HRSC 220 Final Exam Study Guide
Role of a unit clerk in a unit - Answer - the central hub of a unit
- demanding position in a fast-paced environment
- facilitate communication between health professionals
Responsibilities of a unit clerk - Answer - distribution of mail
- reception of duties
- interacting with the public
- maintaining current patient charts
- communicate professionally with co-workers
- bed transfers
- admitting/discharging patients electronically
Unit Manager - Answer manages issues within one or many units for every shift
Charge Nurse - Answer A nurse who coordinates & manages a unit for one shift.
NP (nurse practitioner) - Answer Can write orders & prescribe medications, works
closely with attending physician (8-10+ yrs education)
RN (registered nurse) - Answer Can do several different tasks, dispense medications,
give intravenous (4yrs education)
LPN (licensed practical nurse) - Answer Provides nursing care under the supervision of
a physician or RN
Healthcare aid - Answer nursing homes, long-term care facilities, community agencies
Porters/Orderlies - Answer transports clients, equipment, medical information to and
from the unit
Pharmacist - Answer manages the stocking of medications for units, provides
medication education
Physiotherapist (PT) - Answer evaluation & exercise carried out in room, unit or
specialized area with various types of equipment
Respiratory therapist - Answer provide/assist respiratory-related interventions &
treatments, member of the "code blue" team
Lab assistant - Answer rotates on units to collect blood specimens
, Dietitian - Answer processes nutritional orders, updates chart for various orders (NPO)
Multidisciplinary team - Answer many people who specialize in different areas who work
together to accomplish a task
Housekeeping staff - Answer cleaning & disinfecting vacated beds/bedside accessories,
general clean up
Units within a hospital setting - Answer administrative, informational, therapeutic,
diagnostic, supportive
Client care units - Answer Medical/patient care & surgical
Emergency department - Answer for patients who need urgent care for serious
life-threatening conditions
Intensive care units - Answer patients who are critically ill and require specialized
intensive treatment
ICU (intensive care unit) - Answer general intensive care issues
NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) - Answer newborn intensive care issues
CCU (coronary care unit) - Answer cardiovascular intensive care issues
Nurses station - Answer where administration & communication is managed, functions
as main reception area
Pneumatic tube system - Answer series of interconnecting tunnels nestled in between
the walls, small cylindrical container to hold files/forms travel along with this system to a
pre-set destination
Treatment room - Answer where health professionals perform an examination and minor
procedures
Soiled utility room - Answer storage of used medical items
Medication room - Answer close to the nursing station, stocks medications, IV solutions,
premised pharmaceuticals (can be drawer/cart)
Dictation room - Answer confidential room for doctors to dictate progress notes
Patient teaching room - Answer a room used for the purpose of providing education to
the client
Housekeeping supply room - Answer a small area where the housekeeping staff store
pails, mops & cleaning supplies
Equipment at a nurse's station - Answer gloves, alcohol wipes, cavi wipes, masks,
isolation gowns, hand sanitizer, crash cart
Role of a unit clerk in a unit - Answer - the central hub of a unit
- demanding position in a fast-paced environment
- facilitate communication between health professionals
Responsibilities of a unit clerk - Answer - distribution of mail
- reception of duties
- interacting with the public
- maintaining current patient charts
- communicate professionally with co-workers
- bed transfers
- admitting/discharging patients electronically
Unit Manager - Answer manages issues within one or many units for every shift
Charge Nurse - Answer A nurse who coordinates & manages a unit for one shift.
NP (nurse practitioner) - Answer Can write orders & prescribe medications, works
closely with attending physician (8-10+ yrs education)
RN (registered nurse) - Answer Can do several different tasks, dispense medications,
give intravenous (4yrs education)
LPN (licensed practical nurse) - Answer Provides nursing care under the supervision of
a physician or RN
Healthcare aid - Answer nursing homes, long-term care facilities, community agencies
Porters/Orderlies - Answer transports clients, equipment, medical information to and
from the unit
Pharmacist - Answer manages the stocking of medications for units, provides
medication education
Physiotherapist (PT) - Answer evaluation & exercise carried out in room, unit or
specialized area with various types of equipment
Respiratory therapist - Answer provide/assist respiratory-related interventions &
treatments, member of the "code blue" team
Lab assistant - Answer rotates on units to collect blood specimens
, Dietitian - Answer processes nutritional orders, updates chart for various orders (NPO)
Multidisciplinary team - Answer many people who specialize in different areas who work
together to accomplish a task
Housekeeping staff - Answer cleaning & disinfecting vacated beds/bedside accessories,
general clean up
Units within a hospital setting - Answer administrative, informational, therapeutic,
diagnostic, supportive
Client care units - Answer Medical/patient care & surgical
Emergency department - Answer for patients who need urgent care for serious
life-threatening conditions
Intensive care units - Answer patients who are critically ill and require specialized
intensive treatment
ICU (intensive care unit) - Answer general intensive care issues
NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) - Answer newborn intensive care issues
CCU (coronary care unit) - Answer cardiovascular intensive care issues
Nurses station - Answer where administration & communication is managed, functions
as main reception area
Pneumatic tube system - Answer series of interconnecting tunnels nestled in between
the walls, small cylindrical container to hold files/forms travel along with this system to a
pre-set destination
Treatment room - Answer where health professionals perform an examination and minor
procedures
Soiled utility room - Answer storage of used medical items
Medication room - Answer close to the nursing station, stocks medications, IV solutions,
premised pharmaceuticals (can be drawer/cart)
Dictation room - Answer confidential room for doctors to dictate progress notes
Patient teaching room - Answer a room used for the purpose of providing education to
the client
Housekeeping supply room - Answer a small area where the housekeeping staff store
pails, mops & cleaning supplies
Equipment at a nurse's station - Answer gloves, alcohol wipes, cavi wipes, masks,
isolation gowns, hand sanitizer, crash cart
