HRSC 220 Final Exam Latest Update
Surgical unit for patients with diseases of the urinary system - Answer Urology
Unit that care for patients with diseases of the kidney - Answer Nephrology
Surgical unit for chest and respiratory system - Answer Thoracic
Surgical unit for patients that require surgery for aneurysm - Answer Vascular
Sometimes referred to as psych unit - Answer Psychiatry
Unit that cares for patients with CA - Answer Oncology
Intensive care unit for cardiac issues - Answer CCU - Coronary Care Unit
Department that is the first point of contact for patients arriving to the hospital for
non-emergent reasons - Answer Admitting
Unit that deals with outpatients for cosmetic reasons - Answer Plastics
This department looks after patient records , ensuring they are accurate and complete -
Answer Medical Records
Unit that cares for general surgical patients under the age of 17 years - Answer
Pediatrics
Unit that specializes in care for patients with brain and spinal cord issues and surgery -
Answer Neurology - Neurosurgery
Unit that cares for patients who are terminally ill - Answer Palliative
Unit that is known for intensive care - Answer ICU
Unit that cares for patients who are recovering - Answer Rehabilitation
Unit that specializes in eye-related care - Answer Ophthalmology
As a unit clerk, who might you interact with? - Answer Physician, Unit Manager, Charge
Nurse, RN, LPN, Porter, Housekeeping, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Respiratory
Therapists, Lab Techs, Dieticians
What are 5 Unit Clerk tasks? - Answer Patient Admissions, Patient Discharges,
Deceased Patients, Downtime Procedures, Ordering Supplies
Admission Process - Answer -ensuring patient is listed in Clinibase
-creation of an Admission Package for the patient
Assembly of Packages - Answer -unit clerk ensures correct documentation is in place
for admissions, discharges, Ors or deceased patients
, Call Bells - Answer -the system of communication from a patient's room to the nursing
station desk
Calling a Code - Answer -calling for assistance during a specific emergency
Compassion Cart - Answer -light refreshments offered to the family members of a
patient who is in the process of or has passed away
Consults - Answer -to call/text/page a specialist to see a patient
E-Facilities - Answer -computerized program for logging building or maintenance issues
Hospitalist - Answer -emergency physician on call for a specific unit
Portering - Answer -system used to transport patients or items around the hospital
Security (Patient Watch) - Answer -to monitor patients room or outside the room
Shift Report - Answer -to report off to the next unit clerk on duty (in person or in writing)
Tele-Tracking - Answer -computerized requests for portering or bed cleaning
White Boards - Answer -computerized excel spreadsheet or white board on the wall
-tracks patients name or room number, physician, and nursing staff responsible for
patient care
White Rose - Answer -bereavement program: door signs, sympathy cards and
compassion cart
Wi-Med Carts (WOW) - Answer -computerized workstations including vital sign machines
and medications
Zebra Printer - Answer -printer for patient labels: patient demographics accessed
through Clinibase
Surgical unit that focuses on abdominal areas including digestive, liver, pancreas, gall
bladder, appendix etc. - Answer General Surgery
Branch of medicine specializing in female reproductive system - Answer Gynecology
Branch of surgery that deals with gastrointestinal surgeries - Answer GI/Endoscopy
What does a unit clerk do when a patient presents a Green Sleeve? - Answer Place a
copy of ACP GCD documents on the health record, and return the originals to the client
Who's property is the Green Sleeve and ACP documents? - Answer The patient's
property
Is the ACP GCD documentation located in more than one spot in the health record? -
Answer Yes
Surgical unit for patients with diseases of the urinary system - Answer Urology
Unit that care for patients with diseases of the kidney - Answer Nephrology
Surgical unit for chest and respiratory system - Answer Thoracic
Surgical unit for patients that require surgery for aneurysm - Answer Vascular
Sometimes referred to as psych unit - Answer Psychiatry
Unit that cares for patients with CA - Answer Oncology
Intensive care unit for cardiac issues - Answer CCU - Coronary Care Unit
Department that is the first point of contact for patients arriving to the hospital for
non-emergent reasons - Answer Admitting
Unit that deals with outpatients for cosmetic reasons - Answer Plastics
This department looks after patient records , ensuring they are accurate and complete -
Answer Medical Records
Unit that cares for general surgical patients under the age of 17 years - Answer
Pediatrics
Unit that specializes in care for patients with brain and spinal cord issues and surgery -
Answer Neurology - Neurosurgery
Unit that cares for patients who are terminally ill - Answer Palliative
Unit that is known for intensive care - Answer ICU
Unit that cares for patients who are recovering - Answer Rehabilitation
Unit that specializes in eye-related care - Answer Ophthalmology
As a unit clerk, who might you interact with? - Answer Physician, Unit Manager, Charge
Nurse, RN, LPN, Porter, Housekeeping, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Respiratory
Therapists, Lab Techs, Dieticians
What are 5 Unit Clerk tasks? - Answer Patient Admissions, Patient Discharges,
Deceased Patients, Downtime Procedures, Ordering Supplies
Admission Process - Answer -ensuring patient is listed in Clinibase
-creation of an Admission Package for the patient
Assembly of Packages - Answer -unit clerk ensures correct documentation is in place
for admissions, discharges, Ors or deceased patients
, Call Bells - Answer -the system of communication from a patient's room to the nursing
station desk
Calling a Code - Answer -calling for assistance during a specific emergency
Compassion Cart - Answer -light refreshments offered to the family members of a
patient who is in the process of or has passed away
Consults - Answer -to call/text/page a specialist to see a patient
E-Facilities - Answer -computerized program for logging building or maintenance issues
Hospitalist - Answer -emergency physician on call for a specific unit
Portering - Answer -system used to transport patients or items around the hospital
Security (Patient Watch) - Answer -to monitor patients room or outside the room
Shift Report - Answer -to report off to the next unit clerk on duty (in person or in writing)
Tele-Tracking - Answer -computerized requests for portering or bed cleaning
White Boards - Answer -computerized excel spreadsheet or white board on the wall
-tracks patients name or room number, physician, and nursing staff responsible for
patient care
White Rose - Answer -bereavement program: door signs, sympathy cards and
compassion cart
Wi-Med Carts (WOW) - Answer -computerized workstations including vital sign machines
and medications
Zebra Printer - Answer -printer for patient labels: patient demographics accessed
through Clinibase
Surgical unit that focuses on abdominal areas including digestive, liver, pancreas, gall
bladder, appendix etc. - Answer General Surgery
Branch of medicine specializing in female reproductive system - Answer Gynecology
Branch of surgery that deals with gastrointestinal surgeries - Answer GI/Endoscopy
What does a unit clerk do when a patient presents a Green Sleeve? - Answer Place a
copy of ACP GCD documents on the health record, and return the originals to the client
Who's property is the Green Sleeve and ACP documents? - Answer The patient's
property
Is the ACP GCD documentation located in more than one spot in the health record? -
Answer Yes
