Question 1

To be accepted as an organ donor,the patient usually has to meet which of the following criteria?

Accepted Answer

A) Death from a heart attack 
B) Death from respiratory arrest 
C) Being declared brain dead 
D) Having complete family approval 
A) Death from a heart attack 
B) Death from respiratory arrest 
C) Being declared brain dead 
D) Having complete family approval

Question 2

A patient is officially discharged when the:

Accepted Answer

A) doctor writes an order to discharge the patient. 
B) doctor verbally notifies the nursing staff that the patient can be discharged. 
C) doctor notifies the patient that he or she may go home. 
D) patient's family informs the nursing staff that the patient is discharged. 
A) doctor writes an order to discharge the patient. 
B) doctor verbally notifies the nursing staff that the patient can be discharged. 
C) doctor notifies the patient that he or she may go home. 
D) patient's family informs the nursing staff that the patient is discharged.

Question 3

A patient who expires after being admitted with a gunshot wound would be:

Accepted Answer

A) a coroner's case. 
B) investigated by the local police department. 
C) reported to the risk management department. 
D) reported to the American Medical Association. 
A) a coroner's case. 
B) investigated by the local police department. 
C) reported to the risk management department. 
D) reported to the American Medical Association.

Question 4

When the electronic medical record (EMR)with computer physician order entry (CPOE)is implemented,the HUC may have to perform which additional task?

Accepted Answer

A) Transporting the discharged patient out of the hospital 
B) Assisting the discharged patient with packing and dressing 
C) Taking and recording the discharged patient's vital signs 
D) Printing computerized discharge instructions and medication information 
A) Transporting the discharged patient out of the hospital 
B) Assisting the discharged patient with packing and dressing 
C) Taking and recording the discharged patient's vital signs 
D) Printing computerized discharge instructions and medication information

Question 5

If a patient expires unexpectedly after a 2-hour hospital stay:

Accepted Answer

A) a police investigation is ordered. 
B) this will become a coroner's case,and an autopsy will be performed. 
C) an attorney will meet with the family to discuss a settlement. 
D) the family will be asked if they want to have an autopsy performed. 
A) a police investigation is ordered. 
B) this will become a coroner's case,and an autopsy will be performed. 
C) an attorney will meet with the family to discuss a settlement. 
D) the family will be asked if they want to have an autopsy performed.

Question 6

An autopsy is:

Accepted Answer

A) performed only in the case of a sudden,violent,or unexplained death. 
B) performed to inspect a tissue sample to determine whether appropriate treatment was provided. 
C) the proper medical term for organ donation. 
D) an examination of a body after death to determine cause of death or for medical research purposes. 
A) performed only in the case of a sudden,violent,or unexplained death. 
B) performed to inspect a tissue sample to determine whether appropriate treatment was provided. 
C) the proper medical term for organ donation. 
D) an examination of a body after death to determine cause of death or for medical research purposes.

Question 7

A doctor's order for DC to home with assistance would require the HUC to notify:

Accepted Answer

A) transport. 
B) a certified nursing assistant (CN
A) . 
C) the case manager or social worker. 
D) the psych department. 
A) transport. 
B) a certified nursing assistant (CN
A) . 
C) the case manager or social worker. 
D) the psych department.

Question 8

Clinical death may be defined as death:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 9

One way of avoiding errors during the patient discharge process is to:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 10

A patient is received on a nursing unit as a transfer from the telemetry unit,and the HUC is informed that the patient's old records are missing.The most likely place for staff to find the missing records would be the:

Accepted Answer

A) health information management systems (HIMS)department. 
B) risk management office. 
C) floor from which the patient was transferred. 
D) patient's doctor's office. 
A) health information management systems (HIMS)department. 
B) risk management office. 
C) floor from which the patient was transferred. 
D) patient's doctor's office.

Question 11

Transfer to an ECF or another facility differs from a regular discharge in that:

Accepted Answer

A) additional paperwork must be done. 
B) the admitting department must be notified. 
C) the environmental services department is notified. 
D) the nutritional care department is notified. 
A) additional paperwork must be done. 
B) the admitting department must be notified. 
C) the environmental services department is notified. 
D) the nutritional care department is notified.

Question 12

Which of the following may be an HUC task in the event of a patient death?

Accepted Answer

A) Assisting the hospital chaplain in giving the patient the last rights 
B) Calling the hospital morgue personnel to arrange transportation of the deceased patient to the morgue 
C) Writing a short obituary for the hospital newsletter 
D) Obtaining a gurney and wheeling the deceased patient to the morgue 
A) Assisting the hospital chaplain in giving the patient the last rights 
B) Calling the hospital morgue personnel to arrange transportation of the deceased patient to the morgue 
C) Writing a short obituary for the hospital newsletter 
D) Obtaining a gurney and wheeling the deceased patient to the morgue

To be accepted as an organ donor,the patient usually has to meet which of the following criteria?

A patient is officially discharged when the:

A patient who expires after being admitted with a gunshot wound would be:

When the electronic medical record (EMR)with computer physician order entry (CPOE)is implemented,the HUC may have to perform which additional task?

If a patient expires unexpectedly after a 2-hour hospital stay:

An autopsy is:

A doctor's order for DC to home with assistance would require the HUC to notify:

Clinical death may be defined as death:

One way of avoiding errors during the patient discharge process is to:

A patient is received on a nursing unit as a transfer from the telemetry unit,and the HUC is informed that the patient's old records are missing.The most likely place for staff to find the missing records would be the:

Transfer to an ECF or another facility differs from a regular discharge in that:

Which of the following may be an HUC task in the event of a patient death?

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

Management Techniques and Problem Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating

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

Reports, infection Control, emergencies, and Special Services

Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders

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Exam 20: Discharge, transfer, and Postmortem Procedures

To be accepted as an organ donor,the patient usually has to meet which of the following criteria?

A patient is officially discharged when the:

A patient who expires after being admitted with a gunshot wound would be:

When the electronic medical record (EMR)with computer physician order entry (CPOE)is implemented,the HUC may have to perform which additional task?

If a patient expires unexpectedly after a 2-hour hospital stay:

An autopsy is:

A doctor's order for DC to home with assistance would require the HUC to notify:

Clinical death may be defined as death:

One way of avoiding errors during the patient discharge process is to:

A patient is received on a nursing unit as a transfer from the telemetry unit,and the HUC is informed that the patient's old records are missing.The most likely place for staff to find the missing records would be the:

Transfer to an ECF or another facility differs from a regular discharge in that:

Which of the following may be an HUC task in the event of a patient death?

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

Management Techniques and Problem Solving Skills for Health Unit Coordinating

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

Reports, infection Control, emergencies, and Special Services

Medical Terminology, basic Human Structure, and Disorders

Filters