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REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
WGU D220 HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE OA (BRAND NEW!)WITH
MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
A recent report showed a sudden increase in nurses overriding medications when using a medical
dispensing machine. A nurse educator is asked to create an education plan to address this increase.
What should the nurse educator do first to assess the cause of this sudden increase?
a. Create case studies for appropriate use of overrides.
b. Determine the reasons for overriding and validate the reasons with the nurses.
c. Perform a workflow analysis at peak medication administration times.
d. Ask the nurse managers to provide examples of when to use an override. - ANSWER****Determine
the reasons for overriding and validate the reasons with the nurses.
A nurse educator is asked to work with the nurses in the command center of a tele-intensive care unit
(tele-ICU)to address their hesitancy in using this new technology. Which benefit of tele-ICU monitoring
should be emphasized to address this hesitancy?
a. It reduces operational costs
b. It monitors for adverse medical events (ADEs)
c. It increases operational efficiency.
d. It provides consistent support and expertise. - ANSWER****It provides consistent support and
expertise.
A rural hospital is planning to implement teleradiology in its busy emergency department. What is a
security consideration in teleradiology implementation?
a. Access to patient images
b. Credentialing for telehealth
c. Monitoring for quality
d. Licensure within the state - ANSWER****Access to patient images
,An ambulatory office uses telehealth to monitor patients with chronic illness by using in-home
technology to transmit patient data to the office. Which type of telehealth is being used in this
situation?
a. Video telephonic communication
b. consumer health monitoring
c. Biometric communication
d. Remote patient monitoring - ANSWER****Remote patient monitoring
A nurse manager reviews an incident report for a medication error. The physician admits to ignoring the
electronic health record (EHR) messages and ordering a medication the patient is allergic to. The
physician describes being desensitized to the multiple alerts received throughout a shift. The nurse
manager initiates process improvement project aimed at preventing alerts fatigue. What is an
appropriate first action for the nurse manager?
a. Decrease alarm settings on medical devices.
b. Educate staff on the importance of alerts.
c. Remove all EHR alerts immediately.
d. Organize a multidisciplinary alert management team. - ANSWER****Organize a multidisciplinary alert
management team
An intensive care nurse electronically captures patients' vital signs into the electronic health record
(EHR). What is a benefit of this electronic capture of patient data?
a. Improved patient outcome
b. Streamlined patient care requirements
c. streamlined computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
d. improved accuracy of vital sign documentation. - ANSWER****improved accuracy of vital sign
documentation.
A nurse receives a warning message when ordering blood products for a patient with religious conflicts
to blood transfusions. Which health information technology assisted the nurse?
a. Patient portal (PP)
b. Electronic health record (HER)
c. Laboratory information system (LIS)
,d. Clinical decision support (CDS) - ANSWER****Clinical decision support (CDS)
Hospital staff are struggling to meet compliance with vaccine screening requirements due to lack of
training methods such as classes, flyers and storyboards have failed and nurses are concerned about the
time it will take them to review lengthy training documents. An electronic approach to education and
streamlining this process is suggested. Which resolution is appropriate in this scenario?
a. Embed evidence-based vaccine practice into documentation.
b. Use social media to distribute education to staff.
c. Develop computer-based training.
d. Create reports that monitor compliance of guidelines. - ANSWER****Develop computer-based
training.
What is an example of data mining to improve patient outcomes?
a. tracking patient flow through a facility
b. ensuring timely data is obtained and reported.
c. confirming that the data is de-identified.
d. generating the percentage of patients with therapeutic HbA1c. - ANSWER****generating the
percentage of patients with therapeutic HbA1c.
Perioperative staff at a hospital use a whiteboard to manually track patients. Recently, surgeons have
complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has increased and blame the manual
tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends expanding the use of an existing surgical information
system (SIS). What would improve this workflow issue?
a. Placing radio-frequency identification (RFID)tags on equipment
b. Switching to electronic boards for operating rooms
c. Giving mobile communication devices to staff
d. Hiring additional staff dedicated to workflow management. - ANSWER****Switching to electronic
boards for operating rooms
A patient experiences a medical emergency while traveling. Hospital clinicians need rapid access to the
patient's previous medical history from the out-of-state primary care provider (PCP). Which health
information technology should hospital clinicians use?
a. Obtaining electronic signature for release of information
, b. Communicating by telephone with the PCP
c. Emailing medical records from the PCP
d. Transmitting data using health information exchange - ANSWER****Transmitting data using health
information exchange
Hospital clinicians have voiced dissatisfaction with the multiple steps and password required to access
the EHRS. The informatics nurse researches the the use of biometric technology as a solution and plans
to propose this technology for approval. What is a hurdle in implementing biometric technology?
a. Implementation cost
b. Accountability of staff
c. Security concerns
d. Staff engagement - ANSWER****Implementation cost
Which health information system is used by imaging departments and includes scheduling appointments
, storing patient results, generating reports and billing for imaging services?
a. radiology information systems (RIS)
b. Continuity of care Record (CCR)
c. Laboratory information systems (LIS)
d. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) - ANSWER****radiology information systems (RIS)
What does the acronym HIPAA stand for?
a. Health Information Portability and accessibility act
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Health Insurance Portability and accessibility act
d. health information portability and accountability act - ANSWER****Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
A discharge nurse recognizes patients are often disengaged in discharge education because they are
distracted and impatiently waiting to return home. Which strategy should the nurse recommend to
increase patient engagement toward discharge education ?
a. change education to paper instructions for patients to review at home
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/
WGU D220 HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE OA (BRAND NEW!)WITH
MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
A recent report showed a sudden increase in nurses overriding medications when using a medical
dispensing machine. A nurse educator is asked to create an education plan to address this increase.
