Health Unit Coordination Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Health Unit Coordination introduces students to the vital role of health unit coordinators (HUCs) within healthcare settings, focusing on their responsibilities in ensuring efficient communication and organization across medical departments. This course covers tasks such as processing physician orders, coordinating patient admissions and discharges, managing medical records, and facilitating communication between healthcare teams, patients, and visitors. Emphasis is placed on developing strong organizational, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills, as well as understanding medical terminology, electronic health records, and HIPAA regulations. Students will gain practical knowledge that prepares them to be effective liaisons and support personnel in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities.
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LaFleur Brooks Health Unit Coordinating 7th Edition by Elaine A. Gillingham
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Chapter 1: Health Unit Coordinating
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Q1) Other nonclinical career choices that the HUC may pursue would be:
A)CPT.
B)Health information manager.
C)CRT.
D)LPN
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is the first step in the evolution of any profession?
A)Certification or licensure
B)Formal education
C)On-the-job training
D)Formation of a national association
Answer: C
Q3) 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.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Overview of Health Care Today
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Q1) Which of the following would assist in a pandemic or medical emergency?
A)Capitation
B)A national electronic medical record (EMR)system
C)Clinical decision support system (CDSS)
D)Magnet status
Answer: B
Q2) A hospital that has a parent corporation that oversees it and other companies within its system would be part of a:
A)health care system.
B)medical foundation.
C)major insurance company.
D)joint commission.
Answer: A
Q3) The cardiovascular diagnostics department performs tests related to:
A)bone and joint disorders.
B)heart and blood vessel function.
C)brain injuries or abnormalities.
D)conditions of the digestive system.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Nursing Department and Medical Staff
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Q1) A SWAT HUC,SWAT nurse,or SWAT team refers to an HUC,nurse,or group of health care workers who are on:
A)call for disasters.
B)call for any emergencies.
C)call for all units in the hospital to provide assistance as needed.
D)a call list to be called in to work (when they are off duty)as needed.
Answer: C
Q2) A holistic philosophy of providing nursing care considers the:
A)particular religion of the patient.
B)physical,emotional,social,economic,and spiritual needs of the patient.
C)patent's educational background.
D)patient's current and past financial background.
Answer: B
Q3) A patient's PCP would order a consultation with this specialist for a patient complaining of chest pain and fast heart rate.
A)Pediatrician
B)Endocrinologist
C)Neurologist
D)Cardiologist
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Communication Devices and Their Uses
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Q1) Hospitals can now account for equipment,patients,personnel,and processes throughout the facility,as well as understand resource status,usage,and availability with the use of:
A)robots.
B)global positioning system (GPS)tracking systems.
C)radar tracking systems.
D)remote controls.
Q2) The condition of a patient in the intensive care unit (ICU)has just turned critical.The patient's nurse has asked the HUC to page the primary care physician stat.The physician had told the nurse she would be in the hospital visiting other patients and would not leave the building without notifying the ICU.Given this information,what is the best method to use to page this physician?
A)Page the doctor on the physician's voice pager.
B)Telephone the doctor's office and ask staff to page her stat.
C)Enter your floor extension on the doctor's digital pager.
D)Make use of the voice paging system.
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Chapter 5: Communication and Interpersonal Skills
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Q1) The implementation of EMR requires the HUC to:
A)have advanced communication skills.
B)be a medical transcriptionist.
C)have a bachelor's degree.
D)be cross trained as a certified nursing assistant (CNA).
Q2) Repeating instructions back to a person in one's own words is a communication technique called:
A)specific rather than general feedback.
B)denying the sender's feelings.
C)constructive rather than destructive feedback.
D)paraphrasing.
Q3) One of the five areas in which communication and interpersonal skills are used in the health care setting is:
A)making more friends.
B)promoting the hospital.
C)increasing the chances of a favorable evaluation.
D)developing trust.
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Chapter 6: Workplace Behavior
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Q1) Even if an HUC makes an error for which there is a cause of action,the hospital is also liable for this negligence under the principle known as:
A)res ipsa loquitur.
