are
convenient
