Patient Care Test Chp 1-6, 14

Question 1

Name two major professional organizations in radiologic technology.

Answer 1

ASRT

ISSRT

Question 2

What is the purpose of the practice standards in radiologic technology?

Answer 2

Practice standards - your job description, your scope of practice.

Question 3

What document represents the application of moral principle and moral values for radiologic technology?

Answer 3

Standard of ethics.

Question 4

What is nonmaleficence?

Answer 4

Duty to refrain from inflicting harm

Question 5

What is autonomy?

Answer 5

The right to make decisions concerning ones own life.

Question 6

What is truthfulness?

Answer 6

Honesty to patients.

Question 7

What is justice?

Answer 7

Equal treatment and equal benefits.

Question 8

What is double effect?

Answer 8

The intent is good although a bad result may be foreseen.

Question 9

The radiographer who mistakenly administers an incorrect drug to a patient may be guilty of?

Answer 9

Tort.

Question 10

Explain the documentation for which you as a radiographer will be accountable in your department when you participate in a procedure.

Answer 10

Correct patient
Exam
Time
Patient history
Flouro time
Technique
Markers/annotation
Medication- kind and amount.

Question 11

Professional ethic may be defined as?

Answer 11

A set of principles that govern a course of action.

Question 12

Give an example of privileged (confidential) information.

Answer 12

You assist with a diagnostic study and a large adherent mass is discovered in the colon.

Question 13

You are approached by a colleague who asks you to become a member of the local chapter of your professional organization. What do you do?

Answer 13

You join at once because you feel that it is an obligation to be a member of your professional organization.

Question 14

Information about a patient’s condition of prognosis?

Answer 14

Must always remain confidential.

Question 15

If you are unable to solve a professional ethical dilemma, you must present the problem to?

Answer 15

The ethics committee of the institution for which you work.

Question 16

As a radiographer, you are assigned to diagnostic imaging procedure for which you have had no education. You best course of action is?

Answer 16

Explain to your superior that you have never worked with this procedure and feel competent to preform it.

Question 17

If you offer your services at the scene of an accident you are protected from litigation by the Good Samaritan Law?

Answer 17

True.

Question 18

If a patient request to take his/her radiographic images to another institution for consultation, you must remember?

Answer 18

The patient must present a signed request before the records can be released.

Question 19

An unconscious child is brought to the emergency suite for a diagnostic radiograph. There is no parent or guardian with them. You will proceed with the procedure and will be functioning under the rule of implied consent?

Answer 19

True.

Question 20

List 3 area in which the radiographer may infringe upon patient rights.

Answer 20

Confidentiality
Informed consent
Physical consent.

Question 21

List 3 responsibilities of the patient.

Answer 21

Provide accurate and complete heath history.
Keep appointments
Fulfill financial obligations.

Question 22

What is Medicare?

Answer 22

Covers the acute hospital care and home heath care of persons who are 65 years of age and older.

Question 23

What is Medicaid?

Answer 23

Has primary care physicians who act as gatekeepers for patient care.

Question 24

A patient is waiting alone on a gurney in a corridor. Everyone rushes by without offering explanations or communicating.

Answer 24

Love and belonging.

Question 25

For this imaging procedure, no food was allowed after dinner. The examination is at 8am. It's 11am and patient is still waiting on care.

Answer 25

Physiologic need.

Question 26

A middle aged patient who is having gastrointestinal (GI) series has an involuntary evacuation of barium on the table.

Answer 26

Self esteem need.

Question 27

A young mother is studying music in her leisure time.

Answer 27

Self actualization need.

Question 28

A child is taken from their parents into the imaging department. The parents are told to wait outside.

Answer 28

Safety and security need.

Question 29

Define critical thinking and list and define the modes of thinking.

Answer 29

Critical thinking- careful consideration of an issue that guides behavior.

Question 30

Name the lower and higher levels of critical thinking.

Answer 30

Lower - recall and habit | Higher- inquiry, creativity.

Question 31

What is recall?

Answer 31

Ability to bring to mind a large body of facts quickly.

Question 32

What is habit?

Answer 32

Becoming accustom to perform a skill without deep thought because of repetition.

Question 33

What is inquiry?

Answer 33

The process information thoughtfully and be willing and able to recognize, explore and challenge as sumptuous to make sense of complex ideas.

Question 34

What is creativity?

Answer 34

Ability to conceive of alternative methods of performing tasks or accomplish. Creativity must always work within the standards of safe and ethical practice; demands accountability.

Question 35

An elderly woman loses her spouse of 40 years. Shortly after his death, she becomes ill and requires a surgical procedure. One might consider that her illness might be related to?

Answer 35

Stress.

