HUC Ch 19 Revision Exam Questions 100% Well Answered
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An example of an elective surgery is: - Answer the patient has been having chronic shoulder pain and an arthroplasty is indicated.
Elective surgery is surgery that is not an emergency and is not mandatory; it can be planned at the patient's convenience.
Color-coded wrist bands are used t...
HUC Ch 19 Revision Exam Questions
100% Well Answered.
An example of an elective surgery is: - Answer the patient has been having chronic shoulder pain and
an arthroplasty is indicated.
Elective surgery is surgery that is not an emergency and is not mandatory; it can be planned at the
patient's convenience.
Color-coded wrist bands are used to: - Answer communicate a certain health care status or an "alert"
that a patient may have.
Three color-coded wrist "alert" bands are used in many hospitals to quickly communicate a certain
health care status or an "alert" that a patient may have. The different colors have specific meanings.
Common to all admitting orders is an: - Answer admitting diagnosis.
The doctor provides the admitting diagnosis or a medical reason for admission
A patient who is assigned to a bed in the hospital for a period shorter than 24 hours is considered a(n): -
Answer outpatient.
An outpatient is a patient who receives care in a hospital, clinic, or surgical center but does not stay for
longer than 24 hours. An outpatient usually is scheduled to receive treatments, therapies, or tests.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding an outpatient admission? - Answer The patient will have his
or her orders processed by the department that is providing care.
The department that provides care for the outpatient processes the outpatient orders.
, Which of the following is TRUE regarding an emergency admission? - Answer The emergency
department record is sent to the nursing unit and is placed in the patient's chart.
The emergency department record is sent to the nursing unit with the patient and is placed in the
patient's paper chart or is scanned into the electronic medical record (EMR).
If an unconscious, unidentified patient arrives in the emergency department requiring immediate
surgery, the patient: - Answer will require two medical doctors to sign a consent certifying that surgery
is medically necessary.
If an invasive procedure or surgery is immediately required to save the life of a patient who is unable to
sign an informed consent, and no family is present, two medical doctors would sign the consent.
If an unconscious, unidentified patient is admitted to a nursing unit and has doctor's orders for
diagnostic tests to be completed, the HUC would: - Answer call Admitting to request that the patient be
given an alias and a health record number, so the appropriate tests can be ordered.
The HUC would request that the patient be given an alias name and be assigned a health record number
by the Admitting Department, so tests may be ordered and laboratory specimens may be identified with
a label and processed in the laboratory.
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. - Answer outpatient
An outpatient usually is scheduled to receive treatments, therapies, or tests. Usually assembly of a chart
is not required, although patients may receive outpatient services on a routine basis.
A conditions of admission agreement (COA or C of A): - Answer is an agreement between the patient
and the hospital that provides a legal consent for treatment.
The admission service agreement or the COA/C of A lists the general services that the hospital will
provide. It is an agreement between the patient and the hospital that includes a legal consent for
treatment and also may specify financial responsibility.
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