Health Unit Coordinating Quiz
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When the EMR with CPOE is implemented, the HUC position will:
A. become more administrative and will involve more customer service.
B. be eliminated.
C. become clinical and will involve patient care.
D. not change; the HUC will still transcribe doctors’ orders.
Which of the following statements is true and something to keep in mind when locating information on the Internet?
A. Information may be found that is old, outdated, or not reliable or worthwhile.
B. If information is located on the Internet, it has to be accurate.
C. Information located on the Internet is always maintained and is current.
D. Certain search engines provide only reliable information.
A requirement for certification of the HUC is:
A. passing the national certification examination administered by the NAHUC.
B. passing an examination given by the nurses’ association.
C. passing all of the courses taken in a college curriculum.
D. establishing a minimum level of athletic performance.
A visitor with a complaint approaches the nurses’ station where several staff members are seated. The first person to handle this complaint is generally the:
A. nurse manager.
B. physician
C. respiratory therapist.
D. HUC
One of the reasons to become certified is:
A. increased credibility.
B. a guaranteed pay raise
C. an opportunity to work the exact shift desired.
D. a guaranteed promotion
Which of the following tasks would be considered nonclinical?
A. Assisting a patient to the bathroom
B. Delivering a patient’s food tray
C. Scanning an electrocardiogram (EKG) into the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR)
D. Assisting a physician in changing a patient’s dressing
The abbreviation that indicates the student status of the health unit coordinator is:
A. CHUC
B. HUC
C. SHUC
D. SRN
Transcription for HUCs means:
A. the HUC may order anything he/she wants.
B. the HUC will process the physician’s orders.
C. the HUC will type dictated notes for the doctor.
D. the HUC will send the physician’s order to medical transcription.
One of the benefits of CPOE is that:
A. the HUC will have time to take earned breaks.
B. the doctor will spend less time at the hospital.
C. the HUC will not have the responsibility of reading doctors’ handwriting.
D. the nurses will have more time to spend with patients.
Working HUCs can prepare for changes involving the EMR with CPOE by:
A. becoming a licensed practical nurse (LPN).
B. taking nursing assistant classes.
C. finding another job.
D. taking additional computer classes.
The HUC could be cross trained in the following position in the hospital setting:
A. LPN
B. Certified respiratory therapist (CRT)
C. Personal care associate (PCA)
D. Certified physical therapist (CPT)
One of the responsibilities added to the HUC role with the implementation of the EMR is:
A. assisting all doctors with changing patients’ dressings.
B. writing each patient’s doctors’ orders on a worksheet for the nurse.
C. typing handwritten doctors’ orders into the patient’s EMR.
D. scanning reports sent from other facilities, EKGs, and other documents as requested into the patient’s EMR.
The physician has written an order for a blood test on a patient’s paper chart. The role of the HUC would be to:
A. draw the blood sample.
B. explain the reason for the test to the patient.
C. interpret the results and advise the family.
D. transcribe the blood test order and enter it into the computer.
An example of a clinical task is:
A. answering a patient’s request on the intercom.
B. filing reports in patients’ charts.
C. Starting an intravenous line
D. Answering the unit telephone
E-prescribing reduces the risk of errors and occurs when:
A. the HUC enters the medication orders into the computerized medical administration record (MAR) rather than a paper MAR.
B. the doctor enters prescription information into a computer and sends it directly to the pharmacy computer.
C. the nurse enters the medication administration information into a patient’s EMR or computerized MAR.
D. the patient’s doctor electronically sends a prescription directly to the patient.