HUC Mock Certification Exam Questions
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A |discrepancy |report |sent |by |the |central |services |department |(CSD) |is |a |list |of |items |that |
were: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |from |a |nursing |unit |supply |closet |but |were |not |charged |to
|any |patient. |
A |discrepancy |report |is |a |list |of |items |used |from |a |nursing |unit |supply |closet |but |not |charged |
to |any |patient.
Which |of |the |following |items |cannot |be |sent |in |the |pneumatic |tube |system? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF) |specimens |
CSF |specimens |are |obtained |by |a |painful |procedure |and |cannot |be |sent |through |the |
pneumatic |tube |system. |The |system |may |break |down, |the |specimen |may |be |misdirected, |or |
the |tubes |may |leak |or |break.
The |printer |in |the |nursing |station |is |not |functioning |properly. |The |health |unit |coordinator |
(HUC) |would |notify |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |Technology |(IT) |Department. |
IT |would |be |responsible |for |repairing |electronic |equipment.
The |HUC |has |been |informed |that |a |patient |s |telephone |is |not |functioning |properly. |The |
department |that |the |HUC |would |notify |of |the |problem |would |be |the: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Information |Technology |(IT) |Department. |
The |HUC |would |notify |IT |of |the |need |to |repair |or |replace |the |patient |s |telephone.
,When |the |electronic |medical |record |(EMR) |is |implemented |and |a |nurse |requests |that |a |
telemetry |strip |be |saved |for |a |patient, |the |HUC |would: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scan |the |strip |
into |the |patient |s |EMR. |
When |the |EMR |is |implemented |and |a |telemetry |strip |is |to |be |saved, |the |HUC |would |scan |the |
strip |into |the |patient |s |EMR.
When |the |EMR |is |implemented, |documents |faxed |from |an |outside |facility |would |be: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scanned |into |the |patient |s |EMR. |
Faxed |documents |would |be |scanned |into |the |patient |s |EMR
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✔✔-shred |the |forms. |
Forms |that |do |not |have |documentation |on |them |and |that |contain |patient |ID |labels |are |
shredded |to |ensure |patient |confidentiality.
The |HUC |has |been |asked |to |thin |a |patient |s |chart. |The |thinned-out |records |would |be: |- |
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.
Thinned-out |records |would |be |placed |in |an |envelope, |labeled |with |the |patient |s |ID |label, |and |
kept |on |the |nursing |unit |until |the |patient |is |transferred |or |discharged. |The |HUC |would |also |
write |the |date |that |the |chart |was |thinned |and |write |their |initials |on |the |envelope.
The |abbreviation |CPOE |stands |for: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-computer |physician |order |entry. |
, CPOE |stands |for |computerized |physician |order |entry. |Through |a |computerized |program, |
physicians |enter |patient |orders |directly |into |the |patient |s |EMR, |replacing |handwritten |orders.
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✔✔-Health |Insurance |
Portability |and |Accountability |Act |(HIPAA). |
The |purpose |of |HIPAA |is |to |protect |private |individual |health |information |from |being |disclosed |
to |anyone |without |the |consent |of |the |individual.
Joan, |an |HUC |with |more |than |20 |years |of |experience, |is |hired |for |day |shift |at |a |busy |
orthopedic |unit. |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✔✔-discuss |the |changes |with |the |nurse |manager. |
Any |changes |to |the |organization |of |the |nursing |unit |should |be |discussed |with |the |nurse |
manager. |The |nurse |manager |may |consult |the |nursing |unit |staff |regarding |the |changes |before |
making |a |decision.
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 |on |a |temporary |
pass. |
A |patient |out |on |a |temporary |pass |would |be |important |information |for |the |HUC |to |note |on |
the |patient |census |worksheet.
