WGU 220 Exam with Questions and
Correct Answers 2025-2026
American ,Recovery ,and ,Reinvestment ,Act ,(ARRA) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Authorized
,INCENTIVE ,PAYMENTS ,to ,specific ,types ,of ,hospitals ,and ,healthcare ,professionals
,for ,adopting ,and ,using ,interoperable ,Health ,Information ,Technology ,and ,EHR's.
,ARRA ,provides ,economic ,stimuli ,and ,incentives ,for ,the ,adoption ,of ,EHRs.
Admission-Transfer-Discharge ,(ADT) ,System ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Classified ,under
,the ,hospitals' ,administrative ,info ,system. ,It's ,one ,of ,the ,foundational ,systems ,that
,allows ,operational ,activities ,such ,as ,bed ,placement, ,transportation ,coordination, ,room
,readiness, ,and ,the ,general ,coordination ,of ,services ,focused ,on ,the ,patient's ,phase ,of
,movement. ,Tracks ,a ,patient's ,activities ,and ,location ,from ,admission ,to ,discharge.
Analytical ,Science ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Uses ,a ,variety ,of ,methods ,and ,instruments
,to ,answer ,2 ,basic ,questions: ,What ,do ,I ,have? ,How ,much ,of ,it ,do ,I ,have?
,Environment, ,pharmacy, ,safety ,& ,security, ,fraud ,detection, ,and ,healthcare
,diagnostics.
Asynchronous ,Applications ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Patient-centered ,and ,allows
,consumers ,to ,participate ,in ,their ,own ,care ,by ,using ,designated ,health ,technology ,to
,share ,health ,metrics ,and ,data ,with ,their ,healthcare ,provider ,via ,technology ,(remote
,patient-monitoring ,- ,the ,use ,of ,devices ,to ,capture ,patient ,data ,at ,one ,location ,and
,then ,transmit ,it ,electronically ,to ,healthcare ,professionals ,at ,a ,different ,location,
,allowing ,the ,review ,of ,data ,for ,clinical ,decision-making, ,i.e. ,MobileHealth).
Audit ,Trails ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software ,that ,is ,used ,for ,detecting ,security
,violations, ,performance ,problems, ,and ,flaws. ,Records ,activity ,by ,users ,and ,system.
,Goal ,is ,to ,improve ,data ,integrity. ,Audit ,trails ,are ,only ,one ,of ,the ,ways ,to ,ensure ,data
,integrity. ,An ,audit ,trail ,must ,contain ,the ,name ,of ,the ,user, ,the ,application ,triggering
,the ,audit, ,the ,workstation, ,the ,specific ,document, ,a ,description ,of ,the ,event ,being
,audited, ,and ,the ,date ,and ,time ,to ,determine ,the ,integrity ,of ,data.
Authentication ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Action ,that ,verifies ,the ,authority ,of ,users ,to
,receive ,specified ,data.
Barcode ,Medication ,Administration ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-MANDATED ,BY ,FDA
,Benchmark ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,continual ,process ,of ,measuring ,services ,and
,practices ,against ,the ,toughest ,competitors ,in ,the ,healthcare ,industry. ,Comparing ,the
,performance ,of ,an ,organization ,or ,clinician ,to ,others.
Big ,Data ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Very ,large ,data ,sets ,that ,are ,beyond ,human
,capability ,to ,analyze ,or ,manage ,without ,the ,aid ,of ,information ,technology. ,Big ,data ,is
,considered ,data ,originating ,from ,very ,large ,data ,sets ,that ,help ,identify ,patterns ,and
,trends. ,Big ,data ,cannot ,be ,managed ,without ,the ,use ,of ,technology ,to ,analyze ,its
,output.
Clinical ,Decision ,Support ,System ,(CDSS) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Supports ,healthcare
,practitioners ,in ,making ,patient-care ,decisions ,by ,integrating ,patient ,data ,with ,current
,clinical ,knowledge. ,CDSS ,is ,technology ,that ,provides ,recommendations ,for ,care ,and
,must ,be ,balanced ,with ,professional ,judgment, ,not ,used ,in ,place ,of ,it.
