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Aug 31, 2024
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AHE 122 - Health Unit Coordinator Procedures I
5.0 Credits First of a two-course series on responsibilities of health unit coordinator, including medical terminology, requisitions/forms, transcribing orders, patient admission/discharge, preoperative/ postoperative procedures. Application of HUC skills/procedures in lab setting. Prerequisite Completion of or concurrent enrollment in AHE 121. Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs) Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:- Manage the clerical tasks on the nursing unit as it relates to admissions, discharges, internal and external transfers and analyze their importance with regard to positive patient outcomes.
- Assemble and maintain the medical chart.
- Log on and enter orders using the practice activity software.
- Accurately transcribe physician orders.
- Manage, analyze and prioritize urgent and nonurgent physician orders.
- Analyze and demonstrate how to accurately transcribe observation, dietary, medication, laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders.
- Input medication orders onto the medication profile/medication administration record.
- Identify which department to contact to order treatment, dietary, medication, laboratory and diagnostic imaging orders.
- Explain the purpose of the patient’s chart including its importance as a legal document.
- Explain the importance of confidentiality in assembling and handling the patient charts.
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