HUC Mock Certification Exam Expected
Questions and Answers.
Interventional radiology procedures are minimally invasive image-guided procedures to
diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system. The interventional radiologist
combines expertise in performing procedures with knowledge of routine diagnostic
imaging.
A locator device may be used to: - ANSWER-locate and communicate with nursing
personnel.
A locator device may be used to locate and communicate with nursing personnel who
are wearing a locator device.
An effective method of preparing for a yearly evaluation would be to: - ANSWER-keep a
record of in-services, educational classes, professional association involvement, and
any extra contributions that you have made in your work, to take with you to your
evaluation.
An effective method of preparing for a yearly evaluation would be to keep a record of in-
services, educational classes, professional association involvement, and any extra
contributions that you have made in your work.
A fire has been reported and the fire code announced. The HUC s next action may be
to: - ANSWER-close all patient room doors.
The HUC s next action may be to close all patient room doors.
When a patient s code arrest is occurring on the nursing unit, the HUC s responsibility
would be to: - ANSWER-remain on the unit and carry out orders as necessary.
The HUC s responsibility during a patient s code arrest is to remain on the unit and
carry out orders as necessary.
Nursing personnel are at low risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) from a patient who is HIV positive because: - ANSWER-universal, also called
standard, precautions are used with all patients.
Universal, also called standard, precautions are used with all patients.
The abbreviation PPE stands for: - ANSWER-personal protective equipment.
PPE includes goggles, gloves, masks, and so forth.
,The best protection from infection is: - ANSWER-good handwashing habits.
The best protection from infection is to develop good handwashing habits.
An example of a situation in which the hospital would institute a disaster procedure
would be: - ANSWER-an airplane crash.
An airplane crash is an example of a disaster that could involve multiple patients.
Infectious diseases usually are not transmitted by: - ANSWER-inanimate objects.
Infectious diseases usually are not transmitted by inanimate objects. p. 419
Which of the following is a common hospital-acquired infection? - ANSWER-
Staphylococcus.
Staphylococcus is a common hospital-acquired or nosocomial infection.
A condition transmitted by body fluids that is more contagious than HIV is: - ANSWER-
hepatitis B virus (HBV).
HBV is a condition transmitted by body fluids that is more contagious than HIV.
A well-dressed man approaches the nurses station and states that he is the attorney
representing Mr. Ross Engelhart, who has NINP written on his chart (a written doctors
order). The man asks whether Mr. Engelhart is a patient on the unit. The HUC s best
response would be to: - ANSWER-deny having any knowledge of a Mr. Engelhart.
The HUC s best response would be to deny having any knowledge of a Mr. Engelhart; if
the man persists, refer him to the nurse manager.
A friend of the HUC is a patient on the nursing unit. The patient's husband is also a
friend of the HUC. The patient and her husband are having marital problems. The
husband has visited his wife once since her hospitalization but calls the HUC at home to
ask why his wife is in the hospital. The HUC's best response would be to: - ANSWER-
advise the patient's husband that his wife's hospitalization cannot be discussed.
The HUC's best response would be to advise the patient's husband that his wife's
hospitalization cannot be discussed. pp. 90-91
A patient who is admitted to the nursing unit asks the HUC to show him his chart. The
HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-advise the patient that his nurse and
doctor will be advised of his request.
The HUC s best response would be to advise him that his nurse and doctor will be
notified of his request.
, A restraining order prohibits the father of a pediatric patient from having any contact
with the child or his mother. The HUC sees the father step off the elevator and walk
toward the patient s room. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-call
security immediately.
The HUC s best response would be to call security immediately.
An informed consent means that: - ANSWER-the surgical procedure, risks, alternatives,
and expected outcomes have been explained to the patient.
An informed consent means that the surgical procedure, risks, alternatives, and
expected outcomes have been explained to the patient.
The Joint Commission (TJC) requires that all hospitals provide a copy of the following to
patients upon admission: - ANSWER-a copy of the patients bill of rights.
TJC requires that all hospitals provide a copy of the Patients Bill of Rights to each
patient upon their admission.
A patient approaches the nurses station and states that she is very unhappy with the
care and with her doctor s treatment. The patient tells the HUC that she is leaving the
hospital. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-ask the patient to please
wait until her nurse comes to talk to her.
The HUC s best response would be to ask the patient to please wait until her nurse
comes to talk to her.
A friend of the HUC is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The
friend has confided in the HUC that she may have acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). The HUC would share this information with: - ANSWER-no one.
The HUC should share this information with no one.
A nurse from another unit approaches the HUC in the cafeteria and states that there is a
rumor that a patient admitted to the unit where the HUC works was involved in a
shooting that morning. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-remind the
nurse that patient information cannot be discussed.
The HUC s best response would be to remind the nurse that patient information cannot
be discussed.
A patient approaches the nurses' station and tells the HUC that she is having second
thoughts about a procedure that is scheduled for that morning. The HUC's best
response would be to: - ANSWER-tell the patient that her nurse will be asked to come in
and discuss it with her.