Clinical ,Information ,System ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software ,used ,to ,access ,client
,data, ,plan, ,implement, ,and ,evaluate ,care. ,May ,be ,specific ,to ,certain ,departments:
,lab, ,radiology, ,pharmacy, ,or ,particular ,patient ,populations. ,Provides ,patient ,centric
,decision-making ,functionality ,to ,help ,guide ,a ,nurse ,with ,decision-making ,while ,caring
,for ,a ,patient. ,Acquires ,patient ,data ,so ,that ,healthcare ,professionals ,can ,review ,it ,and
,use ,the ,information ,to ,deliver ,care.
Computer ,Literacy ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Familiarity ,with ,the ,use ,of ,personal
,computers. ,Computer ,literacy ,is ,defined ,as ,the ,knowledge ,and ,ability ,to ,use
,computers ,and ,technology ,efficiently. ,Computer ,literacy ,allows ,patients ,to ,interact
,with ,the ,internet.
Computerized ,Provider ,Order ,Entry ,(CPOE) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,prescriber's
,decisions ,to ,enter ,orders ,and ,immediately ,share ,the ,orders ,with ,appropriate ,health
,professionals ,who ,execute ,the ,orders ,and ,departments ,that ,need ,to ,dispense,
,schedule, ,or ,immediately ,deliver ,services ,to ,patients.
Confidentiality ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Unspoken ,understanding ,that ,private
,information ,shared ,in ,a ,situation, ,in ,which ,a ,relationship ,has ,been ,established ,for ,the
,purpose ,of ,treatment ,or ,delivery ,of ,services ,will ,remain ,protected.
Configurability ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Refers ,to ,the ,extent ,that ,a ,given ,software
,product ,can ,be ,adapted ,or ,changed ,to ,meet ,a ,user's ,preference.
Connected ,Health ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Model ,or ,platform ,by ,which ,technology
,assisted ,healthcare ,is ,delivered ,between ,at ,least ,two ,points, ,involving ,either
,synchronous ,or ,asynchronous ,exchange.
Consolidated-Clinical ,Document ,Architecture ,(C-CDA) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Allows
,interoperability ,of ,health ,information ,exchange ,between ,hospital ,systems.
, Consumer ,Health ,Informatics ,(CHI) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Use ,of ,electronic
,information ,and ,communication ,to ,improve ,medical ,outcomes ,and ,health-care
,decision ,making ,from ,the ,patient/consumer ,perspective. ,Three ,barriers ,include:
,Privacy ,issues, ,cognitive ,disabilities, ,low ,health ,literacy. ,Five ,examples: ,Personal
,Health ,Records, ,Telehealth, ,Mobile ,Health, ,Games ,for ,Health, ,and ,Health ,2.0.
,Telehealth ,is ,defined ,as ,healthcare ,at ,a ,distance ,through ,the ,use ,of ,technology ,that
,connects ,the ,patient ,and ,the ,clinician ,in ,real ,time.
Continuity ,of ,Care ,Record ,(CCD) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Snapshot ,of ,a ,person's
,health ,and ,healthcare ,to ,a ,provider ,who ,does ,not ,have ,access ,to ,the ,person's ,EHR.
Cumulative ,Index ,to ,Nursing ,and ,Allied ,Health ,Literature ,(CINAHL) ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Primary ,database ,used ,for ,nursing ,literature.
Data ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Collection ,of ,numbers, ,characters, ,or ,facts ,that ,are
,gathered ,according ,to ,some ,perceived ,need ,for ,analysis.
Data ,Analysis ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,processing ,of ,data ,that ,identify ,trends ,and
,patterns ,of ,relationships.
