Medical Terminology for Health Unit Coordinators
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Course Introduction
This course introduces students to the foundational medical terminology necessary for effective communication and documentation within healthcare settings, with a particular focus on the role of Health Unit Coordinators. Through the study of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and commonly used abbreviations, students will develop the ability to interpret and correctly use medical terms related to anatomy, physiology, disease processes, diagnostic procedures, and treatment protocols. Emphasis will be placed on spelling, pronunciation, and the application of medical vocabulary in real-world scenarios relevant to health unit coordination, ensuring that students are well-prepared to support clinical teams and contribute to patient care with accuracy and professionalism.
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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) 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.
Answer: D
Q2) 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.
Answer: C
Q3) On August 23,1980,the first organizational meeting was held in:
A)Minneapolis.
B)Phoenix.
C)Chicago.
D)Cleveland.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Overview of Health Care Today
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Q1) The department that plans and prepares meals for patients,visitors,and employees is:
A)neurology.
B)endoscopy.
C)nutritional care.
D)gastroenterology.
Answer: C
Q2) A patient no longer requires the acute care setting but still needs skilled or intermediate care nursing to recover from a hip replacement.The type of facility that provides this level of care is an _____ care facility.
A)extended
B)eternal
C)extensive
D)excellent
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: The Nursing Department and Medical Staff
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Q1) A male patient's high-fat diet caused a tremendous strain to his gallbladder,which then required removal.This patient is likely to be found on which nursing unit census?
A)Labor and delivery
B)Nursery
C)Behavioral health
D)Surgical
Answer: D
Q2) The nursing employee whose primary focus is taking vitals,bathing and feeding patients,and other similar bedside tasks is the: A)HUC.
B)RN.
C)CNA.
D)LPN.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Communication Devices and Their Uses
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Q1) Receiving a critical (panic)value message requires the HUC to document the name of the person calling and:
A)read the message or lab values back to the person and immediately notify the patient's nurse and/or doctor if requested to do so.
B)read the message or lab values back to the person and call the director of nurses immediately.
C)call the charge nurse immediately.
D)call security immediately.
Q2) A locator is a device that is used to:
A)locate specific information in the patient's electronic medical record (EMR).
B)detect the location of nursing personnel,including health unit coordinators (HUCs).
C)identify important information in the patient's paper chart.
D)detect illegal drug use.
Q3) Which of the following is inappropriate to say over the nursing unit intercom?
A)"Nancy,please return to the nursing station."
B)"Mr.Jones,have your bowels moved today?"
C)"Mr.Jones,may I help you?"
D)"Mr.Jones,your nurse will bring your pain medication in a few minutes."
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Chapter 5: Communication and Interpersonal Skills
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Q1) The receiver smiles after hearing a message from the sender.The smile is a component of communication called:
A)tact.
B)decoding.
C)feedback.
D)encoding.
Q2) In which percent of communication are actual words used?
A)55%
B)7%
C)38%
D)10%
Q3) Which of the following statements would be considered assertive?
A)"If it's OK with you,I'd like to go to lunch."
B)"I'm going to lunch now and will return in 30 minutes."
C)"It looks quiet on the floor now,so is it ok if I take my lunch?"
D)"I'm getting hungry and am going to lunch.I don't care how busy it is."
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Chapter 6: Workplace Behavior
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Q1) A person's values are formed by the age of:
A)18.
B)16.
C)6.
D)21.
Q2) A newly hired HUC anticipates that she may be late for work on a certain date and wants to know what the guideline is for calling in late to the nursing unit.The best way for the HUC to find out what the hospital guideline is would be to:
A)ask a working HUC.
B)ask one of the nurses.
C)assume that all hospitals have the same policy.
D)find the guideline in the employment packet provided during orientation.
Q3) You try to be sensitive to the problems and needs of others and are careful in your wording of potentially sensitive communication.You are said to be exercising:
A)tactfulness.
B)consciousness.
C)honesty.
D)empathy.
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Chapter 7: Management Techniques and Problem Solving
Skills for Health Unit Coordinating
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Q1) Supplies stored on a nursing unit vary depending on the:
A)staff doctor's choice.
B)specialty of the nursing unit.
C)staff nurses' choice.
D)cost of supplies.
Q2) 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
Q3) A patient was charged for two knee immobilizers,even though only one was used.The correction will be reflected on a:
A)central services department charge slip.
B)central services department credit slip.
C)reusable equipment credit slip.
D)change-of-shift report.
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Chapter 8: The Patients Chart or Electronic Medical Record
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Q1) Guidelines for writing on a patient's paper chart include which of the following?
A)Entries may be made in pen or pencil.
B)A written error made on a patient chart form may be erased or obliterated.
C)All written entries on patient chart forms must include the date and time.
D)The HUC may rewrite doctors' orders if the doctor's handwriting is difficult to read.
Q2) Which of the following would be legal to write on a patient's surgical consent form?
