WGU D220 OA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026-2027 (GRADED A+)
A blood pressure cuff or peripheral device linked to
the computer or health system is what kind of
technology? - correct answer - Biomedical device
integration
A clinical informatics nurse specialist wants to
optimize the electronic health record (HER)
software in order to decrease documentation time.
Which method of data collection should this clinical
informatics nurse specialist use to prioritize the
areas improvement?
a. organizational leadership interviews
b. interviews with affected users
c. data analytics tools that quantity usage
d. usability tools that describe the user experience
- correct answer - interviews with affected users
A clinical transformation group at a healthcare
facility uses a flowchart to map the process of
,admitting a patient from the emergency
department to an inpatient bed. the group's goal is
to decrease the time from admission order to bed
placement. How does the flowchart help the group
accomplish this goal?
a. Using the flowchart, the group can identify
unnecessary steps in the admission process.
b. Using the flowchart, the group can reduce the
number of admissions.
c. Using the flowchart, the group can recommend a
committee to approach to match admission to a
bed.
d. Using the flowchart, the group can suggest
nurse-initiated admission orders. - correct answer
- Using the flowchart, the group can identify
unnecessary steps in the admission process.
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
b. implement a discharge readiness checklist to
review throughout the hospital stay
c. perform discharge education with family
members instead
d. clearly communicate expectations of
participation in discharge education - correct
answer - implement a discharge readiness
checklist to review throughout the hospital stay
A doctor receives a urgent phone call from a nurse
caring for a patient while the doctor is at a coffee
shop ordering breakfast. How should the doctor
proceed in order to prevnt a possible violation of
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)?
a. The doctor should enter orders into the patient's
chart using his phone as a hotspot from a location
in the coffee shop with the least amount of nearby
customers.
, b. The doctor should connect to Wi-Fi at the coffee
shop to enter orders for the patient as soon as
possible into the electronic health record (HER)
c. The doctor should ask questions about the
patient and provide the nurse verbal orders over
the phone while waiting for breakfast.
d. The doctor should ask the nurse to text him
rather than calling as the doctor is in a public
location and unable to speak with the nurse on the
phone at this time - correct answer - The doctor
should ask the nurse to text him rather than calling
as the doctor is in a public location and unable to
speak with the nurse on the phone at this time
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the
point of care and clinicians have voiced satisfaction
with new technology.What is the expected
evaluation outcome of implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to
transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without
additional equipment
UPDATE 2026-2027 (GRADED A+)
A blood pressure cuff or peripheral device linked to
the computer or health system is what kind of
technology? - correct answer - Biomedical device
integration
A clinical informatics nurse specialist wants to
optimize the electronic health record (HER)
software in order to decrease documentation time.
Which method of data collection should this clinical
informatics nurse specialist use to prioritize the
areas improvement?
a. organizational leadership interviews
b. interviews with affected users
c. data analytics tools that quantity usage
d. usability tools that describe the user experience
- correct answer - interviews with affected users
A clinical transformation group at a healthcare
facility uses a flowchart to map the process of
,admitting a patient from the emergency
department to an inpatient bed. the group's goal is
to decrease the time from admission order to bed
placement. How does the flowchart help the group
accomplish this goal?
a. Using the flowchart, the group can identify
unnecessary steps in the admission process.
b. Using the flowchart, the group can reduce the
number of admissions.
c. Using the flowchart, the group can recommend a
committee to approach to match admission to a
bed.
d. Using the flowchart, the group can suggest
nurse-initiated admission orders. - correct answer
- Using the flowchart, the group can identify
unnecessary steps in the admission process.
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
b. implement a discharge readiness checklist to
review throughout the hospital stay
c. perform discharge education with family
members instead
d. clearly communicate expectations of
participation in discharge education - correct
answer - implement a discharge readiness
checklist to review throughout the hospital stay
A doctor receives a urgent phone call from a nurse
caring for a patient while the doctor is at a coffee
shop ordering breakfast. How should the doctor
proceed in order to prevnt a possible violation of
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)?
a. The doctor should enter orders into the patient's
chart using his phone as a hotspot from a location
in the coffee shop with the least amount of nearby
customers.
, b. The doctor should connect to Wi-Fi at the coffee
shop to enter orders for the patient as soon as
possible into the electronic health record (HER)
c. The doctor should ask questions about the
patient and provide the nurse verbal orders over
the phone while waiting for breakfast.
d. The doctor should ask the nurse to text him
rather than calling as the doctor is in a public
location and unable to speak with the nurse on the
phone at this time - correct answer - The doctor
should ask the nurse to text him rather than calling
as the doctor is in a public location and unable to
speak with the nurse on the phone at this time
A facility has recently implemented dictation at the
point of care and clinicians have voiced satisfaction
with new technology.What is the expected
evaluation outcome of implementing this feature?
a. Documentation being able to be rapidly sent to
transcript for review
b. Improved legibility of documentation without
additional equipment
