ARRT Patient Care Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection during patient care?
A. Wearing gloves only when touching body fluids
B. Using hand sanitizer occasionally
✔✔C. Performing hand hygiene before and after patient contact
D. Wearing a gown at all times
When transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the imaging table, what should be done first?
✔✔A. Lock the wheelchair brakes
B. Ask the patient to stand alone
C. Pull the patient quickly
D. Leave the footrests down
What is the safest way to identify a patient before an exam?
A. Ask the nurse for confirmation
✔✔B. Check the patient’s wristband and ask them to state their full name and birth date
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,C. Look at the patient’s face
D. Ask family members
If a patient faints during a procedure, what should you do first?
A. Run to get the doctor
✔✔B. Assist the patient to a safe position and elevate their legs
C. Give the patient food
D. Continue the procedure
Which type of isolation is required for a patient with tuberculosis?
A. Contact isolation
B. Droplet isolation
✔✔C. Airborne isolation
D. Reverse isolation
When performing CPR on an adult, what is the correct compression depth?
A. 1 inch
✔✔B. 2 inches
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,C. 3 inches
D. ½ inch
What should you do if a patient refuses an exam after signing consent?
A. Convince the patient to proceed
✔✔B. Respect their decision and notify the radiologist
C. Continue the exam anyway
D. Ignore their refusal
The primary purpose of informed consent is to:
✔✔A. Ensure the patient understands and agrees to the procedure
B. Protect the technologist from liability
C. Speed up workflow
D. Allow billing to proceed
What should you do if a patient begins vomiting during an exam?
A. Step back and wait
✔✔B. Turn the patient to the side and provide an emesis basin
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, C. Leave to find a nurse
D. Give them water
Which of the following represents an example of medical asepsis?
✔✔A. Handwashing before patient contact
B. Using sterile gloves only
C. Using an autoclave
D. Performing surgery
If a technologist touches a sterile tray with bare hands, the tray is now considered:
✔✔A. Contaminated
B. Sterile
C. Reusable
D. Covered
Which of the following best describes the Trendelenburg position?
✔✔A. The patient is lying flat with feet elevated above the head
B. The patient is sitting upright
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infection during patient care?
A. Wearing gloves only when touching body fluids
B. Using hand sanitizer occasionally
✔✔C. Performing hand hygiene before and after patient contact
D. Wearing a gown at all times
When transferring a patient from a wheelchair to the imaging table, what should be done first?
✔✔A. Lock the wheelchair brakes
B. Ask the patient to stand alone
C. Pull the patient quickly
D. Leave the footrests down
What is the safest way to identify a patient before an exam?
A. Ask the nurse for confirmation
✔✔B. Check the patient’s wristband and ask them to state their full name and birth date
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,C. Look at the patient’s face
D. Ask family members
If a patient faints during a procedure, what should you do first?
A. Run to get the doctor
✔✔B. Assist the patient to a safe position and elevate their legs
C. Give the patient food
D. Continue the procedure
Which type of isolation is required for a patient with tuberculosis?
A. Contact isolation
B. Droplet isolation
✔✔C. Airborne isolation
D. Reverse isolation
When performing CPR on an adult, what is the correct compression depth?
A. 1 inch
✔✔B. 2 inches
2
,C. 3 inches
D. ½ inch
What should you do if a patient refuses an exam after signing consent?
A. Convince the patient to proceed
✔✔B. Respect their decision and notify the radiologist
C. Continue the exam anyway
D. Ignore their refusal
The primary purpose of informed consent is to:
✔✔A. Ensure the patient understands and agrees to the procedure
B. Protect the technologist from liability
C. Speed up workflow
D. Allow billing to proceed
What should you do if a patient begins vomiting during an exam?
A. Step back and wait
✔✔B. Turn the patient to the side and provide an emesis basin
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, C. Leave to find a nurse
D. Give them water
Which of the following represents an example of medical asepsis?
✔✔A. Handwashing before patient contact
B. Using sterile gloves only
C. Using an autoclave
D. Performing surgery
If a technologist touches a sterile tray with bare hands, the tray is now considered:
✔✔A. Contaminated
B. Sterile
C. Reusable
D. Covered
Which of the following best describes the Trendelenburg position?
✔✔A. The patient is lying flat with feet elevated above the head
B. The patient is sitting upright
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