Data ,Information ,Knowledge ,Wisdom ,(DIKW) ,Framework ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Data ,are ,the ,most ,discrete ,components ,of ,the ,DIKW ,framework. ,They ,are ,mostly
,presented ,as ,discrete ,observations ,with ,little ,interpretation. ,Information ,is ,a
,continuum ,of ,progressively ,developing ,and ,clustered ,data. ,Relations ,and ,interactions
,are ,not ,yet ,evident ,in ,information ,alone. ,Knowledge ,is ,information ,that ,is ,processed
,and ,organized ,so ,that ,relations ,and ,interactions ,are ,identified. ,Wisdom ,is ,an
,appropriate ,use ,of ,knowledge ,to ,manage ,and ,solve ,human ,problems. ,Wisdom
,includes ,ethics ,or ,knowing ,why ,certain ,things ,or ,procedures ,should ,or ,should ,not ,be
,implemented ,in ,specific ,cases.
Data ,Integrity ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Ability ,to ,collect, ,store, ,and ,retrieve ,correct,
,complete, ,and ,current ,data ,so ,that ,the ,data ,are ,available ,to ,authorized ,users ,when
,needed. ,Can ,be ,compromised ,by ,incorrect ,entry ,of ,information, ,data ,tampering, ,and
,system ,failure. ,Prevention ,by ,implementing ,security ,measures ,and ,audit ,trails. ,Data
,integrity ,is ,the ,state ,wherein ,data ,are ,uncorrupted, ,accurate, ,and ,valid.
Data ,Mining ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Technique ,that ,look ,for ,hidden ,patterns ,and
,relationships ,in ,large ,groups ,of ,data ,using ,software.
Data ,Scrubbing ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Data ,scrubbing ,is ,the ,process ,by ,which
,incorrect, ,incomplete, ,duplicate, ,or ,improperly ,formatted ,items ,are ,removed ,using
,special ,software ,designated ,for ,this ,purpose.
Data ,Warehouse ,- ,Provides ,a ,powerful ,method ,of ,managing ,and ,analyzing ,data
Decision ,Support ,Tool ,/ ,Clinician ,Decision ,Support ,(CDS) ,/ ,Decision ,Support
,System/Software ,(DDS) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software/app ,to ,help ,in ,the ,human
Correct Answers 2025-2026
American ,Recovery ,and ,Reinvestment ,Act ,(ARRA) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Authorized
,INCENTIVE ,PAYMENTS ,to ,specific ,types ,of ,hospitals ,and ,healthcare ,professionals
,for ,adopting ,and ,using ,interoperable ,Health ,Information ,Technology ,and ,EHR's.
,ARRA ,provides ,economic ,stimuli ,and ,incentives ,for ,the ,adoption ,of ,EHRs.
Admission-Transfer-Discharge ,(ADT) ,System ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Classified ,under
,the ,hospitals' ,administrative ,info ,system. ,It's ,one ,of ,the ,foundational ,systems ,that
,allows ,operational ,activities ,such ,as ,bed ,placement, ,transportation ,coordination, ,room
,readiness, ,and ,the ,general ,coordination ,of ,services ,focused ,on ,the ,patient's ,phase ,of
,movement. ,Tracks ,a ,patient's ,activities ,and ,location ,from ,admission ,to ,discharge.
Analytical ,Science ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Uses ,a ,variety ,of ,methods ,and ,instruments
,to ,answer ,2 ,basic ,questions: ,What ,do ,I ,have? ,How ,much ,of ,it ,do ,I ,have?
,Environment, ,pharmacy, ,safety ,& ,security, ,fraud ,detection, ,and ,healthcare
,diagnostics.
Asynchronous ,Applications ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Patient-centered ,and ,allows
,consumers ,to ,participate ,in ,their ,own ,care ,by ,using ,designated ,health ,technology ,to
,share ,health ,metrics ,and ,data ,with ,their ,healthcare ,provider ,via ,technology ,(remote
,patient-monitoring ,- ,the ,use ,of ,devices ,to ,capture ,patient ,data ,at ,one ,location ,and
,then ,transmit ,it ,electronically ,to ,healthcare ,professionals ,at ,a ,different ,location,
,allowing ,the ,review ,of ,data ,for ,clinical ,decision-making, ,i.e. ,MobileHealth).
