HIM CHAPTER 5 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Which of the following is a preventive control is:
a. A nurse alerts a physician that a patient is allergic to an
ordered medication
b. A coder reviews a record in order to assign a clinical code
c. The nursing supervisor reviews a chart to ensure that
medications were administered on a timely basis
d. The HIM department sends a physician a list of the
physician's incomplete charts - correct answer-a. A nurse alerts
a physician that a patient is allergic to an ordered medication
What is the correct way to modify a medical record?
a. Use white out
b. Put one line through the error and write the correct data near
it
c. Black out the error and indicate the time
, d. Scratch out the error and have the physician initial it - correct
answer-b. Put one line through the error and write the correct
data near it
Quantitative analysis is usually performed by:
a. A nurse case manger
b. A unit care nurse
c. An allied health professional
d. An HIM professional - correct answer-d. an HIM professional
Which of the following is NOT a guiding principle in quantitative
analysis?
a. Authentication
b. Relevancy
c. Existence
d. Completeness - correct answer-b. Relevancy
A computer can create a log of processing and access activities
called an - correct answer-audit trail
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Which of the following is a preventive control is:
a. A nurse alerts a physician that a patient is allergic to an
ordered medication
b. A coder reviews a record in order to assign a clinical code
c. The nursing supervisor reviews a chart to ensure that
medications were administered on a timely basis
d. The HIM department sends a physician a list of the
physician's incomplete charts - correct answer-a. A nurse alerts
a physician that a patient is allergic to an ordered medication
What is the correct way to modify a medical record?
a. Use white out
b. Put one line through the error and write the correct data near
it
c. Black out the error and indicate the time
, d. Scratch out the error and have the physician initial it - correct
answer-b. Put one line through the error and write the correct
data near it
Quantitative analysis is usually performed by:
a. A nurse case manger
b. A unit care nurse
c. An allied health professional
d. An HIM professional - correct answer-d. an HIM professional
Which of the following is NOT a guiding principle in quantitative
analysis?
a. Authentication
b. Relevancy
c. Existence
d. Completeness - correct answer-b. Relevancy
A computer can create a log of processing and access activities
called an - correct answer-audit trail