B)respondeat superior.
C)veni vidi vici.
D)e pluribus unum.
Q2) The HIPAA Security Rule applies to:
A)covered entity (CE).
B)PHI.
C)individually identifiable health information (IIHI). D)electronic protected health information (EPHI).
Q3) If a 6-year-old patient is admitted as the result of suspected child abuse,the agency most likely to receive this report is:
A)NINP.
B)CPS.
C)APS.
D)SNAT.
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Chapter 7: Management Techniques and Problem Solving
Skills for Health Unit Coordinating
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Q1) It would not be necessary to write which of the following pieces of patient information on the nursing unit census worksheet?
A)Pending patient discharge
B)No information,no publication (NINP)order
C)Do not resuscitate (DNR)order
D)Regular diet order
Q2) Saying no tactfully when asked to do additional work if there truly is not time is:
A)cause for dismissal.
B)a stress management technique.
C)cause to receive a written reprimand.
D)aggressive behavior.
Q3) The HUC has just arrived on the nursing unit.Which of the following tasks would take top priority?
A)Obtaining a laboratory result for the doctor
B)Ordering a stat CBC
C)Relaying a message to a patient's nurse that the patient is now in recovery
D)Transcribing a patient's routine orders
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Chapter 8: The Patients Chart or Electronic Medical Record
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Q1) The term clinical pathway refers to:
A)a plan of care that includes the physician's orders and predicted outcomes.
B)a computer menu of order options.
C)the distance from the admitting department to the nursing unit a patient is admitted to.
D)the name of the hospital newsletter.
Q2) To correct an error in a written entry on a chart form,the HUC would:
A)record the error and write mistaken entry,along with date,full name,and status in a blank area near the error.
B)recopy the chart form,leaving out the error,and sign,date,and indicate the time.
C)use white-out on the error and rewrite the correct entry.
D)draw a single line through the error,and write mistaken entry along with date,first initial,last name,and status;then write the correct entry.
Q3) A parenteral fluid record is placed in a patient's chart when the patient is:
A)receiving medication.
B)receiving IV fluids.
C)recovering from surgery.
D)having his or her vital signs taken frequently.
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Chapter 9: Health Unit Coordinator Role in Processing of
Electronic,
preprinted,
and Handwritten Doctors Orders
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Q1) A stat order also may be noted as:
A)now or immediately.
B)directly.
C)ASAP.
D)written in red so as to indicate its urgency.
Q2) A set of doctors' orders is defined as:
A)entry of a doctor's orders onto the doctors' order sheet,dated,timed,and signed.
B)several sheets of doctors' orders that would outline the patient's care during an admission.
C)all of the orders written on a particular patient.
D)several sheets of orders for a particular diagnosis.
Q3) An order that is executed according to its qualifying phrase and is automatically discontinued after completion is a _____ order.
A)prn
B)standing
C)one-time or short-series
D)doctors'
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Chapter 10: Patient Activity, patient Positioning, and Nursing
Observation Orders
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Q1) Which of the following abbreviations is on The Joint Commission (TJC)Do Not Use list?
A)U
B)prn
C)bid
D)ax
Q2) A doctor's order for orthostatic vital signs would require the nurse to take and record the patient's
A)temperature orally.
B)vital signs using a machine that creates static.
C)blood pressure and pulse rate while the patient is supine (lying)and again while erect (sitting and/or standing).
D)temperature rectally,ancillary,aurally,and orally.
Q3) Which of the following is considered a vital sign?
A)blood pressure (BP)
B)continuous passive motion (CPM)
C)complete blood count (CBC)
D)head of bed (HOB)
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Chapter 11: Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders
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Q1) The patient who just delivered a baby likely will be ordered application of warm water to the pelvic area.This is called a:
A)sitz bath.
B)hypothermia machine.
C)Jacuzzi bath.
D)kinair bath.
