Health Unit Coordinator Questions With Complete
Solutions
2 medical doctors would sign consent Correct Answer if an
invasive procedure or surgery was immediately required to save
life of patients who is unable to sign an informed consent and no
family is present.
Admission orders Correct Answer are mostly written on unit
by hospitalist, attending doctor, resident or nurse practitioner, or
received by phone immediately after patients arrival. Some
doctors have ted order sets or clinical pathways for certain types
of admissions such as CABG, or total hip or knee replacement
surgery.
Admission Service Agreement or Conditions of Admission
Agreement (COA) Correct Answer Lists general services
hospital provides. It is an agreement between patients and
hospital and includes legal consent for treatment it may specify
financial responsibility. Patient or guardian is to sign form upon
admission and copy given to patient. Original becomes part of
paper chart scanned into EMR.
Admitting DX and or patient age. Correct Answer usually
determine type of nursing unit suitable, and nursing staff usually
decides on specific bed.
Advance directives include. Correct Answer living will and
power of attorney for health care.
, An advance directive witness Correct Answer Must sign
directive. It cannot be the person named to make decisions or
provider of health care. If only one witness, it cannot be a
relative or someone who will be the beneficiary of property from
estate.
Anesthesiologists orders include Correct Answer Diet and
preoperative medications.
Code status Correct Answer maybe written as full code,
Modified support or do not resuscitated
Color coded wrist "alert" bands. Correct Answer used in many
hospitals to quickly communicate certain health care status of an
alert that a patient may have.
-Red- allergy
-Purple - indicates do not resuscitated.(DNR)
Yellow- indicates fall risk.
Complements of admission orders. Correct Answer -Admitting
diagnosis, diet activity.
-Diagnostic test/procedures, treatment orders.
-Medication (for disease, sleep or pain)
-Request for old records.
-Patient care category or code status refers to whishes regarding
resuscitation.
Difference in Medical or surgical admission Correct Answer
Diagnostic tests ordered by doctor are performed on surgery
patients as soon as possible after admission, which allows time
to have results added to chart before surgery. An abnormal
Solutions
2 medical doctors would sign consent Correct Answer if an
invasive procedure or surgery was immediately required to save
life of patients who is unable to sign an informed consent and no
family is present.
Admission orders Correct Answer are mostly written on unit
by hospitalist, attending doctor, resident or nurse practitioner, or
received by phone immediately after patients arrival. Some
doctors have ted order sets or clinical pathways for certain types
of admissions such as CABG, or total hip or knee replacement
surgery.
Admission Service Agreement or Conditions of Admission
Agreement (COA) Correct Answer Lists general services
hospital provides. It is an agreement between patients and
hospital and includes legal consent for treatment it may specify
financial responsibility. Patient or guardian is to sign form upon
admission and copy given to patient. Original becomes part of
paper chart scanned into EMR.
Admitting DX and or patient age. Correct Answer usually
determine type of nursing unit suitable, and nursing staff usually
decides on specific bed.
Advance directives include. Correct Answer living will and
power of attorney for health care.
, An advance directive witness Correct Answer Must sign
directive. It cannot be the person named to make decisions or
provider of health care. If only one witness, it cannot be a
relative or someone who will be the beneficiary of property from
estate.
Anesthesiologists orders include Correct Answer Diet and
preoperative medications.
Code status Correct Answer maybe written as full code,
Modified support or do not resuscitated
Color coded wrist "alert" bands. Correct Answer used in many
hospitals to quickly communicate certain health care status of an
alert that a patient may have.
-Red- allergy
-Purple - indicates do not resuscitated.(DNR)
Yellow- indicates fall risk.
Complements of admission orders. Correct Answer -Admitting
diagnosis, diet activity.
-Diagnostic test/procedures, treatment orders.
-Medication (for disease, sleep or pain)
-Request for old records.
-Patient care category or code status refers to whishes regarding
resuscitation.
Difference in Medical or surgical admission Correct Answer
Diagnostic tests ordered by doctor are performed on surgery
patients as soon as possible after admission, which allows time
to have results added to chart before surgery. An abnormal
