Mammography Registry Study Guide with correct answers

What are reasons for patient communication? CORRECT ANSWER • Helps relax the patient • Helps identify patients with unusually sensitive breasts • Helps educate the patient and combat misconception or fear of mammography • Helps identify concerns and answer questions before the patient leaves the facility • Helps ensure the patient compliance with request for follow-ups What are 2 factors that can influence patient compliance? CORRECT ANSWER • Pleasant experience • Understanding technologist What are 2 factors that can influence patient noncompliance? CORRECT ANSWER • Painful experience • Unsympathetic technologist What are the roles of the technologist? CORRECT ANSWER • Serves as a link between patient and radiologist • Establishes rapport with the patient • Addresses the psychological and emotional needs of the patient • Provides the patient with appropriate clinical and didactic education • Addresses any physical or mental limitation of the patient • Obtains patients medical information