Question 36

Learning the profession of radiologic technology requires ?, ? and ? Skills.

Answer 36

Cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.

Question 37

What does cognitive mean?

Answer 37

Learning.

Question 38

What does affective mean?

Answer 38

Feelings, attitude.

Question 39

What does psychomotor mean?

Answer 39

Doing?

Question 40

A return demonstration of an imaging examination by the radiologic technology student requires?

Answer 40

Psychomotor skills.

Question 41

A radiologic technologist who had been working in their profession for a number of years is assigned to preform an imaging exam that they have preformed many of times. The mode of thinking for this is?

Answer 41

Habit.

Question 42

How a patient feels about their health care experience is strongly related to?

Answer 42

The communication skills of the health care worker caring for them.

Question 43

List the requirements of the problem solving process.

Answer 43

Data collection/analysis Planning Implementation Evaluation.

Question 44

What does culture mean?

Answer 44

A set of beliefs and values common to a particular group of people.

Question 45

What does ethnicity mean?

Answer 45

A common history of origin.

Question 46

When assessing a patient, the aspects of this assessment must include?

Answer 46

Culture economic background Physiological status Physiological background

Question 47

The process of grieving, though painful and difficult, is normal and cannot be avoided in the case of a significant personal loss. (T or F)

Answer 47

True.

Question 48

List the skills required of a successful communicator.

Answer 48

Listener Observing Speaking Writing.

Question 49

What is a living will/advanced directive?

Answer 49

A document that expresses the wishes concerning their future medical care.

Question 50

What is durable power of attorney (for healthcare)/healthcare proxy?

Answer 50

The person appointed to make healthcare decisions if the patient is unable to do so.

Question 51

Evidence-based practice is?

Answer 51

Practice based on reliable research.

Question 52

Who is credited with the discovery of x Rays and when?

Answer 52

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen | November 8, 1895.

Question 53

What law describes the relationship between intensity of the beam and distance from the source?

Answer 53

Inverse Square Law - the intensity of radiation is inversely proportional to the square of distance from the X-ray source.

Question 54

What is better for patient protection, collimation or cropping of the digital image.

Answer 54

Collimation. | Cropping may become illegal.

Question 55

REM = Sievert x .01

Answer 55

True.

Question 56

How much REM/year can a rad student receive?

Answer 56

.1

Question 57

How much REM can general public receive?

Answer 57

.5

Question 58

How much REM/year can pregnant workers (fetus) receive?

Answer 58

.5

Question 59

How much REV/year can occupational workers receive?

Answer 59

5 REM

Question 60

What is the minimum thickness used for lead aprons, gloves, and thyroid shields?

Answer 60

0.5 mm PB.

Question 61

What is Pb?

Answer 61

Lead.

Question 62

What is long terms effects?

Answer 62

Effects that occur years after exposure.

Question 63

What is ARS?

Answer 63

Acute Radiation Syndromes, while body dose of 100 R or more.

Question 64

What is a result from ARS?

Answer 64

Hematopoietic - blood forming GI CNS

Question 65

What is genetic effects?

Answer 65

Children of people radiated has effects.

Question 66

What is somatic effects?

Answer 66

Actual person has effects.

Question 67

For a left, lateral decubitus, the patient is?

Answer 67

Recumbent and laying on their left side.

Question 68

The most effective means of reducing friction when moving a patient is by?

Answer 68

Asking the patient to cooperate.

Question 69

What are tractions?

Answer 69

Use of a pulling force to treat fractures, dislocations, muscle spasms, and correct deformities.

Question 70

When caring for a patient who is disabled and is difficult to move, it is best to?

Answer 70

Obtain as much help as necessary to avoid injury to the patient and to the radiographer.

Question 71

What is the fowlers position?

Answer 71

Semi-sitting position with the head raised 45 - 60 degrees.

Question 72

What is supine position?

Answer 72

Patient laying flat on back.

Question 73

Patient on back with head raised 15-30 degrees.

Answer 73

Semi-fowlers.

Question 74

Patients on back with head lower than extremities.

Answer 74

Trendlenburg position.

Question 75

Patient on side with forward arm flexed and top knee flexed.

Answer 75

Sims position.

Question 76

Name 2 convenient and safe methods of moving a patient from a radiographic table to a gurney.

Answer 76

Sheet and sliding transfer.

Question 77

List 3 legitimate reasons for application of immobilizers.

Answer 77

Positioning aides Reminders Temporary immobilizers.

Question 78

How is the only way you can use an immobilizer?

Answer 78

With a doctors order.

Question 79

We can use restraints? (T or F)

Answer 79

False.

Question 80

Signs of circulatory impairment if s patient is wearing a cast?

