WGU D220 OA 2026 Exam Questions
and Correct Answers | New Update
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan
& manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Provider order
Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in
addition to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan &
manage fluctuations in blood glucose levels - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔MAR
A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with
COVID-19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR)
,will help the nurse plan the care for this patient - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients
according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI)
standards - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Psychotherapy notes
Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking
system. An informatics nurse recommends expanding the use of the
existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve
this workflow issue? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Radiofrequency identification (RFID)
in patient labels
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected
health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Make
sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by
the facility.
A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he
is being transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health
,Record (EHR) since they use EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic
Health Record (EHR)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Continuity care record from AMR
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid
status of a patient. Where should the nurse find this information? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific
information.
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Root cause analysis
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, What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect
them from sharing information when stolen? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Authentication & encryption
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse
on the task that needs to be completed during the shift - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Workflow
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability
within a healthcare organization - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It allows patient
information to be accessible despite where the patient is receiving care.
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health
Record (EHR). The staff insists the prior system was much faster than
navigating this new Electronic Health Record (EHR). Which method should
be used to motivate staff to adopt this Electronic Health Record (EHR) -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Involve staff in the implementation process.
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is the information used to specifically identify an
individual.
and Correct Answers | New Update
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan
& manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Provider order
Which information in a patient's electronic medical record (EMA), in
addition to the nursing flowsheets & provider orders, helps a nurse plan &
manage fluctuations in blood glucose levels - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔MAR
A nurse is planning the care for a patient admitted to the hospital with
COVID-19 Which list of information in the electronic medical record (EMR)
,will help the nurse plan the care for this patient - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
patient's laboratory results over the last 72 hours.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients
according to the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI)
standards - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Psychotherapy notes
Operating room (OR) staff are reliant upon a manual whiteboard for patient
tracking. Recently, surgeons have complained that the turnaround time
between surgical cases has increased & blame the manual tracking
system. An informatics nurse recommends expanding the use of the
existing surgical information system (SIS). Which resolution can improve
this workflow issue? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Radiofrequency identification (RFID)
in patient labels
What is an effective way to reduce the risk of access to electronic protected
health information (ePHI) by unauthorized users - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Make
sure all the users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by
the facility.
A patient is being transferred to another hospital, however, the hospital he
is being transferred to does not have access to the Electronic Health
,Record (EHR) since they use EPIC. How will they receive his Electronic
Health Record (EHR)? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Continuity care record from AMR
When a physician arrives on the unit, a nurse is asked about the fluid
status of a patient. Where should the nurse find this information? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔The intake & output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific
information.
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
A Nursing Innovator & a medsurg nurse want to capture how many patients
were seen in a day of 24 hours, how would they best see this - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Root cause analysis
3
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect
them from sharing information when stolen? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Authentication & encryption
Which area of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) is used to guide a nurse
on the task that needs to be completed during the shift - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Workflow
How does the health information exchange (HIE) improve interoperability
within a healthcare organization - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It allows patient
information to be accessible despite where the patient is receiving care.
In a healthcare setting, there is resistance to using a new Electronic Health
Record (EHR). The staff insists the prior system was much faster than
navigating this new Electronic Health Record (EHR). Which method should
be used to motivate staff to adopt this Electronic Health Record (EHR) -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Involve staff in the implementation process.
Which statement defines electronic protected health information (ePHI) -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is the information used to specifically identify an
individual.
