HUC Mock Certification Exam Practice Questions - Comprehensive Answer Key

HUC Mock Certification Exam Practice Questions - Comprehensive Answer Key A discrepancy report sent by the central services department (CSD) is a list of items that were: - answer - used from a nursing unit supply closet but were not charged to any patient. A discrepancy report is a list of items used from a nursing unit supply closet but not charged to any patient. Which of the following items cannot be sent in the pneumatic tube system? - answer - Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens CSF specimens are obtained by a painful procedure and cannot be sent through the pneumatic tube system. The system may break down, the specimen may be misdirected, or the tubes may leak or break. The printer in the nursing station is not functioning properly. The health unit coordinator (HUC) would notify the: - answer - Information Technology (IT) Department. IT would be responsible for repairing electronic equipment. The HUC has been informed that a patient s telephone is not functioning properly. The department that the HUC would notify of the problem would be the: - answer - Information Technology (IT) Department. The HUC would notify IT of the need to repair or replace the patient s telephone. When the electronic medical record (EMR) is implemented and a nurse requests that a telemetry strip be saved for a patient, the HUC would: - answer - scan the strip into the patient s EMR. When the EMR is implemented and a telemetry strip is to be saved, the HUC would scan the strip into the patient s EMR. When the EMR is implemented, documents faxed from an outside facility would be: - answer - scanned into the patient s EMR. Faxed documents would be scanned into the patient s EMR The HUC notes that there are four labeled chart forms in a discharged patient s chart that have no documentation on them. The correct action for the HUC to take would be to: - answer - shred the forms. Forms that do not have documentation on them and that contain patient ID labels are shredded to ensure patient confidentiality. The HUC has been asked to thin a patient s chart. The thinned-out records would be: - answer - placed in an envelope, labeled with the patient s ID label, and kept on the nursing unit until the patient is discharged or moved. Thinned-out records would be placed in an envelope, labeled with the patient s ID label, and kept on the nursing unit until the patient is transferred or discharged. The HUC would also write the date that the chart was thinned and write their initials on the envelope. The abbreviation CPOE stands for: - answer - computer physician order entry. CPOE stands for computerized physician order entry. Through a computerized program, physicians enter patient orders directly into the patient s EMR, replacing handwritten orders. Patient confidentiality laws, including a patient s right to not have his or her name listed in the hospital directory, are specified in the: - answer - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The purpose of HIPAA is to protect private individual health information from being disclosed to anyone without the consent of the individual. Joan, an HUC with more than 20 years of experience, is hired for day shift at a busy orthopedic unit. Joan has good organizational skills and immediately notices that the nurses station is set up in a way that makes the HUC s job difficult. Joan should: - answer - discuss the changes with the nurse manager. Any changes to the organization of the nursing unit should be discussed with the nurse manager. The nurse manager may consult the nursing unit staff regarding the changes before making a decision. Which of the following would be important for the HUC to note on the patient census worksheet kept near the telephone? - answer - A patient is on a temporary pass. A patient out on a temporary pass would be important information for the HUC to note on the patient census worksheet. A nurse on another unit has called three times regardi