HUC EXAM Questions And Answers
Graded A+ 2024/25.
A discrepancy report sent by the CSD is a list of items:
A. that were used from a nursing unit supply closet but were not charged to any patient
b. not used from the nursing unit supply closet
C. found in the nursing unit supply closet that do not belong there
D. charged to the wrong patient - correct answer. D. charged to the wrong patient
Which of the following items cannot be sent in the pneumatic tube system?
A. empty test tubes
B. patient chart forms
C. CSD items
D.CSF - correct answer. D. CSF
The printer in the nursing station is not functioning properly. The HUC would notify the:
A. director of nurses
B.computer training instructor
C.Hospital Information Services
D.Maintenance department - correct answer. D. Maintenance department
An inpatient is a patient who is admitted to the hospital for longer than: - correct answer.
12 hours
- correct answer.
24 hours - correct answer.
1 hour - correct answer.
48 hours - correct answer.
When the EMR is implemented and a nurse requests that a telemetry strip be saved for
a patient, the HUC would: - correct answer.
,Scotch tape the strip to the computer - correct answer.
place the strip into a folder labeled with the patient's ID label - correct answer.
scan the strip into the patient's EMR - correct answer.
fax the strip to the patient's doctor's office - correct answer.
When the EMR is implemented, douments faxed from an outside facility would be: -
correct answer.
filed in a folder and labeled with the patient's ID label - correct answer.
sent to the the doctor's office, which requested the documents - correct answer.
scanned into the patient's EMR - correct answer.
read by the patient's doctor and returned to the facility that faxed them - correct answer.
The HUC notes that there are four labeled chart forms in a discharged patient's chart
that have no documentation on them. The correct action for the HUC to take would be
to: - correct answer.
place the forms in the waste basket - correct answer.
send the forms to HIMS in case they are needed - correct answer.
place the forms in another patient's chart with the new patient's label over the
discharged patient's label - correct answer.
shred the forms - correct answer.
The HUC has been asked to thin a patient's chart. The thinned-out records would be: -
correct answer.
sent immediately to Health Information Management (HIMS) - correct answer.
placed in an envelope, labeled with the patient's ID label, and kept on the nursing unit
until the patient is discharged or moved - correct answer.
Incorrect placed in a second chart labeled with patient ID labels and labeled as chart #2
- correct answer.
shredded - correct answer.
,The definition of "CPOE" is - correct answer.
computerized polling of executives - correct answer.
centralized position of electronic resources - correct answer.
computer physician order entry - correct answer.
controlled portion of electricity - correct answer.
Patient confidentiality laws, including a patient's right to not have his or her name listed
in the hospital directory, are specified in the: - correct answer.
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) - correct answer.
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - correct answer.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer.
Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) - correct answer.
Joan, an HUC with more than 20 years of experience is hired for a busy orthopedic unit
(day shift). Joan has good organizational skills and immediately notices that the nurses'
station is set up in a way that makes the HUC's job difficult. Joan should: - correct
answer.
make the changes that would better organize the unit - correct answer.
discuss the changes with coworkers on the day shift - correct answer.
discuss the changes with the nurse manager - correct answer.
discuss the changes with the other HUCs only - correct answer.
Which of the following would be important for the HUC to note on the patient census
worksheet kept near the telephone? - correct answer.
a patient is scheduled for a CBC - correct answer.
a patient is on a temporary pass - correct answer.
a patient is scheduled for a chest X-ray - correct answer.
a patient is Catholic - correct answer.
, A nurse on another unit has called three times regarding the transfer of a patient from
the ICU to a floor nursing unit. The nurse who will be caring for the patient to be
transferred states that he is too busy to receive another patient now. The nurse from
ICU becomes abusive to the HUC, stating that she is just as busy and needs to bring
the patient now. The best option for the HUC would be to: - correct answer.
tell the nurse in ICU not to kill the messenger - correct answer.
tell the nurse in ICU to just go ahead and send the patient - correct answer.
inform the nurse who will be receiving the patient to fight his own fights - correct answer.
ask the nurse to hold while a definite time is requested as to when the patient can be
sent - correct answer.
Dave, the HUC, observes a coworker who is copying the medical record of a patient
whom the coworker knows personally, without a doctors' order to do so. The appropriate
action for Dave to take would be to: - correct answer.
mind his business - correct answer.
advise the coworker that he will not report the incident, but doesn't want to be involved -
correct answer.
call Security immediately - correct answer.
notify the nurse manager - correct answer.
Which of the following departments would intervene if a patient had concerns regarding
whether his insurance would pay for his hospital stay? - correct answer.
Case Management - correct answer.
Risk Management - correct answer.
Quality Assurance - correct answer.
Medical Assistant - correct answer.
When leaving the nursing station to take a lunch break, the HUC should: - correct
answer.
turn the computer off - correct answer.
sign off so that their ID number will not be used - correct answer.
