Health Unit (HU)Coordinator Final Exam Review Questions With Correct Answers

Health Unit Coordinator Final Exam
Review Questions With Correct Answers
alzheimers |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-syomptoms |include |confusion |and |hallucinations



The |HUC |performs |most |of |his |tasks |at |the |bedside? |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
False



3 |tasks |the |HUC |would |perform |for |nursing |personnel |are: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer |
incoming |calls, |Prepare |patient |charts |for |discharge, |Maintain |patient |charts



A |certified |HUC |is |one |who |has |graduated |from |a |technical |college |with |a |certificate |of |
competency |in |Health |Unit |Coordinating. |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False, |you |
receive |a |certificate |of |"Completion"



Other |titles |of |a |HUC |include, |"Unit |Secretary" |and |"Unit |clerk." |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-True



While |working |as |a |HUC, |the |shift |manager |asks |you |to |perform |a |task |that |you |have |not |done
|before |and |have |not |been |trained |to |do. |You |would: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Explain |to |the |


shift |manager |that |you |have |not |been |trained |to |do |the |task |but |willing |to |learn |if |trained.



The |direct |responsibility |for |patients |and |personnel |on |a |unit |for |a |24hr |period |rest |with |the: |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurse |Manager




The |department |that |cares |for |women |who |are |hospitalized |for |surgery |of |the |female |
reproductive |tract |is |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gynecology |Unit

,Visual |Exam |of |hollow |organs |or |body |cavities |are |performed |by |which |of |the |following |
departments? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Endoscopy



A |patient |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |a |fractured |pelvis |would |be |admitted |to |which |of |the |
following |nursing |units? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Orthopedics



A |patient |admitted |after |suffering |a |CVA |would |be |admitted |to |which |nursing |unit? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Neuro



A |patient's |request |for |pain |medication |would |be |communicated |to: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
RN |assigned |to |patient



A |patient's |family |is |very |upset |about |the |overall |care |their |father |is |receiving |since |his |
admission. |They |relate |that |they |have |been |treated |rudely |by |nursing |personnel |when |trying |
to |discuss |this |with |them. |You, |the |HUC, |would |communicate |this |to |the: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Nurse |Manager



The |addition |of |learned |skills |by |continuing |education |and |attending |hospital |- |offered |in-
services |will: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increase |job |security |and |make |you |more |marketable



All |of |the |following |orders |would |be |sent |to |the |physical |medicine |department |except |for: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OT |for |evaluation |and |recommendations



A |doctor |that |specializes |in |treating |cancerous |conditions |is |called |a |(an): |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Oncologist



An |otolaryngologist |specializes |in |the |Dx |and |Tx |of |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ear, |Nose, |
Throat

,A |division |of |the |physical |medicine |department |that |treats, |evaluates |and |preserves |morale |by
|providing |purposeful |activities |to |patients |(i.e. |CVA |or |head |injury) |is: |- |CORRECT |


ANSWER✔✔-Occupational |Therapy



Acknowledgement |that |a |hospital |has |met |certain |official |standards |is |called: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Accreditation



The |term |usually |applied |to |the |physician |who |admits |and |has |ultimate |responsibility |for |the |
patient |while |hospitalized |is |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attending |Physician



An |Opthamologist |treats |diseases |of |the |ear |and |nose? |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False, |they |treat |the |eyes



Pathologist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Studies |alterations |of |the |body |caused |by |disease



Urologist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Treats |diseases |of |the |male |reproductive |tract



Proctologist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Treats |diseases |of |the |rectum



Geriatrist: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Studies |and |treats |diseases |of |the |aged



A |patient |receiving |liquid |nutrient |through |an |artificial |opening |in |the |stomach |wall |is |
receiving |a/an: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gastrostomy |feeding



A |doctor's |order |reading |"NPO |MN" |means: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nothing |by |mouth |after |
midnight



Diets |that |are |called |special |or |therapeutic |are: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Soft, |Low |residue, |
Low |Na, |1000 |cal |ADA

, A |doctor's |order |"DAT" |would |require |the |HUC |to |check |with |the |nurse |for |specific |diet |to |
order. |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



Diets |that |may |be |ordered |by |the |nurse |for |a |patient |who |may |have |"diet |as |tolerated" |are: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Clear |liquid |diet, |full |liquid, |soft |and |general



A |patient |ordered |"sips |and |chips" |may |have |sips |of: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Water |and |ice |
chips



A |new |doctor's |order |for |"2.5 |gm |Na" |would |cancel |a |previous |order |for |a |soft |diet. |True |or |
False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



A |patient |admitted |with |an |"NPO" |order |would |require |the |HUC |to |send |that |information |to |
the |dietary |department. |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True



A |patient |with |an |order |of |"sips |and |chips" |would |not |require |the |HUC |to |send |that |
information |to |the |dietary |department. |True |or |False? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False



A |test |that |will |be |ordered |from |the |pulmonary |function |department |is: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-ABG



The |hospital |cardiovascular |diagnostics |department |performs |a |study |referred |to |as: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-EKG



The |HUC |may |schedule |a |sigmoidoscopy |in |the |endoscopy |department. |True |or |False? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True