A |nurse |on |another |unit |has |called |three |times |regarding |the |transfer |of |a |patient |from |the |
intensive |care |unit |(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✔✔-ask |the |nurse |
to |hold |while |a |definite |time |is |requested |as |to |when |the |patient |can |be |sent.
with correct answers
A |discrepancy |report |sent |by |the |central |services |department |(CSD) |is |a |list |of |items |that |
were: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |from |a |nursing |unit |supply |closet |but |were |not |charged |to
|any |patient. |
A |discrepancy |report |is |a |list |of |items |used |from |a |nursing |unit |supply |closet |but |not |charged |
to |any |patient.
Which |of |the |following |items |cannot |be |sent |in |the |pneumatic |tube |system? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF) |specimens |
CSF |specimens |are |obtained |by |a |painful |procedure |and |cannot |be |sent |through |the |
pneumatic |tube |system. |The |system |may |break |down, |the |specimen |may |be |misdirected, |or |
the |tubes |may |leak |or |break.
The |printer |in |the |nursing |station |is |not |functioning |properly. |The |health |unit |coordinator |
(HUC) |would |notify |the: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |Technology |(IT) |Department. |
IT |would |be |responsible |for |repairing |electronic |equipment.
The |HUC |has |been |informed |that |a |patient |s |telephone |is |not |functioning |properly. |The |
department |that |the |HUC |would |notify |of |the |problem |would |be |the: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Information |Technology |(IT) |Department. |
The |HUC |would |notify |IT |of |the |need |to |repair |or |replace |the |patient |s |telephone.
,When |the |electronic |medical |record |(EMR) |is |implemented |and |a |nurse |requests |that |a |
telemetry |strip |be |saved |for |a |patient, |the |HUC |would: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scan |the |strip |
into |the |patient |s |EMR. |
When |the |EMR |is |implemented |and |a |telemetry |strip |is |to |be |saved, |the |HUC |would |scan |the |
strip |into |the |patient |s |EMR.
When |the |EMR |is |implemented, |documents |faxed |from |an |outside |facility |would |be: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scanned |into |the |patient |s |EMR. |
Faxed |documents |would |be |scanned |into |the |patient |s |EMR
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✔✔-shred |the |forms. |
Forms |that |do |not |have |documentation |on |them |and |that |contain |patient |ID |labels |are |
shredded |to |ensure |patient |confidentiality.
The |HUC |has |been |asked |to |thin |a |patient |s |chart. |The |thinned-out |records |would |be: |- |
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.
Thinned-out |records |would |be |placed |in |an |envelope, |labeled |with |the |patient |s |ID |label, |and |
kept |on |the |nursing |unit |until |the |patient |is |transferred |or |discharged. |The |HUC |would |also |
write |the |date |that |the |chart |was |thinned |and |write |their |initials |on |the |envelope.
The |abbreviation |CPOE |stands |for: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-computer |physician |order |entry. |
, CPOE |stands |for |computerized |physician |order |entry. |Through |a |computerized |program, |
physicians |enter |patient |orders |directly |into |the |patient |s |EMR, |replacing |handwritten |orders.
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✔✔-Health |Insurance |
Portability |and |Accountability |Act |(HIPAA). |
The |purpose |of |HIPAA |is |to |protect |private |individual |health |information |from |being |disclosed |
to |anyone |without |the |consent |of |the |individual.
Joan, |an |HUC |with |more |than |20 |years |of |experience, |is |hired |for |day |shift |at |a |busy |
orthopedic |unit. |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✔✔-discuss |the |changes |with |the |nurse |manager. |
Any |changes |to |the |organization |of |the |nursing |unit |should |be |discussed |with |the |nurse |
manager. |The |nurse |manager |may |consult |the |nursing |unit |staff |regarding |the |changes |before |
making |a |decision.
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 |on |a |temporary |
pass. |
A |patient |out |on |a |temporary |pass |would |be |important |information |for |the |HUC |to |note |on |
the |patient |census |worksheet.
A |nurse |on |another |unit |has |called |three |times |regarding |the |transfer |of |a |patient |from |the |
intensive |care |unit |(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✔✔-ask |the |nurse |
to |hold |while |a |definite |time |is |requested |as |to |when |the |patient |can |be |sent.
