Exam 7: Management Techniques and Problem Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating

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The HUC should maintain certain supplies within reaching distance of the work area.Items that would be important to have within reach would be:

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Question 21

During a medical emergency,a code or crash cart is required and would be located:

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Question 22

The hospital department responsible for repairing communication equipment is the:

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Question 23

The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR )provides information about:

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Question 24

The HUC has just arrived on the nursing unit.Which of the following tasks would take top priority?

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Question 25

The five-step problem-solving model is frequently used to find both the cause of and the solution to a problem.The following problem was discussed at a staff meeting: During shift change report,patient call lights go unanswered for an unacceptable length of time.This fits within which step of the five-step problem-solving model?

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Question 26

The most efficient method for tracking patients and their activities is to use a:

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Question 27

An HUC approached by a doctor requesting information regarding the transfer destination of a patient discharged 2 days earlier would find the information quickly by:

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Question 28

When the EMR with CPOE is used,patient documents faxed from an outside facility are:

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Question 29

Finding diagnostic test results (including the most current)when EMR or paper charts are used is similar because both:

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Question 30

A doctor is requesting information regarding the date a patient was discharged and the name of the rehab facility to which the patient was sent.The HUC would find this information in the:

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Question 31

Cumulative injuries occur:

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Question 32

Chart tracking is useful in which of the following situations?

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Question 33

It would not be necessary to write which of the following pieces of patient information on the nursing unit census worksheet?

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The HUC should maintain certain supplies within reaching distance of the work area.Items that would be important to have within reach would be:

During a medical emergency,a code or crash cart is required and would be located:

The hospital department responsible for repairing communication equipment is the:

The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR )provides information about:

The HUC has just arrived on the nursing unit.Which of the following tasks would take top priority?

The most efficient method for tracking patients and their activities is to use a:

An HUC approached by a doctor requesting information regarding the transfer destination of a patient discharged 2 days earlier would find the information quickly by:

When the EMR with CPOE is used,patient documents faxed from an outside facility are:

Finding diagnostic test results (including the most current)when EMR or paper charts are used is similar because both:

A doctor is requesting information regarding the date a patient was discharged and the name of the rehab facility to which the patient was sent.The HUC would find this information in the:

Cumulative injuries occur:

Chart tracking is useful in which of the following situations?

It would not be necessary to write which of the following pieces of patient information on the nursing unit census worksheet?

Health Unit Coordinating

Overview of Health Care Today

The Nursing Department and Medical Staff

Communication Devices and Their Uses

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Workplace Behavior

The Patients Chart or Electronic Medical Record

Health Unit Coordinator Role in Processing of Electronic, preprinted, and Handwritten Doctors Orders

Patient Activity, patient Positioning, and Nursing Observation Orders

Nursing Intervention or Treatment Orders

Nutritional Care Orders

Medication Orders

Laboratory Orders

Diagnostic Imaging Orders

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment Orders

Miscellaneous Orders

Admission,preoperative,and Postoperative Procedures

Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem Procedures

Reports, infection Control, emergencies, and Special Services

Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders

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