Graded A+ 2024/25.
A discrepancy report sent by the CSD is a list of items:
A. that were used from a nursing unit supply closet but were not charged to any patient
b. not used from the nursing unit supply closet
C. found in the nursing unit supply closet that do not belong there
D. charged to the wrong patient - correct answer. D. charged to the wrong patient
Which of the following items cannot be sent in the pneumatic tube system?
A. empty test tubes
B. patient chart forms
C. CSD items
D.CSF - correct answer. D. CSF
The printer in the nursing station is not functioning properly. The HUC would notify the:
A. director of nurses
B.computer training instructor
C.Hospital Information Services
D.Maintenance department - correct answer. D. Maintenance department
An inpatient is a patient who is admitted to the hospital for longer than: - correct answer.
12 hours
- correct answer.
24 hours - correct answer.
1 hour - correct answer.
48 hours - correct answer.
When the EMR is implemented and a nurse requests that a telemetry strip be saved for
a patient, the HUC would: - correct answer.
,Scotch tape the strip to the computer - correct answer.
place the strip into a folder labeled with the patient's ID label - correct answer.
scan the strip into the patient's EMR - correct answer.
fax the strip to the patient's doctor's office - correct answer.
When the EMR is implemented, douments faxed from an outside facility would be: -
correct answer.
filed in a folder and labeled with the patient's ID label - correct answer.
sent to the the doctor's office, which requested the documents - correct answer.
scanned into the patient's EMR - correct answer.
read by the patient's doctor and returned to the facility that faxed them - correct answer.
The HUC notes that there are four labeled chart forms in a discharged patient's chart
that have no documentation on them. The correct action for the HUC to take would be
to: - correct answer.
place the forms in the waste basket - correct answer.
send the forms to HIMS in case they are needed - correct answer.
place the forms in another patient's chart with the new patient's label over the
discharged patient's label - correct answer.
shred the forms - correct answer.
The HUC has been asked to thin a patient's chart. The thinned-out records would be: -
correct answer.
sent immediately to Health Information Management (HIMS) - correct answer.
placed in an envelope, labeled with the patient's ID label, and kept on the nursing unit
until the patient is discharged or moved - correct answer.
Incorrect placed in a second chart labeled with patient ID labels and labeled as chart #2
- correct answer.
shredded - correct answer.
,The definition of "CPOE" is - correct answer.
computerized polling of executives - correct answer.
centralized position of electronic resources - correct answer.
computer physician order entry - correct answer.
controlled portion of electricity - correct answer.
Patient confidentiality laws, including a patient's right to not have his or her name listed
in the hospital directory, are specified in the: - correct answer.
Americans with Disability Act (ADA) - correct answer.
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - correct answer.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - correct answer.
Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) - correct answer.
Joan, an HUC with more than 20 years of experience is hired for a busy orthopedic unit
(day shift). Joan has good organizational skills and immediately notices that the nurses'
station is set up in a way that makes the HUC's job difficult. Joan should: - correct
answer.
make the changes that would better organize the unit - correct answer.
discuss the changes with coworkers on the day shift - correct answer.
discuss the changes with the nurse manager - correct answer.
discuss the changes with the other HUCs only - correct answer.
Which of the following would be important for the HUC to note on the patient census
worksheet kept near the telephone? - correct answer.
a patient is scheduled for a CBC - correct answer.
a patient is on a temporary pass - correct answer.
a patient is scheduled for a chest X-ray - correct answer.
a patient is Catholic - correct answer.
, A nurse on another unit has called three times regarding the transfer of a patient from
the ICU to a floor nursing unit. The nurse who will be caring for the patient to be
transferred states that he is too busy to receive another patient now. The nurse from
ICU becomes abusive to the HUC, stating that she is just as busy and needs to bring
the patient now. The best option for the HUC would be to: - correct answer.
tell the nurse in ICU not to kill the messenger - correct answer.
tell the nurse in ICU to just go ahead and send the patient - correct answer.
inform the nurse who will be receiving the patient to fight his own fights - correct answer.
ask the nurse to hold while a definite time is requested as to when the patient can be
sent - correct answer.
Dave, the HUC, observes a coworker who is copying the medical record of a patient
whom the coworker knows personally, without a doctors' order to do so. The appropriate
action for Dave to take would be to: - correct answer.
mind his business - correct answer.
advise the coworker that he will not report the incident, but doesn't want to be involved -
correct answer.
call Security immediately - correct answer.
notify the nurse manager - correct answer.
Which of the following departments would intervene if a patient had concerns regarding
whether his insurance would pay for his hospital stay? - correct answer.
Case Management - correct answer.
Risk Management - correct answer.
Quality Assurance - correct answer.
Medical Assistant - correct answer.
When leaving the nursing station to take a lunch break, the HUC should: - correct
answer.
turn the computer off - correct answer.
sign off so that their ID number will not be used - correct answer.
