Exam 4: Communication Devices and Their Uses

The HUC is usually the only staff member to use the fax machine to transmit orders to the pharmacy.A stat medication order has to be sent to the pharmacy quickly.The HUC should:

A ringing telephone in the nursing station should preferably be answered _____ ___ _____ ring.

The appropriate technique for placing a caller on hold would be to:

A patient's condition has worsened,and his attending physician has written orders to consult with a cardiologist.When you check the doctor's roster,you see that it includes two doctors with the same first and last names.An important thing for you to do to properly reach the correct physician is to:

When one is taking a message for a co-worker,important pieces of information to record are:

When EMR with CPOE is implemented,the HUC is notified when a task needs to be completed by:

When the EMR with computer physician order entry (CPOE)is used,doctors' orders are:

Which of the following is inappropriate to say over the nursing unit intercom?

The following is a wearable device that enables instant two-way voice conversation without the need to remember a phone number or use a handset:

A pen tab is a:

When the EMR with CPOE is used,the responsibility of the HUC regarding doctors' orders would be to:

The abbreviation WOW stands for:

Which of the following items may be safely sent in the pneumatic tube system?

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?

Receiving a critical (panic)value message requires the HUC to document the name of the person calling and:

In most hospitals,it is appropriate to use e-mail to:

A locator is a device that is used to:

Which of the following is an example of how to correctly answer the nursing unit telephone?

Items on the nursing unit census board are likely to include:

When the EMR with CPOE is used,patient documents faxed from another facility would be: