2025/26 HUC MOCK CERTIFICATION EXAM | 120
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
A discrepancy report sent by the central services department (CSD) is a list of
items that were: 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?
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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? Answer - A patient is on a
temporary pass.
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
A discrepancy report sent by the central services department (CSD) is a list of
items that were: 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?
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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? Answer - A patient is on a
temporary pass.