Answer 80

``` Pain Coldness Numbness Skin color change Swelling Can't move toes or fingers. ```

Question 81

What are 3 methods of reducing A patients exposure to ionizing radiation?

Answer 81

*Collimation* Shielding Increasing KVP (decreases mAs)

Question 82

Explain distance in fluoro.

Answer 82

Fixed fluoro fifteen. (Inches) | Others is 12*

Question 83

The leading cause of work-related injuries in the field of health care is?

Answer 83

Abuse of the spine when moving and lifting patients.

Question 84

8 criteria of a profession.

Answer 84

1. A vital human service provided 2. Possess a special body of knowledge. 3. Practitioners are accountable and responsible. 4. Education of professionals takes place in institutions. 5. Practitioners have independent fiction and practice. 6. Committed to work and motivated. 7. Code of ethics. 8. Organization oversees and supports standards of practice.

Question 85

Foreign substance that invade the body?

Answer 85

Antigen.

Question 86

Substances within the body that destroys antigens?

Answer 86

Antibodies.

Question 87

Antibodies acquired by actually having a particular disease

Answer 87

Natural acquired immunity.

Question 88

Antibodies acquired via vaccination.

Answer 88

Artificial acquired immunity.

Question 89

There is currently less reason to be concerned about contracting HIV because there is improved treatment and the disease is no longer fatal. (T or F)

Answer 89

False.

Question 90

How you take care of all patients, all body fluids are infectious?

Answer 90

Standard precautions.

Question 91

How to take care of patients with a known infection.

Answer 91

Tradmission-based precautions.

Question 92

A person who has recently contracted HIV but may not have symptoms can still transmit HIV to another person. (T or F)

Answer 92

True.

Question 93

Conducts multicenter studies on diseases and publishes a weekly outline on the statistics of infectious diseases.

Answer 93

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Question 94

Receives data concerning infectious diseases from all countries and complies a report for every county.

Answer 94

World Health Organization.

Question 95

Regulates the manufacture and sale of medications to protect health of US citizens.

Answer 95

Food and Drug Administration.

Question 96

Sets requirements for hospital safety and infection control practices.

Answer 96

The Joint Commission.

Question 97

Controls disposal of medical waste.

Answer 97

The U.S. department of Health and Human Services.

Question 98

Touching objects that have been contaminated with a disease-producing microbes.

Answer 98

Direct contact.

Question 99

Touching contaminated material with hands.

Answer 99

Indirect contact.

Question 100

Inanimate object.

Answer 100

Fomite.

Question 101

Living thing?

Answer 101

Vector.

Question 102

Water/food/drugs

Answer 102

Vehicle.

Question 103

The radiographer who has received a needle-stick injury is obligated to notify his or her supervisor at the end of the day? (T or F)

Answer 103

False.

Question 104

If it is not possible to find a sink to wash hands, it is safe to use alcohol based hand rubs? (T or F)

Answer 104

True.

Question 105

The route of transmission of MRSA, VRE, VRSA, and ESBL is?

Answer 105

Direct contact.

Question 106

The radiographer entering the room of a patient with tuberculosis must wear?

Answer 106

An N95 respirator mask.

Question 107

Systolic blood pressure can be defined as?

Answer 107

The highest point reached during contraction of the left ventricle.

Question 108

Range of normal breaths per minute.

Answer 108

15-20.

Question 109

Oxygen can be toxic to patients if it is incorrectly used. (T or F)

Answer 109

True.

Question 110

Point where the blood pressure is most often measured.

Answer 110

Brachial artery.

Question 111

Measures apical pulse.

Answer 111

Stethoscope.

Question 112

Measures blood pressure.

Answer 112

Sphygmomanometer.

Question 113

Measures body temperature.

Answer 113

Clinical thermometer.

Question 114

Point where pulse is most often taken.

Answer 114

Radial artery.

Question 115

What is medical asepsis?

Answer 115

How to clean, reduces the number and spread of microorganisms.

Question 116

What is surgical asepsis?

Answer 116

How to clean, complete removal of microorganisms and there spores.

Question 117

What is zone 1?

Answer 117

An unrestricted zone - persons may enter in street clothing.

Question 118

What is zone 2?

Answer 118

A semi restricted zone - only persons dressed in scrub dress with hair covered and shoe covered may enter.

Question 119

What is zone 3?

Answer 119

A restricted zone - only persons wearing scrub dress, shoe covers, and masks are allowed to be present.

Question 120

The purpose of the surgical scrub is?

Answer 120

To remove as many microorganisms as possible from the skin.

Question 121

List 3 responsibilities of the radiographer in the operating room or special procedures room.

Answer 121

Protect yourself and others from radiation. Know the sterile areas Help protect the sterile areas from contamination.