C427 Pre Assessment WGU– Practice Questions with Answers
Latest Update.
1.A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the receiving nurse
wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous nurse. The leadership has
not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet. Which point of care system software will improve
communication?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record
2. A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility
objective is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be necessary to
communicate with patients through a patient portal. What will be needed for this implementation?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis
3. Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system
without performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one week
and the implementation was unsuccessful. What is the primary issue that contributed to the
implementation's failure?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management
4. A health center attempted to update its electronic health record processes to reduce medication
errors. However, this implementation did not appear to affect the medication error rate. Which two systems
should be used to evaluate the impact on the error rate? Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Risk management incident system
,Granular risk management system
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Computerized physician order entry system
Picture archives and communication system
5. A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS). Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data
is presented to the physician?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a
patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed
to HMIS
6. A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In
response, they want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the
needs of the majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to meet these goals?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
Immediate use of emerging platforms
7. As part of an enterprise implementation of a new electronic health record, a healthcare
organization decides to migrate 10 years of legacy data from the previous system into a cloud.What are
two benefits to this organization by doing this? Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Decreased data storage costs
Quicker learning curve among clinical staff
Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Improved quality assurance testing during implementation phase
Latest Update.
1.A patient presents to the inpatient unit following surgery. The receiving nurse has not heard a report
from the operating room (OR) nurse. The patient is experiencing great discomfort, and the receiving nurse
wishes to see the documentation for any pain medication given by the previous nurse. The leadership has
not achieved meaningful use stage 2 yet. Which point of care system software will improve
communication?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Laboratory information system
Computerized provider order entry
Picture archiving communication system
Electronic medication administration record
2. A medical facility meaningful use objective is to develop a health IT system. The medical facility
objective is to improve patient engagement. In order to improve patient engagement it will be necessary to
communicate with patients through a patient portal. What will be needed for this implementation?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Local area network
Open source software
Interoperability protocols
Clinical workflow analysis
3. Leadership at a healthcare organization implements a new electronic healthcare record system
without performing appropriate workflow analysis. The staff stopped using the system within one week
and the implementation was unsuccessful. What is the primary issue that contributed to the
implementation's failure?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Lack of a physician champion
Failure to incorporate legacy data
Failure to select an appropriate vendor
Lack of communication from management
4. A health center attempted to update its electronic health record processes to reduce medication
errors. However, this implementation did not appear to affect the medication error rate. Which two systems
should be used to evaluate the impact on the error rate? Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Risk management incident system
,Granular risk management system
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Computerized physician order entry system
Picture archives and communication system
5. A patient is at high risk of stroke. The patient's physician is concerned about adherence to the
recommended weight loss and diet recommendations. The physician is on an integrated hospital
management information system (HMIS). Which documentation format will ensure accurate and timely data
is presented to the physician?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Manual logging of data in a logbook for entry into the HMIS
Data sent to the HMIS from a wearable device that tracks in real time
HMIS alerts about out-of-range readings sent to the patient via a
patient portal
Record of symptoms completed by patient via a paper report and faxed
to HMIS
6. A hospital realizes patients are expecting access to personal health records on demand. In
response, they want to build a mobile health application that would be widely adopted and meet the
needs of the majority of the patients.
Which feature of the mobile healthcare application should be the focus to meet these goals?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Speed and accuracy
Security and ease of use
Designed for use on specific devices
Immediate use of emerging platforms
7. As part of an enterprise implementation of a new electronic health record, a healthcare
organization decides to migrate 10 years of legacy data from the previous system into a cloud.What are
two benefits to this organization by doing this? Choose 2 answers
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Decreased data storage costs
Quicker learning curve among clinical staff
Preservation of the longitudinal patient record
Improved quality assurance testing during implementation phase