Audit ,Trails ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software ,that ,is ,used ,for ,detecting ,security
,violations, ,performance ,problems, ,and ,flaws. ,Records ,activity ,by ,users ,and ,system.
,Goal ,is ,to ,improve ,data ,integrity. ,Audit ,trails ,are ,only ,one ,of ,the ,ways ,to ,ensure ,data
,integrity. ,An ,audit ,trail ,must ,contain ,the ,name ,of ,the ,user, ,the ,application ,triggering
,the ,audit, ,the ,workstation, ,the ,specific ,document, ,a ,description ,of ,the ,event ,being
,audited, ,and ,the ,date ,and ,time ,to ,determine ,the ,integrity ,of ,data.
Authentication ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Action ,that ,verifies ,the ,authority ,of ,users ,to
,receive ,specified ,data.
Barcode ,Medication ,Administration ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-MANDATED ,BY ,FDA
,Benchmark ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,continual ,process ,of ,measuring ,services ,and
,practices ,against ,the ,toughest ,competitors ,in ,the ,healthcare ,industry. ,Comparing ,the
,performance ,of ,an ,organization ,or ,clinician ,to ,others.
Big ,Data ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Very ,large ,data ,sets ,that ,are ,beyond ,human
,capability ,to ,analyze ,or ,manage ,without ,the ,aid ,of ,information ,technology. ,Big ,data ,is
,considered ,data ,originating ,from ,very ,large ,data ,sets ,that ,help ,identify ,patterns ,and
,trends. ,Big ,data ,cannot ,be ,managed ,without ,the ,use ,of ,technology ,to ,analyze ,its
,output.
Clinical ,Decision ,Support ,System ,(CDSS) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Supports ,healthcare
,practitioners ,in ,making ,patient-care ,decisions ,by ,integrating ,patient ,data ,with ,current
,clinical ,knowledge. ,CDSS ,is ,technology ,that ,provides ,recommendations ,for ,care ,and
,must ,be ,balanced ,with ,professional ,judgment, ,not ,used ,in ,place ,of ,it.
Clinical ,Information ,System ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software ,used ,to ,access ,client
,data, ,plan, ,implement, ,and ,evaluate ,care. ,May ,be ,specific ,to ,certain ,departments:
,lab, ,radiology, ,pharmacy, ,or ,particular ,patient ,populations. ,Provides ,patient ,centric
,decision-making ,functionality ,to ,help ,guide ,a ,nurse ,with ,decision-making ,while ,caring
,for ,a ,patient. ,Acquires ,patient ,data ,so ,that ,healthcare ,professionals ,can ,review ,it ,and
,use ,the ,information ,to ,deliver ,care.
Computer ,Literacy ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Familiarity ,with ,the ,use ,of ,personal
,computers. ,Computer ,literacy ,is ,defined ,as ,the ,knowledge ,and ,ability ,to ,use
,computers ,and ,technology ,efficiently. ,Computer ,literacy ,allows ,patients ,to ,interact
,with ,the ,internet.
Computerized ,Provider ,Order ,Entry ,(CPOE) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,prescriber's
,decisions ,to ,enter ,orders ,and ,immediately ,share ,the ,orders ,with ,appropriate ,health
,professionals ,who ,execute ,the ,orders ,and ,departments ,that ,need ,to ,dispense,
,schedule, ,or ,immediately ,deliver ,services ,to ,patients.
Confidentiality ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Unspoken ,understanding ,that ,private
,information ,shared ,in ,a ,situation, ,in ,which ,a ,relationship ,has ,been ,established ,for ,the
,purpose ,of ,treatment ,or ,delivery ,of ,services ,will ,remain ,protected.
Configurability ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Refers ,to ,the ,extent ,that ,a ,given ,software
,product ,can ,be ,adapted ,or ,changed ,to ,meet ,a ,user's ,preference.