Questions and Answers.
Interventional radiology procedures are minimally invasive image-guided procedures to
diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system. The interventional radiologist
combines expertise in performing procedures with knowledge of routine diagnostic
imaging.
A locator device may be used to: - ANSWER-locate and communicate with nursing
personnel.
A locator device may be used to locate and communicate with nursing personnel who
are wearing a locator device.
An effective method of preparing for a yearly evaluation would be to: - ANSWER-keep a
record of in-services, educational classes, professional association involvement, and
any extra contributions that you have made in your work, to take with you to your
evaluation.
An effective method of preparing for a yearly evaluation would be to keep a record of in-
services, educational classes, professional association involvement, and any extra
contributions that you have made in your work.
A fire has been reported and the fire code announced. The HUC s next action may be
to: - ANSWER-close all patient room doors.
The HUC s next action may be to close all patient room doors.
When a patient s code arrest is occurring on the nursing unit, the HUC s responsibility
would be to: - ANSWER-remain on the unit and carry out orders as necessary.
The HUC s responsibility during a patient s code arrest is to remain on the unit and
carry out orders as necessary.
Nursing personnel are at low risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) from a patient who is HIV positive because: - ANSWER-universal, also called
standard, precautions are used with all patients.
Universal, also called standard, precautions are used with all patients.
The abbreviation PPE stands for: - ANSWER-personal protective equipment.
PPE includes goggles, gloves, masks, and so forth.
,The best protection from infection is: - ANSWER-good handwashing habits.
The best protection from infection is to develop good handwashing habits.
An example of a situation in which the hospital would institute a disaster procedure
would be: - ANSWER-an airplane crash.
An airplane crash is an example of a disaster that could involve multiple patients.
Infectious diseases usually are not transmitted by: - ANSWER-inanimate objects.
Infectious diseases usually are not transmitted by inanimate objects. p. 419
Which of the following is a common hospital-acquired infection? - ANSWER-
Staphylococcus.
Staphylococcus is a common hospital-acquired or nosocomial infection.
A condition transmitted by body fluids that is more contagious than HIV is: - ANSWER-
hepatitis B virus (HBV).
HBV is a condition transmitted by body fluids that is more contagious than HIV.
A well-dressed man approaches the nurses station and states that he is the attorney
representing Mr. Ross Engelhart, who has NINP written on his chart (a written doctors
order). The man asks whether Mr. Engelhart is a patient on the unit. The HUC s best
response would be to: - ANSWER-deny having any knowledge of a Mr. Engelhart.
The HUC s best response would be to deny having any knowledge of a Mr. Engelhart; if
the man persists, refer him to the nurse manager.
A friend of the HUC is a patient on the nursing unit. The patient's husband is also a
friend of the HUC. The patient and her husband are having marital problems. The
husband has visited his wife once since her hospitalization but calls the HUC at home to
ask why his wife is in the hospital. The HUC's best response would be to: - ANSWER-
advise the patient's husband that his wife's hospitalization cannot be discussed.
The HUC's best response would be to advise the patient's husband that his wife's
hospitalization cannot be discussed. pp. 90-91
A patient who is admitted to the nursing unit asks the HUC to show him his chart. The
HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-advise the patient that his nurse and
doctor will be advised of his request.
The HUC s best response would be to advise him that his nurse and doctor will be
notified of his request.
, A restraining order prohibits the father of a pediatric patient from having any contact
with the child or his mother. The HUC sees the father step off the elevator and walk
toward the patient s room. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-call
security immediately.
The HUC s best response would be to call security immediately.
An informed consent means that: - ANSWER-the surgical procedure, risks, alternatives,
and expected outcomes have been explained to the patient.
An informed consent means that the surgical procedure, risks, alternatives, and
expected outcomes have been explained to the patient.
The Joint Commission (TJC) requires that all hospitals provide a copy of the following to
patients upon admission: - ANSWER-a copy of the patients bill of rights.
TJC requires that all hospitals provide a copy of the Patients Bill of Rights to each
patient upon their admission.
A patient approaches the nurses station and states that she is very unhappy with the
care and with her doctor s treatment. The patient tells the HUC that she is leaving the
hospital. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-ask the patient to please
wait until her nurse comes to talk to her.
The HUC s best response would be to ask the patient to please wait until her nurse
comes to talk to her.
A friend of the HUC is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The
friend has confided in the HUC that she may have acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). The HUC would share this information with: - ANSWER-no one.
The HUC should share this information with no one.
A nurse from another unit approaches the HUC in the cafeteria and states that there is a
rumor that a patient admitted to the unit where the HUC works was involved in a
shooting that morning. The HUC s best response would be to: - ANSWER-remind the
nurse that patient information cannot be discussed.
The HUC s best response would be to remind the nurse that patient information cannot
be discussed.
A patient approaches the nurses' station and tells the HUC that she is having second
thoughts about a procedure that is scheduled for that morning. The HUC's best
response would be to: - ANSWER-tell the patient that her nurse will be asked to come in
and discuss it with her.
