HUC Certification Practice Exam / 2024

HUC Certification Practice Exam / 2024 This specialist treats medical conditions of the lungs: physiatrist, psychologist, proctologist, or pulmonologist. pulmonologist To schedule a patient for services such as nuclear medicine scans or ultrasounds, which of the following departments should the health unit coordinator contact? Diagnostic imaging, physical medicine, clinical laboratory, or cardiovascular services diagnostic imaging This term is the correct spelling for the illness known as inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A laparotomy is an incision into which body cavity? Thoracic cavity, cranial cavity, pelvic cavity, or abdominal cavity. abdominal cavity A patient with a possible tumor in the lower bowel may be scheduled for a: sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy, gastroscopy, or bronchoscopy. sigmoidoscopy An order is written for a patient to receive packed red blood cells. Which department should the health unit coordinator contact? Hematology, chemistry, blood bank, or serology. blood bank Which of the following is an example of a vital sign? HOB, CBC, B/P, or KUB B/P According to the written order, which of the following medications would be administered by mouth? KCl 20 meq added to each IV bad, Amoxicillin 250 mg po q8hrs, PCA Morphine 2mg, or Demerol 25 mg IM STAT Amoxicillin 250 mg po q8hrs This term identifies the level or care a patient requires based on medical needs and is used to assist with determining the staff to patient ratio: adjustment, assignment, acuity, or alignment. acuity Telephone etiquette suggests answering the telephone by which ring? Second ring, third ring, fourth ring, or fifth ring. third ring Downtime forms may include the following form for documentation of new medication orders: MDI, MRI, MAR, or MEC. MAR Recognition that an organization has met a certain group of standards is known as: accountability, accreditation, achievement, or acclimation. accreditation Placing a patient in a private room with negative pressure air flow and using a mask when entering the room is which type of isolation? Standard isolation, contact isolation, airborne isolation, or skin isolation. airborne isolation This government agency is concerned with the health and safety of workers: OSHA, DEA, FDIC, or HUD. OSHA Which of the following sets of information on a surgical consent is correct? Mr. Smith, appendectomy, Dr. Jones; John Smith, appy, Jim Jones; J. Smith, appendectomy, Dr. Jones; John Smith, Appendectomy, Dr. James Jones John Smith, Appendectomy, Dr. James Jones Which of the following should the health unit coordinator include when answering the phone? 1. Hello, 2nd floor nurses' station, how may I help you 2. 2nd floor nurses' station, Mary speaking, health unit coordinator 3. Good morning, 2nd floor, hold please 4. 2nd floor nurses' station, how may I help you 2nd floor nurses' station, Mary speaking, health unit coordinator Placing admissions and transfers on the unit census board is regulated by this guideline: FEMA, OSHA, HIPPA, or FDA. HIPAA Which of the following statements is true regarding paper or downtime forms? Erasing entries in case of errors is permitted, entries may be made in pencil or ink, entries must be legible and accurate, or making up your own abbreviations saves time. Entries must be legible and accurate. An outside EKG report arrives at the work station for a patient on the unit. What is the appropriate action for the health unit coordinator? Call the office and ask for the report to be entered electronically into the EMR; Scan the EKG report into the patient's EMR; Place the EKG report in the downtime folder; or Asking the charge nurse what to do with the report. Scan the EKG report into the patient's EMR A person from an outside agency approaches the work station asking to see a patient. What should the health unit coordinator do first? Direct the person to the patient's room; ask the charge nurse to speak to the person; look or ask for identification of the person; or tell them to contact the patient's family. Look or ask for identification of the person One method to break the chain of infection is: sterilizing all supplies at the work station, practicing proper hand hygiene, wearing gloves at all times, or refusing admission to patients with a fever. Practicing proper hand hygiene. A family member slips and falls while walking on the unit. The health unit coordinator witnesses the event. What should the health unit coordinator do? Make a note to notify the charge nurse tomorrow, check the family member and assure them there is no injury, notify the charge nurse and complete an incident report, or instruct the family member to call their physician. Notify the charge nurse and complete the incident report A patient calls on the intercom and states they are having severe, crushing chest pain. What should the health unit coordinator do first? Call a code, ask questions to gather additional information, notify the nurse immediately, or place a call to the physician. Notify the nurse immediately During downtime, forms with discharged patient labels are found at the work station. What should the health unit coordinator do with the forms? Discard the forms into the trash, notify medical records to come pick up the forms, shred the forms in the unit shredder, or cross out the name on the label to use again and to save paper. shred the forms in the unit shredder The health unit coordinator overhears co-workers talking about a patient while riding on a crowded elevator. How should the health unit coordinator respond? Ignore the conversation since they are not taking part, report the incident to their supervisor, alert the patient and family of the incident, or call a security officer. report the incident to their supervisor A friend of the health unit coordinators asks them to look up some of their x-ray results on the health system information system. How should the health unit coordinator respond? "I can do that on the weekend when the manager is not around."