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RCP 130 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How can the risk of fire because of static electrical discharge in the
presence of O2 be minimized? Ans: Maintain high relative humidity in the
area of use
In the standard approach to hospital fires, the RACE plan has been
suggested. What does the letter "C" stand for in this approach? Ans:
contain
What form of patient record is most designed to succinctly report data in
a time-oriented format and to decrease time needed for documentation?
Ans: flowsheet
Information about a patient's nearest kin, physician, and initial diagnosis
can be found in which section of the medical record? Ans: admission
sheet
To verify a physician's prescription for a drug that you need to give to a
patient, you would go to which section of the medical record? Ans:
physician's order
To find out what drugs or intravenous fluids a patient has received
recently, you would go to which section of the medical record? Ans:
medication record
To determine the most recent medical status of a patient whom you are
about to start treating, you would go to which section of the medical
record? Ans: progress sheet
Which of the following is an acceptable practice in medical
recordkeeping? Ans: using standard abbreviations
If you make a mistake when charting a patient treatment, what should
you do? Ans: Draw a line through the mistake and write "error" above it
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An RT is instructing a patient on a particular piece of equipment and
should use which scenario on educating the patient? Ans: teach back
Which of the following sanctions can apply when one breaks a law? Ans:
-reparations/fines
-incarceration
-licensure suspension
What simple question does ethics attempt to answer? Ans: how should
we act?
In most professions, specific guidance in resolving ethical dilemmas is
provided by which of the following? Ans: a code of ethics
Under what conditions can the principle of confidentiality be breached?
Ans: When the welfare of the community or a vulnerable individual is at
stake
The moral basis for rationing health care services falls under what ethical
principle? Ans: Distributive justice
Which of the following has played a minor role in increasing the cost of
health care? Ans: Compensatory justice
When a practitioner performs a procedure that involves physical contact
without the patient's consent, it can result in what charge? Ans: battery
HIPAA is primarily referred to as the Privacy Rule and is concerned with
PHI. What do the letters PHI stand for? Ans: Protected health information
What is the role of the corporate compliance officer (CCO) in a health
care setting? Ans: To oversee the hospital's business practices and make
sure that they conform to the law
A respiratory therapist who engages in a questionable business practice is
committing what type of malpractice? Ans: ethical
RCP 130 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
How can the risk of fire because of static electrical discharge in the
presence of O2 be minimized? Ans: Maintain high relative humidity in the
area of use
In the standard approach to hospital fires, the RACE plan has been
suggested. What does the letter "C" stand for in this approach? Ans:
contain
What form of patient record is most designed to succinctly report data in
a time-oriented format and to decrease time needed for documentation?
Ans: flowsheet
Information about a patient's nearest kin, physician, and initial diagnosis
can be found in which section of the medical record? Ans: admission
sheet
To verify a physician's prescription for a drug that you need to give to a
patient, you would go to which section of the medical record? Ans:
physician's order
To find out what drugs or intravenous fluids a patient has received
recently, you would go to which section of the medical record? Ans:
medication record
To determine the most recent medical status of a patient whom you are
about to start treating, you would go to which section of the medical
record? Ans: progress sheet
Which of the following is an acceptable practice in medical
recordkeeping? Ans: using standard abbreviations
If you make a mistake when charting a patient treatment, what should
you do? Ans: Draw a line through the mistake and write "error" above it
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An RT is instructing a patient on a particular piece of equipment and
should use which scenario on educating the patient? Ans: teach back
Which of the following sanctions can apply when one breaks a law? Ans:
-reparations/fines
-incarceration
-licensure suspension
What simple question does ethics attempt to answer? Ans: how should
we act?
In most professions, specific guidance in resolving ethical dilemmas is
provided by which of the following? Ans: a code of ethics
Under what conditions can the principle of confidentiality be breached?
Ans: When the welfare of the community or a vulnerable individual is at
stake
The moral basis for rationing health care services falls under what ethical
principle? Ans: Distributive justice
Which of the following has played a minor role in increasing the cost of
health care? Ans: Compensatory justice
When a practitioner performs a procedure that involves physical contact
without the patient's consent, it can result in what charge? Ans: battery
HIPAA is primarily referred to as the Privacy Rule and is concerned with
PHI. What do the letters PHI stand for? Ans: Protected health information
What is the role of the corporate compliance officer (CCO) in a health
care setting? Ans: To oversee the hospital's business practices and make
sure that they conform to the law
A respiratory therapist who engages in a questionable business practice is
committing what type of malpractice? Ans: ethical