A)Lumpectomy lt breast
B)Removal of a lump from lt breast
C)Lt breast lumpectomy
D)Lumpectomy left breast
Q3) A locked workstation that is located on the wall outside a patient's room is called a: A)pen tab.
B)WALLaroo.
C)WALKaroo.
D)cluster of workstations (COW).
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Chapter 9: Health Unit Coordinator Role in Processing of
Electronic,
preprinted,
and Handwritten Doctors Orders
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Q1) The HUC would include which of the following pieces of information when signing off on a set of doctors' orders?
A)Date,time,first initial,and last name
B)Date,time,first and last names,and status
C)Time and first and last names
D)Date,time,first initial,last name,and status
Q2) A prn order is recognized by prn written on the order,or by:
A)the specific hours by which the order is to be carried out.
B)the inclusion of a qualifying phrase.
C)the specific type of order.
D)how the chart is flagged.
Q3) An order written EKG now would be ordered:
A)to be done as soon as the EKG technician arrives on the floor.
B)as soon as any available technician might be able to perform the study.
C)as soon as the department sees the order on the computer.
D)stat.
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Chapter 10: Patient Activity, patient Positioning, and Nursing
Observation Orders
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Q1) The amount of walking and sitting that a patient may do within a given period during the hospital stay is referred to as:
A)patient activity.
B)vital sign order.
C)positioning order.
D)intake and output.
Q2) A pulse oximeter measures:
A)invasively the O saturation of arterial blood.
B)noninvasively the O saturation of arterial blood.
C)noninvasively the O saturation of venous blood.
D)the pressure of blood against the walls of blood vessels.
Q3) The doctor has written an order for tympanic temp q4h.The patient's temperature would be taken using a(n)_____ thermometer.
A)oral
B)rectal
C)aural
D)glass
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Chapter 11: Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders
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Q1) The inability of the body to control the elimination of urine and/or feces is:
A)incontinence.
B)intermittent elimination.
C)patency.
D)urine residual.
Q2) The hospital department responsible for the distribution of supplies used for nursing procedures is:
A)the physical therapy (PT)department.
B)the case management department.
C)the CSD.
D)health information management system department (HIMS).
Q3) When reusable equipment used by a patient on a nursing unit is discontinued by their doctor,it is important for the equipment to be:
A)placed in the dirty utility room.
B)discarded.
C)placed in the clean utility room.
D)sent home with the patient.
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Chapter 12: Nutritional Care Orders
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Q1) The patient has been unable to eat because of a severe intestinal problem and recent surgery.The doctor may order a:
A)regular diet with no restrictions.
B)high-fiber diet.
C)tube feeding.
D)renal diet.
Q2) A tube feeding is also known as:
A)intravenous (IV)hyperalimentation.
B)enteral feeding set.
C)gavage.
D)a therapeutic diet.
Q3) A diet that includes all plant foods,dairy,and eggs is the _____ diet.
A)ovolactovegetarian
B)lactovegetarian
C)flexitarian
D)kosher
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Chapter 13: Medication Orders
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Q1) In the order,Neosporin ointment tid to L knee,the Neosporin ointment would be applied:
A)three times a day.
B)four times a day
C)two times a day
D)once a day
Q2) Which of the following is TRUE of medications?
A)The brand name is always capitalized.
B)The chemical name is the name under which the drug is listed in official government publications.
C)The generic name is always capitalized.
D)A medication may never be substituted with a generic drug once the physician writes the order.
Q3) The metric system is a system used for:
A)weights and measures.
B)recording a patient's temperature.
C)recording a patient's blood pressure.
D)calculating the time it takes an IV bag to empty.
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Chapter 14: Laboratory Orders
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Q1) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH )and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)tests are performed in which division of the laboratory?
A)Microbiology
B)Serology
C)Chemistry
D)Hematology
Q2) The count of which immature RBCs will determine bone marrow activity and is often used in the diagnosis of anemia?
A)Retics
B)Lupus erythematosus (LE)cell prep
C)Red blood cell distribution width (RDW)
D)Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
Q3) The study of cells is called:
A)biology.
B)serology.
C)cytology.
D)scientology.
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Chapter 15: Diagnostic Imaging Orders
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Q1) 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.
Q2) The diagnostic imaging technique that provides a computerized image that reproduces a section of the abdomen and pelvis as if horizontally sliced from front to back is:
A)CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis.
B)US of the abdomen and pelvis.
C)abdominal and pelvic arteriogram.
D)BE abdomen and pelvis.
Q3) The patient's physician believes that a female patient may have an obstruction of the fallopian tubes.To more precisely visualize these reproductive organs with the introduction of contrast medium,the physician is most likely to order a(n):
A)cholangiogram.
B)abdominal arteriogram.
C)hysterosalpingogram.
D)arthrogram.
