COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT STUDY
GUIDE
⫸ WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING OF
BIOHAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SAFE USE OF THE PRODUCT,
AND CLEANUP AND DISPOSAL DIRECTIONS ARE CALLED
Answer: MSDS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
⫸ OLDER PATIENTS SHOULD BE SCHEDULED Answer: AS
EARLY IN THE DAY AS POSSIBLE
⫸ PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN NPO SHOULD BE SCHEDULED
Answer: FIRST
⫸ PATIENTS WITH DIABETES SHOULD BE SCHEDULED
Answer: AS EARLY IN THE DAY AS POSSIBLE
⫸ ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES SHOULD BE SCHEDULED
Answer: FIRST IN A SERIES OF PROCEDURES
⫸ WHAT DESCRIBES TORTS Answer: VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL
LAW THAT ARE PART OF PERSONAL INJURY LAW AND
PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION FOR INJURY
,⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MAY BE CONSIDERED AS AN
EXAMPLE OF BATTERY Answer: RADIOGRAPHING THE
WRONG PATIENT OR BODY PART
⫸ ASSAULT MEANS Answer: THREATENING THE PATIENT OR
CAUSING THE PATIENT TO BE APPREHENSIVE
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF INVASION
OF PRIVACY Answer: IMPROPERLY EXPOSING THE PATIENT'S
BODY
⫸ UNINTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT IS ALSO CALLED Answer:
NEGLIGENCE
⫸ THE CONCEPT OF THE REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSON IS
INTERPRETED AS Answer: HOW A PROFESSIONAL WHO HAS
SIMILAR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE WOULD
PERFOM THE ACT
⫸ RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR MEANS Answer: LET THE MASTER
ANSWER
⫸ GROSS NEGLIGENCE IS Answer: AN ACT THAT SHOWS
RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR LIFE OR LIMB
, ⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET
TO PROVE MALPRACTICE Answer: THE STANDARD OF CARE
WAS VIOLATED AND THE INJURY ACTUALLY OCCURRED
AND WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFENDANT AND WAS A RESULT
OF NEGLIGENCE
⫸ A CASE INVOLVING OBVIOUS NEGLIGENCE WOULD BE
DEFINED BY THE DOCTRINE OF Answer: RES IPSA LOQUITUR
⫸ WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
CONCERNING VALID (INFORMED) CONSENT Answer: PATIENT
MUST BE OF LEGAL AGE, CONSENT MUST BE OFFERED
VOLUNTARILY, PATIENT MUST BE MENTALLY COMPETENT
⫸ PATIENT TRANSFERS FROM CART TO X-RAY TABLE AND
BACK TO CART SHOULD BE PERFORMED Answer: BY TWO OR
MORE RADIOGRAPHERS TO ENSURE PATIENT AND
RADIOGRAPHER SAFETY
⫸ A PATIENT HISTORY SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE
RADIOGRAPHER: Answer: TO ASSIST THE RADIOGRAPHER IN
UNDERSTANDING THE PATIENTS INJURY AND TO ASSIST
THE RADIOLOGIST WITH INTERPRETATION OF THE IMAGES
⫸ DIRECT CONTACT ALLOWS AN INFECTIOUS ORGANISM TO
MOVE Answer: FROM THE INFECTED PERSON DIRECTLY TO
THE SUSCEPTIBLE HOST