with Correct Answers
When emptying a urinary collection bag, it is important to: - ANSWER-wear protective
gloves, measure the quantity emptied, record the quantity in the chart
Which of the following positions is considered safe for a patient who is nauseated and
may vomit? - ANSWER-Lateral recumbent
The definition of decubitus ulcers is tissue death due to: - ANSWER-lack of adequate
circulation
The term for loss of bladder or bowel control is: - ANSWER-incontinence
It is most comfortable for a patient with abdominal pain to be positioned: - ANSWER-
with a bolster under the knees & semi Fowler position
A physician's order is legally required order to: - ANSWER-use wrist and ankle straps to
secure a patient to the bed
A tort is a(n): - ANSWER-civil wrong.
The term ethics refers to: - ANSWER-moral principles or values.
Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer? -
ANSWER-Providing patients with complete and accurate information regarding
diagnosis and treatment
Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"?
- ANSWER-Radiographers
A moral agent is: - ANSWER-the person responsible for implementing an ethical
decision.
A charge of battery may result if a patient is: - ANSWER-slapped.
When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the
orders of an attending physician, the physician may be held responsible according to
the: - ANSWER-doctrine of borrowed servant.
, Which of the following is not necessarily an element of a malpractice charge? -
ANSWER-The patient consented to the care.
A law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to
protect the privacy rights of patients is called the: - ANSWER-Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year
2000 by the: - ANSWER-Human Genome Project.
Mandatory, specific, and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional
conduct for all registered technologists are called: - ANSWER-the Rules of Ethics.
If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm, this
offense is termed: - ANSWER-assault.
Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of
this procedure. She asks for your opinion. You should: - ANSWER-encourage her to
discuss her questions with her physician.
A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is
characteristic of: - ANSWER-empathy.
In legal matters, the person called the plaintiff is: - ANSWER-the one who brings a civil
law suit.
If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work, you
should first report your observations to: - ANSWER-your immediate supervisor.
Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true? - ANSWER-
Signed forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed.
Res ipsa loquitur means: - ANSWER-"the thing speaks for itself."
The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of
reputation is referred to legally as: - ANSWER-libel.
A four-step process for evaluating situations where the correct action is in question so
that one can act appropriately and defend one's actions is called: - ANSWER-ethical
analysis.
Violations of state radiation control regulations, such as practicing outside the legal
scope of practice, are usually classified as: - ANSWER-misdemeanors.