What should the nurse educator do first to assess the cause of this sudden increase?
a. Create case studies for appropriate use of overrides.
b. Determine the reasons for overriding and validate the reasons with the nurses.
c. Perform a workflow analysis at peak medication administration times.
d. Ask the nurse managers to provide examples of when to use an override. - ANSWER****Determine
the reasons for overriding and validate the reasons with the nurses.
A nurse educator is asked to work with the nurses in the command center of a tele-intensive care unit
(tele-ICU)to address their hesitancy in using this new technology. Which benefit of tele-ICU monitoring
should be emphasized to address this hesitancy?
a. It reduces operational costs
b. It monitors for adverse medical events (ADEs)
c. It increases operational efficiency.
d. It provides consistent support and expertise. - ANSWER****It provides consistent support and
expertise.
A rural hospital is planning to implement teleradiology in its busy emergency department. What is a
security consideration in teleradiology implementation?
a. Access to patient images
b. Credentialing for telehealth
c. Monitoring for quality
d. Licensure within the state - ANSWER****Access to patient images
,An ambulatory office uses telehealth to monitor patients with chronic illness by using in-home
technology to transmit patient data to the office. Which type of telehealth is being used in this
situation?
a. Video telephonic communication
b. consumer health monitoring
c. Biometric communication
d. Remote patient monitoring - ANSWER****Remote patient monitoring
A nurse manager reviews an incident report for a medication error. The physician admits to ignoring the
electronic health record (EHR) messages and ordering a medication the patient is allergic to. The
physician describes being desensitized to the multiple alerts received throughout a shift. The nurse
manager initiates process improvement project aimed at preventing alerts fatigue. What is an
appropriate first action for the nurse manager?
a. Decrease alarm settings on medical devices.
b. Educate staff on the importance of alerts.
c. Remove all EHR alerts immediately.
d. Organize a multidisciplinary alert management team. - ANSWER****Organize a multidisciplinary alert
management team
An intensive care nurse electronically captures patients' vital signs into the electronic health record
(EHR). What is a benefit of this electronic capture of patient data?
a. Improved patient outcome
b. Streamlined patient care requirements
c. streamlined computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
d. improved accuracy of vital sign documentation. - ANSWER****improved accuracy of vital sign
documentation.
A nurse receives a warning message when ordering blood products for a patient with religious conflicts
to blood transfusions. Which health information technology assisted the nurse?
a. Patient portal (PP)
b. Electronic health record (HER)
c. Laboratory information system (LIS)
,d. Clinical decision support (CDS) - ANSWER****Clinical decision support (CDS)
Hospital staff are struggling to meet compliance with vaccine screening requirements due to lack of
training methods such as classes, flyers and storyboards have failed and nurses are concerned about the
time it will take them to review lengthy training documents. An electronic approach to education and
streamlining this process is suggested. Which resolution is appropriate in this scenario?
a. Embed evidence-based vaccine practice into documentation.
b. Use social media to distribute education to staff.
c. Develop computer-based training.
d. Create reports that monitor compliance of guidelines. - ANSWER****Develop computer-based
training.
What is an example of data mining to improve patient outcomes?
a. tracking patient flow through a facility
b. ensuring timely data is obtained and reported.
c. confirming that the data is de-identified.
d. generating the percentage of patients with therapeutic HbA1c. - ANSWER****generating the
percentage of patients with therapeutic HbA1c.
Perioperative staff at a hospital use a whiteboard to manually track patients. Recently, surgeons have
complained that the turnaround time between surgical cases has increased and blame the manual
tracking system. An informatics nurse recommends expanding the use of an existing surgical information
system (SIS). What would improve this workflow issue?
a. Placing radio-frequency identification (RFID)tags on equipment
b. Switching to electronic boards for operating rooms
c. Giving mobile communication devices to staff
d. Hiring additional staff dedicated to workflow management. - ANSWER****Switching to electronic
boards for operating rooms
A patient experiences a medical emergency while traveling. Hospital clinicians need rapid access to the
patient's previous medical history from the out-of-state primary care provider (PCP). Which health
information technology should hospital clinicians use?
a. Obtaining electronic signature for release of information
, b. Communicating by telephone with the PCP
c. Emailing medical records from the PCP
d. Transmitting data using health information exchange - ANSWER****Transmitting data using health
information exchange
Hospital clinicians have voiced dissatisfaction with the multiple steps and password required to access
the EHRS. The informatics nurse researches the the use of biometric technology as a solution and plans
to propose this technology for approval. What is a hurdle in implementing biometric technology?
a. Implementation cost
b. Accountability of staff
c. Security concerns
d. Staff engagement - ANSWER****Implementation cost
Which health information system is used by imaging departments and includes scheduling appointments
, storing patient results, generating reports and billing for imaging services?
a. radiology information systems (RIS)
b. Continuity of care Record (CCR)
c. Laboratory information systems (LIS)
d. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) - ANSWER****radiology information systems (RIS)
What does the acronym HIPAA stand for?
a. Health Information Portability and accessibility act
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Health Insurance Portability and accessibility act
d. health information portability and accountability act - ANSWER****Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
A discharge nurse recognizes patients are often disengaged in discharge education because they are
distracted and impatiently waiting to return home. Which strategy should the nurse recommend to
increase patient engagement toward discharge education ?
a. change education to paper instructions for patients to review at home