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Chapter 16: Other Diagnostic Studies
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Q1) A diagnostic procedure that involves endoscopic inspection of the bile and pancreatic ducts is a(n):
A)ERGP.
B)EGD.
C)ENG.
D)endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Q2) The purpose of an arterial line is to:
A)evaluate a patient's ABGs.
B)designate the direction of blood flow.
C)continuously measure a patient's blood pressure.
D)evaluate the integrity of the peripheral nerves.
Q3) Which endoscopic procedure would require that the patient be given cathartics and/or enemas before the procedure is performed?
A)Bronchoscopy
B)Sigmoidoscopy
C)Esophagoscopy
D)Arthroscopy
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Chapter 17: Treatment Orders
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Q1) A patient scheduled for a CABG would be having a:
A)coronary anterior bypass graft.
B)cardiac arterial bypass graft.
C)coronary artery bypass graph.
D)coronary artery bypass graft.
Q2) A patient's heart was beating erratically,so a device was implanted to continuously monitor and deliver an electrical charge if the rhythm became dangerous.This device is called a(n):
A)automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD).
B)brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER).
C)bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
D)electrocardiogram (ECG).
Q3) A doctor's order for oxygen (O )would require which of the following types of information?
A)Flow rate and mode of delivery
B)Size of mask and volume
C)Patient weight and height
D)Patient age and weight
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Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Orders
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Q1) When a patient's doctor writes an order for NINP,the HUC would:
A)order a consult with the dietician regarding the patient's diet.
B)keep the patient's identity secret.
C)schedule an appointment with the diabetic nurse.
D)arrange the patient's temporary pass.
Q2) A parent teaching room on a pediatric unit is used to:
A)train a parent to assume care of the child.
B)teach a parent to assist in working on the nursing unit.
C)teach parenting skills when it has been determined that they are lacking.
D)train interested parents who need a job to work as a nursing assistant.
Q3) A patient was admitted to an orthopedic surgeon's service for a fractured leg.In the course of the examination,the patient also was found to have a lung condition.With respect to the diagnosis of his lung disease,this finding most likely will generate an order for:
A)hemodialysis.
B)peritoneal dialysis.
C)hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).
D)a consultation.
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Chapter 19: Admission,preoperative,and Postoperative Procedures
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Q1) An observation patient is one who is:
A)terminal and close to death.
B)mentally unstable.
C)assigned to a bed to receive care for a period shorter than 24 hours.
D)at risk of hurting others or himself or herself.
Q2) The advantage of admission day or same-day surgery is that the:
A)doctor determines the need for surgery on the same day it is performed.
B)patient's nurse will be the same one to care for the patient after surgery is completed.
C)cost of hospital admission is reduced.
D)patient can go home directly after the surgery.
Q3) Which statement is TRUE regarding surgical patients?
A)All surgical patients will be inpatients.
B)Diagnostic tests are performed as soon as possible following admission to the hospital.
C)All surgical patients will arrive at the hospital on the day before their procedure.
D)Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)patients rarely receive preoperative teaching.
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Chapter 20: Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem
Procedures
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Q1) To be accepted as an organ donor,the patient usually has to meet which of the following criteria?
A)Death from a heart attack
B)Death from respiratory arrest
C)Being declared brain dead
D)Having complete family approval
Q2) One way of avoiding errors during the patient discharge process is to:
A)ask another HUC to recheck the doctors' discharge orders.
B)ask the nurses to transcribe all doctors' discharge orders.
C)ask all doctors to notify the HUC in person of patient discharges.
D)read the entire doctors' discharge order.
Q3) The HUC may have which of following as a task to perform when a patient expires?
A)Notifying the local newspaper
B)Notifying the mortuary that has been requested by the family
C)Calling the chaplain on call
D)Calling the local radio station
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Q1) Which of the following episodes most likely would require an incident report?
A)An employee's laptop is stolen from the car while it is parked in the restaurant parking lot across from the hospital.
B)The doctor changes the patient's medication from intramuscular (IM)to by mouth (PO).
C)The registered nurse (RN)administers quinine instead of quinidine,which was ordered.
D)The relief HUC arrives late for work three times in a row.
Q2) A patient with which condition is most likely to be admitted to immunocompromised isolation?
A)Heart transplant
B)Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
C)Cholecystitis
D)Drug overdose
Q3) An episode that does not normally occur within the regular hospital routine is:
A)protective care.
B)risk management.
C)an incident.
D)a standard precaution.
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Chapter 22: Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders
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Q1) The functions of the respiratory system are to exchange gases (respiration)and to:
A)exercise the lungs.
B)release hormones.
C)release enzymes.
D)regulate the acid-base balance.
Q2) The gallbladder secretes bile that has been produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder into the:
A)jejunum.
B)duodenum.
C)ileum.
D)stomach.
Q3) What is the purpose of the digestive sphincter muscles?
A)Secreting enzymes
B)Regulating passage of substances
C)Secreting bile
D)Absorbing water
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