Q2) The patient is having abdominal surgery,and the resulting fluid and blood must be suctioned off.The doctor will insert which of the following into the wound?
A)Nasogastric tube
B)Peripheral intravenous catheter
C)Indwelling catheter
D)Penrose drain
Q3) To distribute the body weight more evenly and to relieve pressure,the doctor may order a(n):
A)foot cradle.
B)sheepskin.
C)immobilizer.
D)egg-crate.
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Chapter 12: Nutritional Care Orders
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Q1) A patient who is having surgery in the morning has a diet order,"NPO MN." This means :
A)no proteins only after midnight (patient may eat fats and carbohydrates).
B)nutrients postoperatively;may nibble.
C)nothing by mouth after midnight.
D)nothing preoperatively;afterward,many nutrients.
Q2) The diet progression for a patient starting with a cl liq diet and who has an order for DAT would likely be:
A)TPN NKFA NPO.
B)reg low chol ADA.
C)full liq soft reg.
D)reg NAS full liq.
Q3) It is important that the HUC communicate which of the following information to the nutritional care department?
A)Patient food allergies and intolerances
B)Patient food likes and dislikes
C)List of foods brought to patient by patient's family
D)List of foods consumed by patient from nursing diet kitchen
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Chapter 13: Medication Orders
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Q1) The patient is taking a diuretic that causes a certain body electrolyte to be depleted.The physician often will also order which medication with a diuretic?
A)Antilipidemic
B)Anticoagulant
C)Potassium replacement
D)Antacid
Q2) IV hyperalimentation is also known as:
A)IV anticonvulsant.
B)TPN.
C)total parental nutrition.
D)IV push.
Q3) What type of medication order is Ambien 15 mg PO q HS?
A)Standing
B)One time
C)Short order series
D)prn
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Chapter 14: Laboratory Orders
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Q1) The blood test for the "good" cholesterol is:
A)LDH.
B)GTT.
C)high density lipoprotein (HDL).
D)PSA.
Q2) Results of an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)test will assist the physician in monitoring the dosage of:
A)Coumadin.
B)Hepalean (heparin).
C)Cipro,Ciloxan (ciprofloxacin).
D)Diflucan (fluconazole).
Q3) The fluid portion of the blood in which cells are suspended contains a clotting factor called:
A)electrolytes.
B)guaiac.
C)serum.
D)fibrinogen.
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Chapter 15: Diagnostic Imaging Orders
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Q1) Which of the following is required to include when one is communicating a diagnostic imaging order?
A)The time the doctor wrote the order
B)The reason (clinical indication [CI])for the study
C)A list of all the medications the patient is receiving
D)The name of the patient's closest relative or guardian
Q2) When a doctor writes an order for a diagnostic imaging procedure with routine preparation,the preparation would be one that:
A)is the same as that given for all types of x-rays.
B)is given to accommodate the patient's preference.
C)the radiologist believes will produce the best picture.
D)the nurse decides to give the patient.
Q3) An example of a nuclear total body scan is a:
A)multigated acquisition (MUGA)scan.
B)thallium stress scan.
C)sestamibi stress test.
D)gallium scan.
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Chapter 16: Other Diagnostic Studies
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Q1) The fact that a patient is taking Lovenox (enoxaparin)must be noted when one is ordering a(n):
A)echocardiogram.
B)secretin test.
C)visual evoked potential.
D)arterial blood gas (ABG).
Q2) A patient who has apnea is experiencing:
A)absence of breathing.
B)atrial fibrillation.
C)abdominal pain.
D)a pacemaker.
Q3) The purpose of electrodiagnostics is to evaluate the:
A)endocrine system and reproductive systems.
B)digestive system and glandular systems.
C)respiratory and digestive systems.
D)cardiovascular,nervous,and muscular systems.
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Chapter 17: Treatment Orders
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Q1) A technique that is often used postoperatively to encourage patients to breathe deeply is:
A)incentive spirometry (IS).
B)heated aerosol (HA).
C)fractional inspired oxygen (Fi O ).