Connected ,Health ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Model ,or ,platform ,by ,which ,technology
,assisted ,healthcare ,is ,delivered ,between ,at ,least ,two ,points, ,involving ,either
,synchronous ,or ,asynchronous ,exchange.
Consolidated-Clinical ,Document ,Architecture ,(C-CDA) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Allows
,interoperability ,of ,health ,information ,exchange ,between ,hospital ,systems.
, Consumer ,Health ,Informatics ,(CHI) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Use ,of ,electronic
,information ,and ,communication ,to ,improve ,medical ,outcomes ,and ,health-care
,decision ,making ,from ,the ,patient/consumer ,perspective. ,Three ,barriers ,include:
,Privacy ,issues, ,cognitive ,disabilities, ,low ,health ,literacy. ,Five ,examples: ,Personal
,Health ,Records, ,Telehealth, ,Mobile ,Health, ,Games ,for ,Health, ,and ,Health ,2.0.
,Telehealth ,is ,defined ,as ,healthcare ,at ,a ,distance ,through ,the ,use ,of ,technology ,that
,connects ,the ,patient ,and ,the ,clinician ,in ,real ,time.
Continuity ,of ,Care ,Record ,(CCD) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Snapshot ,of ,a ,person's
,health ,and ,healthcare ,to ,a ,provider ,who ,does ,not ,have ,access ,to ,the ,person's ,EHR.
Cumulative ,Index ,to ,Nursing ,and ,Allied ,Health ,Literature ,(CINAHL) ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Primary ,database ,used ,for ,nursing ,literature.
Data ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Collection ,of ,numbers, ,characters, ,or ,facts ,that ,are
,gathered ,according ,to ,some ,perceived ,need ,for ,analysis.
Data ,Analysis ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,processing ,of ,data ,that ,identify ,trends ,and
,patterns ,of ,relationships.
Data ,Information ,Knowledge ,Wisdom ,(DIKW) ,Framework ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Data ,are ,the ,most ,discrete ,components ,of ,the ,DIKW ,framework. ,They ,are ,mostly
,presented ,as ,discrete ,observations ,with ,little ,interpretation. ,Information ,is ,a
,continuum ,of ,progressively ,developing ,and ,clustered ,data. ,Relations ,and ,interactions
,are ,not ,yet ,evident ,in ,information ,alone. ,Knowledge ,is ,information ,that ,is ,processed
,and ,organized ,so ,that ,relations ,and ,interactions ,are ,identified. ,Wisdom ,is ,an
,appropriate ,use ,of ,knowledge ,to ,manage ,and ,solve ,human ,problems. ,Wisdom
,includes ,ethics ,or ,knowing ,why ,certain ,things ,or ,procedures ,should ,or ,should ,not ,be
,implemented ,in ,specific ,cases.
Data ,Integrity ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Ability ,to ,collect, ,store, ,and ,retrieve ,correct,
,complete, ,and ,current ,data ,so ,that ,the ,data ,are ,available ,to ,authorized ,users ,when
,needed. ,Can ,be ,compromised ,by ,incorrect ,entry ,of ,information, ,data ,tampering, ,and
,system ,failure. ,Prevention ,by ,implementing ,security ,measures ,and ,audit ,trails. ,Data
,integrity ,is ,the ,state ,wherein ,data ,are ,uncorrupted, ,accurate, ,and ,valid.
Data ,Mining ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Technique ,that ,look ,for ,hidden ,patterns ,and
,relationships ,in ,large ,groups ,of ,data ,using ,software.
Data ,Scrubbing ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Data ,scrubbing ,is ,the ,process ,by ,which
,incorrect, ,incomplete, ,duplicate, ,or ,improperly ,formatted ,items ,are ,removed ,using
,special ,software ,designated ,for ,this ,purpose.
Data ,Warehouse ,- ,Provides ,a ,powerful ,method ,of ,managing ,and ,analyzing ,data
Decision ,Support ,Tool ,/ ,Clinician ,Decision ,Support ,(CDS) ,/ ,Decision ,Support
,System/Software ,(DDS) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Software/app ,to ,help ,in ,the ,human
