PATIENT CARE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The first step you should follow in assisting a patient from a wheelchair to the x-ray table is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Position the wheelchair parallel to the table and lock the brakes
In a slide board transfer, the patient is helped to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅slide on a draw sheet across
the board to another surface
Use of side rails on stretchers is required: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when transporting children, when
restraints are ordered, and when patients are uncooperative or unconscious
Checking transportation equipment for safety is the responsibility of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
person transporting the patient
When two persons are assisting a patient to move from a stretcher onto a bed, they should position
themselves so that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅both are on the side of the stretcher
Which of the following is the best method of transportation to the imaging department for a toddler
who is an inpatient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The safest and most convenient method is to transport the
child in a crib.
A gait belt is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assist a weak patient to stand and walk
When positioning or transporting a patient who has undergone hip replacement via the anterior surgical
approach, which of the following movements is usually well tolerated? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Flexion
to no more than 90 degrees
A patient weighing 260 pounds arrives from an intermediate care facility via wheelchair for an
examination of the hip. He is unable to bear weight on either leg. The most appropriate method for
placing this patient on the x-ray table is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅call for hydraulic lift and personnel
who are experienced in its use
,When a patient who has not stood or walked since an accident, stroke, or surgery must be taken to the
imaging department , the best method is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅use a stretcher
In preparation for a patient transfer to the imaging department, the radiographer should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Check with nursing service, check the patient's chart, assess the patient, and check patient
identification
A brief, mild reduction in the oxygen supply to the brain occurring with changes in body position that
may cause the patient to feel faint is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Orthostatic hypotension
Patients who have undergone hip replacement via the posterior surgical approach should avoid which of
the following movements? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Adduction
Which of the listed items is NOT used to facilitate stretcher transfers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Side rail
To life an obese patient from a wheelchair to a radiographic table, a lift team uses: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A hydraulic lift
When assisting a stroke patient to walk, you should place yourself: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅on the
patient's weak side
When assisting a patient from bed to wheelchair, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevate the head
of the bed, lower the bed as far as possible, use the face-to-face assist to help the patient stand, assist
the patient to pivot with back to wheelchair before sitting down
Patients who have back injuries are more comfortable moving to a supine position from: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A lateral recumbent position
You are required to use two identifiers to insure accuracy of patient identification, which of the
following methods is/are acceptable for this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Check the patient's arm
band, ask the patient to state his/her full name, ask the patient to state hie/her birthdate
, Before helping a patient rise from a wheelchair, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Position the
wheelchair in a convenient place, set the brakes, remove the lap cover, move the foot and leg rests out
of the way
Treatment used to make an item germ-free is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sterilization
A method of sterilization that has special indicators to change color, signifying that sterilization has been
achieved, is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Autoclaving (steam sterilization), conventional gas sterilization,
and gas plasma technology
When opening a sterile pack, the first corner of the wrap is opened: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Away from
you
Sterilization is essential to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Surgical asepsis
Which of the following methods of sterilization is a safer method of sterilizing heat and moisture-
sensitive items in hospitals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gas plasma technology
Packages are considered sterile if they meet the following criteria: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
expiration date has not been exceeded, the sterility indicators have changed to a predetermined colo,
and the package is clean and dry
Which of the following items will NOT be needed if you are going to perform a presurgical skin
preparation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sterile gown
Which of the following is an acceptable alternative to a surgical hand scrub? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Surgical hand rub
Sterile technique is necessary when: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Removing a surgical dressing and applying
a surgical dressing
The first step you should follow in assisting a patient from a wheelchair to the x-ray table is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Position the wheelchair parallel to the table and lock the brakes
In a slide board transfer, the patient is helped to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅slide on a draw sheet across
the board to another surface
Use of side rails on stretchers is required: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅when transporting children, when
restraints are ordered, and when patients are uncooperative or unconscious
Checking transportation equipment for safety is the responsibility of: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the
person transporting the patient
When two persons are assisting a patient to move from a stretcher onto a bed, they should position
themselves so that: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅both are on the side of the stretcher
Which of the following is the best method of transportation to the imaging department for a toddler
who is an inpatient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The safest and most convenient method is to transport the
child in a crib.
A gait belt is used to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assist a weak patient to stand and walk
When positioning or transporting a patient who has undergone hip replacement via the anterior surgical
approach, which of the following movements is usually well tolerated? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Flexion
to no more than 90 degrees
A patient weighing 260 pounds arrives from an intermediate care facility via wheelchair for an
examination of the hip. He is unable to bear weight on either leg. The most appropriate method for
placing this patient on the x-ray table is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅call for hydraulic lift and personnel
who are experienced in its use
,When a patient who has not stood or walked since an accident, stroke, or surgery must be taken to the
imaging department , the best method is to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅use a stretcher
In preparation for a patient transfer to the imaging department, the radiographer should: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Check with nursing service, check the patient's chart, assess the patient, and check patient
identification
A brief, mild reduction in the oxygen supply to the brain occurring with changes in body position that
may cause the patient to feel faint is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Orthostatic hypotension
Patients who have undergone hip replacement via the posterior surgical approach should avoid which of
the following movements? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Adduction
Which of the listed items is NOT used to facilitate stretcher transfers? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Side rail
To life an obese patient from a wheelchair to a radiographic table, a lift team uses: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A hydraulic lift
When assisting a stroke patient to walk, you should place yourself: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅on the
patient's weak side
When assisting a patient from bed to wheelchair, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Elevate the head
of the bed, lower the bed as far as possible, use the face-to-face assist to help the patient stand, assist
the patient to pivot with back to wheelchair before sitting down
Patients who have back injuries are more comfortable moving to a supine position from: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A lateral recumbent position
You are required to use two identifiers to insure accuracy of patient identification, which of the
following methods is/are acceptable for this purpose? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Check the patient's arm
band, ask the patient to state his/her full name, ask the patient to state hie/her birthdate
, Before helping a patient rise from a wheelchair, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Position the
wheelchair in a convenient place, set the brakes, remove the lap cover, move the foot and leg rests out
of the way
Treatment used to make an item germ-free is called: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅sterilization
A method of sterilization that has special indicators to change color, signifying that sterilization has been
achieved, is: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Autoclaving (steam sterilization), conventional gas sterilization,
and gas plasma technology
When opening a sterile pack, the first corner of the wrap is opened: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Away from
you
Sterilization is essential to: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Surgical asepsis
Which of the following methods of sterilization is a safer method of sterilizing heat and moisture-
sensitive items in hospitals? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gas plasma technology
Packages are considered sterile if they meet the following criteria: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
expiration date has not been exceeded, the sterility indicators have changed to a predetermined colo,
and the package is clean and dry
Which of the following items will NOT be needed if you are going to perform a presurgical skin
preparation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sterile gown
Which of the following is an acceptable alternative to a surgical hand scrub? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Surgical hand rub
Sterile technique is necessary when: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Removing a surgical dressing and applying
a surgical dressing
