WGU D220 OA EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS WITH VERY ELABORATED
ANSWERS CORRECTRY WELL ORGANIZED
LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What should a nurse assess before teaching patients information about how to
care for their personal health in order to enhance compliance and improve health
outcomes?
a. level of education
b. whether a family member should be present
c. level of health literacy
d. socioeconomic status - ANSWERS-level of health literacy
Which health literacy guideline is associated with increased compliance for most
patients and requires careful nursing consideration to prepare the patient
education
,a. use of visual aids is necessary when teaching.
b. written instructions must be 10-point font or greater.
c. written material is harder to understand than spoken instruction.
d. a fifth grade reading level is best for comprehension. - ANSWERS-a fifth grade
reading level is best for comprehension.
A patient tells a clinician they would like to have their family participate in patient
training and education. What should the clinician do to leverage patient-centered
care to engage this patient's family in patient care?
a. Write out instructions in several languages for the patient to share with family
members.
b. Ask the patient to create videos to instruct family members about patient care
needs.
c. Inform the patient that information can be shared with the family through the
patient education portal.
d. Ask the patient how the family should be included in patient care needs. -
ANSWERS-Ask the patient how the family should be included in patient care
needs.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANSWERS-
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? - ANSWERS-
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 - ANSWERS-Make sure all the
users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANSWERS-
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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-The patient's laboratory results
over the last 72 hours.
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)? -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-The intake &
output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWERS-American
Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANSWERS-
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program -
ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANSWERS-
Root cause analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them
from sharing information when stolen? - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-Workflow
QUESTIONS WITH VERY ELABORATED
ANSWERS CORRECTRY WELL ORGANIZED
LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
What should a nurse assess before teaching patients information about how to
care for their personal health in order to enhance compliance and improve health
outcomes?
a. level of education
b. whether a family member should be present
c. level of health literacy
d. socioeconomic status - ANSWERS-level of health literacy
Which health literacy guideline is associated with increased compliance for most
patients and requires careful nursing consideration to prepare the patient
education
,a. use of visual aids is necessary when teaching.
b. written instructions must be 10-point font or greater.
c. written material is harder to understand than spoken instruction.
d. a fifth grade reading level is best for comprehension. - ANSWERS-a fifth grade
reading level is best for comprehension.
A patient tells a clinician they would like to have their family participate in patient
training and education. What should the clinician do to leverage patient-centered
care to engage this patient's family in patient care?
a. Write out instructions in several languages for the patient to share with family
members.
b. Ask the patient to create videos to instruct family members about patient care
needs.
c. Inform the patient that information can be shared with the family through the
patient education portal.
d. Ask the patient how the family should be included in patient care needs. -
ANSWERS-Ask the patient how the family should be included in patient care
needs.
Which clinical note type is exempt from being shared with patients according to
the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USC DI) standards - ANSWERS-
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? - ANSWERS-
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 - ANSWERS-Make sure all the
users adhere to the security & confidential policy set forth by the facility.
Which information in an electronic medical record (EMP) helps a nurse plan &
manage a patient's post-operative care after open-heart surgery - ANSWERS-
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 - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-The patient's laboratory results
over the last 72 hours.
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)? -
ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERS-The intake &
output chart
Which act in 2009 did Meaningful Use (MU) originate - ANSWERS-American
Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) act in 2009
What is the intent of the Clinical Decision Support (CDS) System - ANSWERS-
Providing clinicians with knowledge & person-specific information.
Which government organization oversees the meaningful use program -
ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-Flowsheet
Process for discovering root causes of problems & ID the solution - ANSWERS-
Root cause analysis
What should providers have on their personal mobile devices to protect them
from sharing information when stolen? - ANSWERS-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 - ANSWERS-Workflow