D)bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP).
Q2) Rale is a term that is used to describe an abnormal respiratory sound that consists of discontinuous bubbling noises.Another term used to describe this sound is:
A)rumble.
B)burgling.
C)crackles.
D)mumbles.
Q3) The traction device designed to assist the patient in moving while in bed is known as:
A)Gardner-Wells tongs.
B)Buck's extension.
C)overhead frame and trapeze.
D)Crutchfield tongs.
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Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Orders
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Q1) Which order would indicate clearly that a patient is not to receive resuscitative measures?
A)NINP
B)ICU
C)DNR
D)DME
Q2) A patient is to be transferred,and the doctor has written an order for certain portions of the chart to be photocopied to be sent with the patient.The HUC would find the hospital's outline on how to carry out this order in the:
A)nursing unit communication book.
B)Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR).
C)hospital formulary.
D)policy and procedure (P&P)manual.
Q3) The HUC receives a call from "a friend" of a patient who has an NINP order written on the chart.The HUC should:
A)ask the patient if he or she wishes to speak to this person.
B)call the patient's doctor to verify whether NINP would apply.
C)transfer the call to the patient's room.
D)deny any knowledge of the patient.
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Chapter 19: Admission,preoperative,and Postoperative Procedures
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Q1) A pediatric patient with a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia returns to the hospital unit at regular intervals for blood transfusions.These admissions most likely fall under the _____ category.
A)inpatient
B)urgent
C)outpatient
D)same-day admit
Q2) Which of the following are patient preparations that may take place in the preoperative care unit?
A)Shaving of surgical area,starting of intravenous (IV)fluids,making of the initial incision
B)Visitation by surgeon and anesthesiologist,starting IV fluids,insertion of catheter
C)Preoperative breathing treatments given,starting of IV fluids,general anesthesia started
D)Enema given,starting of IV fluids,insertion of a catheter,visitation by surgeon and anesthesiologist
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Chapter 20: Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem Procedures
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Q1) The doctor has written a discharge order with an order for a four wheel walker (FWW)to be supplied to the patient for home use.The person who would likely arrange for the FWW works in:
A)custodial care.
B)pastoral care.
C)central services.
D)social services.
Q2) A patient approaches the nursing station and tells the HUC that he is not happy with his doctor or his care and he is leaving the hospital AMA now! The appropriate action by the HUC would be:
A)ask the patient to be seated until the nurse is advised.
B)ask the patient if he wants a wheelchair and assistance.
C)tell the patient to return to his room and stop being silly.
D)call an orderly to restrain the patient and then notify his nurse.
Q3) Clinical death may be defined as death:
A)that happens while a clinical test is being conducted.
B)in which no brain function is present.
C)that occurs during the nurse's clinical experience.
D)that happens suddenly and without warning.
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Q1) An employee files a complaint regarding safety practices within the hospital.The agency most likely to be involved in investigating this complaint is:
A)ARC.
B)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
C)OSHA.
D)hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Q2) The study of the occurrence,distribution,and causes of health and disease in humans is likely to be carried out by a(n):
A)epidemiologist.
B)pathologist.
C)biologist.
D)cardiologist.
Q3) A patient in airborne precautions would:
A)be required to wear a mask at all times.
B)be placed in a room with high-efficiency filtration.
C)not be allowed to have any visitors.
D)be discharged to a private facility as soon as possible.
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Chapter 22: Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders
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Q1) The patient is a longtime smoker and has a persistent obstruction of bronchial air flow characterized by SOB,a persistent cough,and wheezing.The patient likely has a condition abbreviated as:
A)DVT.
B)COPD.
C)UTI.
D)CAD.
Q2) Which of the following terms refers to the pelvic floor of both men and women?
A)Perimetrium
B)Pericardium
C)Perineum
D)Periosteum
Q3) The doctors' progress note mentioned that the patient presented with aphasia.This means that the patient was:
A)very talkative.
B)without speech.
C)unable to eat.
D)unable to walk.
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