WGU D220 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Enacted to
revitalize nations economy and create jobs. A significant portion was dedicated to expanding the
use of HIT to improve the business efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while increasing
patient safety and positive health outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program known as
Meaningful Use
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports
research designed to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications - CORRECT ANSWER - No contact with the patient for data
collection.
Asynchronous communication examples - CORRECT ANSWER - Remote pt monitoring,
Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps
(ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - CORRECT ANSWER - includes registration and
scheduling, tracking through admission, transfer and discharge, patient acuity and staff
scheduling, financial or accounting systems, risk management, payroll, and hr, quality assurance
and contract management functions
Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER - law passed in 2010 to expand access to
insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and
introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights
Alarm fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER - The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized
to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of algorithms and other technologies to
mimic human cognition and predict outcomes
, Audit trail - CORRECT ANSWER - a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) - CORRECT ANSWER - **Mandated by
the FDA** Real-time, automated documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A
pharmacy system, & an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - A process of continuously measuring system
results, comparing those results to optimal system performance (benchmark values), and
identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance
Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER - the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Checklists - CORRECT ANSWER - another simple way of gathering data in order to
organize facts in an easy way so an issue or problem can be reviewed in more detail.
*Some of the most common examples are checklists for FREQUENCIES of an EVENT or
CONSEQUENCES of using a particular PROCESS.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - CORRECT ANSWER - The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for
administering patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports healthcare
practitioners in making patient care decisions by integrating patient data with current clinical
knowledge.
Connected health - CORRECT ANSWER - a model of health care delivery using
technology to provide services including information and education.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Enacted to
revitalize nations economy and create jobs. A significant portion was dedicated to expanding the
use of HIT to improve the business efficiency and effectiveness of HCOs while increasing
patient safety and positive health outcomes. It also enacted an incentive program known as
Meaningful Use
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports
research designed to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare.
Asynchronous Applications - CORRECT ANSWER - No contact with the patient for data
collection.
Asynchronous communication examples - CORRECT ANSWER - Remote pt monitoring,
Using health technologies to share health metrics and data w/ providers, store & forward apps
(ex: photos)
Administrative Information System - CORRECT ANSWER - includes registration and
scheduling, tracking through admission, transfer and discharge, patient acuity and staff
scheduling, financial or accounting systems, risk management, payroll, and hr, quality assurance
and contract management functions
Affordable Care Act - CORRECT ANSWER - law passed in 2010 to expand access to
insurance, address cost reduction and affordability, improve the quality of healthcare, and
introduce the Patient's Bill of Rights
Alarm fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER - The phenomenon of nurses becoming desensitized
to patient care alarms and missing or delaying their response to the alarm
artificial intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of algorithms and other technologies to
mimic human cognition and predict outcomes
, Audit trail - CORRECT ANSWER - a report that traces who has accessed electronic
information, when information was accessed, and whether any information was changed
Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) - CORRECT ANSWER - **Mandated by
the FDA** Real-time, automated documentation of patient's medication. Needs CPOE, A
pharmacy system, & an EMAR system to function.
Benchmarking - CORRECT ANSWER - A process of continuously measuring system
results, comparing those results to optimal system performance (benchmark values), and
identifying steps and procedures to improve system performance
Biometrics - CORRECT ANSWER - the identification of a user based on a physical
characteristic, such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting
Checklists - CORRECT ANSWER - another simple way of gathering data in order to
organize facts in an easy way so an issue or problem can be reviewed in more detail.
*Some of the most common examples are checklists for FREQUENCIES of an EVENT or
CONSEQUENCES of using a particular PROCESS.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) - CORRECT ANSWER - The senior manager (usually a
registered nurse with advanced education and extensive experience) responsible for
administering patient care services
Clinical Decision Support System - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports healthcare
practitioners in making patient care decisions by integrating patient data with current clinical
knowledge.
Connected health - CORRECT ANSWER - a model of health care delivery using
technology to provide services including information and education.
