WGU D514 OA WGU D514 ACTUAL 2025/2026 EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
A facilitator meets with several healthcare staff members to get feedback and input about how
the staff thinks the goal of increasing hand washing through observation methods has
worked.Which research method is being used by the facilitator?
Focus group
In-person survey
Document review
Indirect observation Focus Group
A large teaching hospital is preparing to implement a hand hygiene protocol to reduce infection
rates. To do this, the research team will evaluate best practices and outcomes from other
facilities.What is the appropriate research method to prepare for the new protocol?
Interview
Observation
Chart review
Literature review Literature review
A nutritionist is assessing the impact of patient education on dietary behavior. The treatment
involves having a group attend a cooking class. They will then be assessed on the likelihood of
using the cooking information learned.Which data source should the nutritionist use?
Post-op exam results
,Posttest exam results
Participant obesity levels
Statewide education levels Posttest exam results
The director of quality improvement is studying potential reasons for increased readmissions at
a hospital.Which type of data is needed for an analysis report?
Press Ganey data
Financial claims data
Electronic health records
Insurance claims records Electronic health records
A researcher is studying a new treatment program that studies the impact of nutrition
education programs on the incidence of adult-onset diabetes among low-income
residents.Which risk adjustment technique should be used?
Bivariate analysis
Comparison of means
Demographic data comparison
Analysis with confounding variable Analysis with confounding variable
A group of doctors studied exercise tolerance in obese patients in a clinical trial. The doctors
examined computer-assisted and conventional treatment programs to identify whether
computer-assisted methods would reduce risk of injury.Which risk adjustment technique
should be used for this study?
, Demographic variables
Stratification analysis
Regression analysis
Confounding variables Stratification analysis- dividing members of a population into
homogeneous subgroups before sampling. Compare new surgical intervention to conventional
surgery.
A local physical activity initiative was designed to increase the physical activity for working
mothers.What is a categorical variable that could be used to determine whether the initiative is
beneficial?
Hours of physical activity per day
Number of children that the mother has
Method by which the mothers commute to work
Hours spent in front of the computer per day Method by which the mothers commute to
work
A physical activity initiative seeks to determine if the number of days participants exercise
varies by gender in order to determine the focus of the next phase of the initiative.Which type
of variable is needed to make this determination?
Interval variable
Ordinal variable
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
A facilitator meets with several healthcare staff members to get feedback and input about how
the staff thinks the goal of increasing hand washing through observation methods has
worked.Which research method is being used by the facilitator?
Focus group
In-person survey
Document review
Indirect observation Focus Group
A large teaching hospital is preparing to implement a hand hygiene protocol to reduce infection
rates. To do this, the research team will evaluate best practices and outcomes from other
facilities.What is the appropriate research method to prepare for the new protocol?
Interview
Observation
Chart review
Literature review Literature review
A nutritionist is assessing the impact of patient education on dietary behavior. The treatment
involves having a group attend a cooking class. They will then be assessed on the likelihood of
using the cooking information learned.Which data source should the nutritionist use?
Post-op exam results
,Posttest exam results
Participant obesity levels
Statewide education levels Posttest exam results
The director of quality improvement is studying potential reasons for increased readmissions at
a hospital.Which type of data is needed for an analysis report?
Press Ganey data
Financial claims data
Electronic health records
Insurance claims records Electronic health records
A researcher is studying a new treatment program that studies the impact of nutrition
education programs on the incidence of adult-onset diabetes among low-income
residents.Which risk adjustment technique should be used?
Bivariate analysis
Comparison of means
Demographic data comparison
Analysis with confounding variable Analysis with confounding variable
A group of doctors studied exercise tolerance in obese patients in a clinical trial. The doctors
examined computer-assisted and conventional treatment programs to identify whether
computer-assisted methods would reduce risk of injury.Which risk adjustment technique
should be used for this study?
, Demographic variables
Stratification analysis
Regression analysis
Confounding variables Stratification analysis- dividing members of a population into
homogeneous subgroups before sampling. Compare new surgical intervention to conventional
surgery.
A local physical activity initiative was designed to increase the physical activity for working
mothers.What is a categorical variable that could be used to determine whether the initiative is
beneficial?
Hours of physical activity per day
Number of children that the mother has
Method by which the mothers commute to work
Hours spent in front of the computer per day Method by which the mothers commute to
work
A physical activity initiative seeks to determine if the number of days participants exercise
varies by gender in order to determine the focus of the next phase of the initiative.Which type
of variable is needed to make this determination?
Interval variable
Ordinal variable
