PATIENT CARE & RADIATION
THERAPY OLD EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
what is the "workup"?
a. a series of diagnostic examinations
b. the initial nursing visit
c. a physical assessment of the patient
d. the initial physician visit - Correct Answers -a series of diagnostic examinations
who is most closely associated with the stages of grief?
a. nel noddings
b. Kubler-Ross
c. Immanuel Kant
d. John Mill - Correct Answers -Kubler-Ross
which group is responsible for producing the rules of ethics for radiation therapists?
a. American Medical Association
b. American Hospital Association
c. American Society of radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
d. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - Correct Answers -American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
what legal document designates an individual as decision maker for a patient who is no
longer capable of making decisions?
a. informed consent
b. scope of practice
c. living will
d. durable power of attorney - Correct Answers -durable power of attorney
which law is best described as personal injury law?
a. civil law
b. criminal law
c. constitutional law
d. tort law - Correct Answers -tort law
which doctrine contends that individuals are responsible for their own negligent
conduct?
,a. doctrine of respondeat superior
b. doctrine of foreseeability
c. doctrine of personal liability
d. doctrine of res ipsa loquitur - Correct Answers -doctrine of personal liability
a company being punished for the actions of one of its employees is an example of
which doctrine?
a. doctrine of personal liability
b. doctrine of foreseeability
c. doctrine of res ipsa loquitur
d. doctrine of respondeat superior - Correct Answers -doctrine of respondeat superior
reflective listening involves listening with _______
a. sympathy
b. prayer
c. praise
d. empathy - Correct Answers -empathy
marasmus is _________ malnutrition,
a. protein
b. fat
c. carbohydrate
d. calorie - Correct Answers -calorie
anemia is a decrease in:
a. circulating platelets
b. red blood cells
c. whit blood cells
d. lymphocytes - Correct Answers -red blood cells
a subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient
is a:
a. screening
b. symptom
c. sign
d. syndrome - Correct Answers -symptom
which of the following is a normal white blood cell count?
a. 3.9 to 5.4 million/mm^3
b. 3,900 to 10,800/mm^3
c. 12 to 16 million/mm^3
d. 150,000 to 425.000/mm^3 - Correct Answers -3,900 to 10,800/mm^3
Most screening studies can be grouped into which of the following major categories? (I)
Laboratory studies (II) Imaging studies (III) Vital signs (IV) Observation
a. I and II
, b. II and III
c. II and IV
d. III and IV - Correct Answers -I and II
which of the following are parts of the medical record?
(I) lab results (II) medical history (III) sim and treat related images
a. II and III
b. I, II, and III
c. I and III
d. I and II - Correct Answers -I, II, and III
to diagnostic norm would be within the range of which of the following?
a. 140 to 160 mm Hg
b. 110 to 140 mm Hg
c. 60 to 80 mm Hg
d. 40 to 50 mm Hg - Correct Answers -60 to 80 mm Hg
the person to whom the infectious agent is passed is a:
a. fomite
b. pathogenic
c. iatrogenic
d. host - Correct Answers -host
what is the most important way to prevent the spread of infection?
a. wearing gloves
b. using a gown
c. using chemical disinfectants
d. hand washing - Correct Answers -hand washing
which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied to the skin?
a. disinfectant
b. antiseptic
c. antiemetic - Correct Answers -antiseptic
when should gloves be worn?
a. when handling the pendant
b. when blood and body fluids are present
c. instead of washing hands all day
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -when blood and body fluids are present
which of the following is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and
injuries in the human population?
a. virulence
b. epidemiology
c. etiology
d. nosocomial - Correct Answers -epidemiology
THERAPY OLD EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
what is the "workup"?
a. a series of diagnostic examinations
b. the initial nursing visit
c. a physical assessment of the patient
d. the initial physician visit - Correct Answers -a series of diagnostic examinations
who is most closely associated with the stages of grief?
a. nel noddings
b. Kubler-Ross
c. Immanuel Kant
d. John Mill - Correct Answers -Kubler-Ross
which group is responsible for producing the rules of ethics for radiation therapists?
a. American Medical Association
b. American Hospital Association
c. American Society of radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
d. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - Correct Answers -American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
what legal document designates an individual as decision maker for a patient who is no
longer capable of making decisions?
a. informed consent
b. scope of practice
c. living will
d. durable power of attorney - Correct Answers -durable power of attorney
which law is best described as personal injury law?
a. civil law
b. criminal law
c. constitutional law
d. tort law - Correct Answers -tort law
which doctrine contends that individuals are responsible for their own negligent
conduct?
,a. doctrine of respondeat superior
b. doctrine of foreseeability
c. doctrine of personal liability
d. doctrine of res ipsa loquitur - Correct Answers -doctrine of personal liability
a company being punished for the actions of one of its employees is an example of
which doctrine?
a. doctrine of personal liability
b. doctrine of foreseeability
c. doctrine of res ipsa loquitur
d. doctrine of respondeat superior - Correct Answers -doctrine of respondeat superior
reflective listening involves listening with _______
a. sympathy
b. prayer
c. praise
d. empathy - Correct Answers -empathy
marasmus is _________ malnutrition,
a. protein
b. fat
c. carbohydrate
d. calorie - Correct Answers -calorie
anemia is a decrease in:
a. circulating platelets
b. red blood cells
c. whit blood cells
d. lymphocytes - Correct Answers -red blood cells
a subjective indication of a disease or a change in condition as perceived by the patient
is a:
a. screening
b. symptom
c. sign
d. syndrome - Correct Answers -symptom
which of the following is a normal white blood cell count?
a. 3.9 to 5.4 million/mm^3
b. 3,900 to 10,800/mm^3
c. 12 to 16 million/mm^3
d. 150,000 to 425.000/mm^3 - Correct Answers -3,900 to 10,800/mm^3
Most screening studies can be grouped into which of the following major categories? (I)
Laboratory studies (II) Imaging studies (III) Vital signs (IV) Observation
a. I and II
, b. II and III
c. II and IV
d. III and IV - Correct Answers -I and II
which of the following are parts of the medical record?
(I) lab results (II) medical history (III) sim and treat related images
a. II and III
b. I, II, and III
c. I and III
d. I and II - Correct Answers -I, II, and III
to diagnostic norm would be within the range of which of the following?
a. 140 to 160 mm Hg
b. 110 to 140 mm Hg
c. 60 to 80 mm Hg
d. 40 to 50 mm Hg - Correct Answers -60 to 80 mm Hg
the person to whom the infectious agent is passed is a:
a. fomite
b. pathogenic
c. iatrogenic
d. host - Correct Answers -host
what is the most important way to prevent the spread of infection?
a. wearing gloves
b. using a gown
c. using chemical disinfectants
d. hand washing - Correct Answers -hand washing
which of the following chemical methods of asepsis is applied to the skin?
a. disinfectant
b. antiseptic
c. antiemetic - Correct Answers -antiseptic
when should gloves be worn?
a. when handling the pendant
b. when blood and body fluids are present
c. instead of washing hands all day
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -when blood and body fluids are present
which of the following is the study of the distribution and determinants of diseases and
injuries in the human population?
a. virulence
b. epidemiology
c. etiology
d. nosocomial - Correct Answers -epidemiology
