Patient Care Procedures Final Exam
Review
When dealing with a patient who has a terminal disease, it is important to:
a. Interact with him or her based on his or her particular stage of death
b. Provide for his or her physical needs
c. Not play psychologist and attempt to cure the patient's depression
d. Do all of the above - Answer-d. Do all of the above
15. When radiographing a very young child or a mentally impaired patient:
a. Work silently in order to avoid questions and alarming the patient
b. Ask the patient if he or she has ever had this type of procedure before
c. Try and get a family member to be a part of the examination for communication and reassurance
d. Speak loudly and take charge of the examination from the beginning - Answer-c. Try and get a family
member to be a part of the examination for communication and reassurance
21. According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the customary stages of the dying or grieving process in the
typical sequence are
:a. Acceptance, denial, depression, anger, bargaining
b. Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
c. Anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance
,d. Denial and isolation, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance - Answer-b. Denial and isolation,
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
26. What term describes the primary medical problem as defined by the patient?
a. Chief complaint
b. Palpation
c. Onset
d. Nonverbal communication - Answer-a. Chief complaint
31. When taking a patient history, it is important to:
a. Remain very impersonal and show little emotion or empathy toward the patient
b. Call the patient by his or her first name to establish instant credibility
c. Maintain a polite and professional demeanor when gathering information
d. Memorize the patient's comments to relay them to the radiologist later - Answer-c. Maintain a polite
and professional demeanor when gathering information
32. In preparing to radiograph a patient who has come to medical imaging with a complaint of
abdominal pain, you begin to question the patient as part of the history. A good initial question to ask
the patient would be:
a. "Did you have any problem with parking here at the hospital?"
b. "Can you tell me about the nature of your pain?"
c. "Your request states that you have stomach pain, is that correct?"
d. "Have you seen your doctor about the pain?" - Answer-b. "Can you tell me about the nature of your
pain?"
33. An important piece of information regarding a patient's need for medical care is sought by physicians
and medical professionals. Many times, patients are vague about their pain or reason for seeing the
doctor. It is important to discover the patient's _____ for seeking medical care.
, a. Chief complaint
b. Pain threshold
c. Primary reason
d. Insurance incentive - Answer-c. Primary reason
34. In the process of questioning a patient about the reason for having the requested x-ray examination,
the patient becomes irritated and complains that "she is getting pretty tired of saying the same things
over and over to all these nurses." An effective method to deal with this patient's attitude would be to:
a. Call security and have her escorted back to the outpatient center receptionist
b. Tell her it's not your fault she is upset and not to take it out on you
c. Not to ask any additional questions, so as not to upset her anymore
d. Explain that each person asking questions is trying to find additional important information about her
condition - Answer-d. Explain that each person asking questions is trying to find additional important
information about her condition
35. Good history taking involves the collection of objective and subjective data. All of the following are
examples of subjective data EXCEPT the patient's:
a. Emotions
b. Respiratory rate
c. Speech pattern
d. Ability to follow your instructions - Answer-b. Respiratory rate
36. Objective data regarding a patient's history:
a. Are more important than subjective data
b. Deal with a patient's feelings
c. Consist of a patient's vital signs
d. Are an effective way to explain the patient's pain level - Answer-c. Consist of a patient's vital signs
Review
When dealing with a patient who has a terminal disease, it is important to:
a. Interact with him or her based on his or her particular stage of death
b. Provide for his or her physical needs
c. Not play psychologist and attempt to cure the patient's depression
d. Do all of the above - Answer-d. Do all of the above
15. When radiographing a very young child or a mentally impaired patient:
a. Work silently in order to avoid questions and alarming the patient
b. Ask the patient if he or she has ever had this type of procedure before
c. Try and get a family member to be a part of the examination for communication and reassurance
d. Speak loudly and take charge of the examination from the beginning - Answer-c. Try and get a family
member to be a part of the examination for communication and reassurance
21. According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the customary stages of the dying or grieving process in the
typical sequence are
:a. Acceptance, denial, depression, anger, bargaining
b. Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
c. Anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance
,d. Denial and isolation, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance - Answer-b. Denial and isolation,
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
26. What term describes the primary medical problem as defined by the patient?
a. Chief complaint
b. Palpation
c. Onset
d. Nonverbal communication - Answer-a. Chief complaint
31. When taking a patient history, it is important to:
a. Remain very impersonal and show little emotion or empathy toward the patient
b. Call the patient by his or her first name to establish instant credibility
c. Maintain a polite and professional demeanor when gathering information
d. Memorize the patient's comments to relay them to the radiologist later - Answer-c. Maintain a polite
and professional demeanor when gathering information
32. In preparing to radiograph a patient who has come to medical imaging with a complaint of
abdominal pain, you begin to question the patient as part of the history. A good initial question to ask
the patient would be:
a. "Did you have any problem with parking here at the hospital?"
b. "Can you tell me about the nature of your pain?"
c. "Your request states that you have stomach pain, is that correct?"
d. "Have you seen your doctor about the pain?" - Answer-b. "Can you tell me about the nature of your
pain?"
33. An important piece of information regarding a patient's need for medical care is sought by physicians
and medical professionals. Many times, patients are vague about their pain or reason for seeing the
doctor. It is important to discover the patient's _____ for seeking medical care.
, a. Chief complaint
b. Pain threshold
c. Primary reason
d. Insurance incentive - Answer-c. Primary reason
34. In the process of questioning a patient about the reason for having the requested x-ray examination,
the patient becomes irritated and complains that "she is getting pretty tired of saying the same things
over and over to all these nurses." An effective method to deal with this patient's attitude would be to:
a. Call security and have her escorted back to the outpatient center receptionist
b. Tell her it's not your fault she is upset and not to take it out on you
c. Not to ask any additional questions, so as not to upset her anymore
d. Explain that each person asking questions is trying to find additional important information about her
condition - Answer-d. Explain that each person asking questions is trying to find additional important
information about her condition
35. Good history taking involves the collection of objective and subjective data. All of the following are
examples of subjective data EXCEPT the patient's:
a. Emotions
b. Respiratory rate
c. Speech pattern
d. Ability to follow your instructions - Answer-b. Respiratory rate
36. Objective data regarding a patient's history:
a. Are more important than subjective data
b. Deal with a patient's feelings
c. Consist of a patient's vital signs
d. Are an effective way to explain the patient's pain level - Answer-c. Consist of a patient's vital signs
