HUC Certification Practice Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
A coworker comes to the workstation and starts screaming at the
health unit coordinator because she didn't order dinner for his
patient. The health unit coordinator should: Correct Answer
Ask him to come with her to finish discussing the issue in
private
A family member slips and falls while walking on the unit. The
health unit coordinator witnesses the event. What should the
health unit coordinator do?
Make a note to notify the charge nurse tomorrow, check the
family member and assure them there is no injury, notify the
charge nurse and complete an incident report, or instruct the
family member to call their physician. Correct Answer Notify
the charge nurse and complete the incident report
A friend of the health unit coordinators asks them to look up
some of their x-ray results on the health system information
system. How should the health unit coordinator respond?
"I can do that on the weekend when the manager is not around."
"Call radiology on the phone and ask for the results yourself."
"Your doctor must be really slow in calling reports to patients."
"Due to privacy and confidentiality rules I am not permitted to
do that." Correct Answer "Due to privacy and confidentiality
rules I am not permitted to do that."
A health unit coordinator goes into the patient room to explain
the call light system to the patient and their family. The health
unit coordinator should: Correct Answer Demonstrate the
, system and ask the patient and family to use it while he is with
them
A health unit coordinator is asked to join a committee to review
errors and possible solutions that occur with EMR usage. This
process is commonly known as: Correct Answer quality
improvement
A health unit coordinator wants to expand his role by taking on
more responsibility. Which of the following tasks would be
appropriate for the health unit coordinator to request to receive
training? Correct Answer managing staffing and scheduling
A laparotomy is an incision into which body cavity? Thoracic
cavity, cranial cavity, pelvic cavity, or abdominal cavity.
Correct Answer abdominal cavity
A patient calls on the intercom and states they are having severe,
crushing chest pain. What should the health unit coordinator do
first?
Call a code, ask questions to gather additional information,
notify the nurse immediately, or place a call to the physician.
Correct Answer Notify the nurse immediately
A patient comes to the workstation without any clothes on. The
health unit coordinator should: Correct Answer Get a blanket
and help cover the patient and walk them back to their room
A patient is admitted to the unit and does not speak any English.
The health unit coordinator should: ask the family what
language the patient speaks and arrange for a translation, let the
Solutions
A coworker comes to the workstation and starts screaming at the
health unit coordinator because she didn't order dinner for his
patient. The health unit coordinator should: Correct Answer
Ask him to come with her to finish discussing the issue in
private
A family member slips and falls while walking on the unit. The
health unit coordinator witnesses the event. What should the
health unit coordinator do?
Make a note to notify the charge nurse tomorrow, check the
family member and assure them there is no injury, notify the
charge nurse and complete an incident report, or instruct the
family member to call their physician. Correct Answer Notify
the charge nurse and complete the incident report
A friend of the health unit coordinators asks them to look up
some of their x-ray results on the health system information
system. How should the health unit coordinator respond?
"I can do that on the weekend when the manager is not around."
"Call radiology on the phone and ask for the results yourself."
"Your doctor must be really slow in calling reports to patients."
"Due to privacy and confidentiality rules I am not permitted to
do that." Correct Answer "Due to privacy and confidentiality
rules I am not permitted to do that."
A health unit coordinator goes into the patient room to explain
the call light system to the patient and their family. The health
unit coordinator should: Correct Answer Demonstrate the
, system and ask the patient and family to use it while he is with
them
A health unit coordinator is asked to join a committee to review
errors and possible solutions that occur with EMR usage. This
process is commonly known as: Correct Answer quality
improvement
A health unit coordinator wants to expand his role by taking on
more responsibility. Which of the following tasks would be
appropriate for the health unit coordinator to request to receive
training? Correct Answer managing staffing and scheduling
A laparotomy is an incision into which body cavity? Thoracic
cavity, cranial cavity, pelvic cavity, or abdominal cavity.
Correct Answer abdominal cavity
A patient calls on the intercom and states they are having severe,
crushing chest pain. What should the health unit coordinator do
first?
Call a code, ask questions to gather additional information,
notify the nurse immediately, or place a call to the physician.
Correct Answer Notify the nurse immediately
A patient comes to the workstation without any clothes on. The
health unit coordinator should: Correct Answer Get a blanket
and help cover the patient and walk them back to their room
A patient is admitted to the unit and does not speak any English.
The health unit coordinator should: ask the family what
language the patient speaks and arrange for a translation, let the
