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The highest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is self-actualization
The word ambulatory means that the patient can walk
Which of the following would you not want to discuss with a patient? medical chart
Questions about the diagnosis of an examination from a patient or visitor are best answered by explaining that only a radiologist can read radiographs
Which method is effective in communicating with a patient? 1. professional appearance 2. touch 3. pantomime techniques 1, 2, and 3
When is touching a patient valuable? for emotional support, for emphasis, for palpation
characterize the development of a toddler (1 to 3 years of age)? understands simple abstractions, is unable to understand more than one word for something, is unable to take the viewpoint of another
Of the changes that occur in geriatric patients that are especially important when patients are undergoing radiologic examinations, which of the following may produce patient paranoia about potential falls with potential for permanent loss of mobility? osteoporotic loss of bone mass
Which of the following is considered to be the first stage of acceptance of dying for a terminally ill patient? denial and isolation
Which of the following permits the patient to begin to work through the various stages that precede dying? open awareness
Which of the following is the foundation on which a body rests? Which of the following is the foundation on which a body rests?
What term is used to describe the drop in blood pressure some patients experience when they stand up quickly? orthostatic hypotension
Where is the human center of gravity located? at approximately sacral level two
Which of the following transfers can be used to move a patient from a wheelchair to an examination table? pivot, assisted standing, standby assist
Toward which side should all transfers be initiated? patient’s strong side
What causes patients to feel lightheaded, queasy, or faint when they stand up quickly from a sitting or supine position? decreased blood pressure
What term describes the hypothetical point around which all mass appears to be concentrated? a. center of gravity
If a patient arrives in a wheelchair and on a sling, which type of transfer is indicated? hydraulic lift
How can the base of support be increased? standing with the legs apart
What is the minimum number of persons to use for a cart-to-table transfer when no moving devices are available? 3
A personal value system can be defined in terms of: virtues, values, ethical principles, morals
Professional ethics can be best defined as: a common concern for collective self-discipline
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Morals control individuals within a group
Which of the following statements is true? Conscience controls individual morality
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Ethical dilemmas are easily solved by codes of ethics
Moral rules are best applied to ethical dilemmas when the ethical dilemma is very wide in scope
Action to benefit others is defined as beneficence
Which is NOT a step in the problem-solving process? determining ethical sanctions
The strict observance of promises or duties is defined as: fidelity
Generally accepted customs of right living and conduct are: morals
If a technologist threatens a patient during the course of a procedure and has an apparent immediate ability to perform the threatened act, which of the following torts may be claimed? assault
The legal theory of respondeat superior requires that: the employer is responsible for the employee’s actions
A technologist who has completed a procedure on a patient leaves the area grumbling, “I hate to do AIDS patients because I am afraid of catching the disease.” A member of the housekeeping staff hears the technologist and asks who has AIDS. The technologis defamation
The claim of false imprisonment requires the patient to show proof that the technologist restrained his or her freedom without consent. The defenses a technologist may raise include all of the following EXCEPT the need for motionless images
In a case in which the legal theory of res ipsa loquitur is being raised, the evidence presented must show all the following elements EXCEPT that the patient contributed to his or her injury
A consent form has been signed by a patient who will be undergoing an excretory urogram. A witness should sign the form after the patient. Who is the best witness? the radiographer performing the procedure
Informed consent requires that the patient be given enough information to make an educated decision about his or her health care. The information the patient needs to make this decision includes all of the following EXCEPT the cost of the procedure
What complaint may be brought against a technologist if he or she touches a patient in any way without the patient’s permission? battery
A radiographer is performing an abdominal series on a patient from the emergency department. To complete the examination, the patient must be moved from a supine to an upright position using the remote control on the table. During this movement, the patie that the radiographer acted outside of his or her scope of practice
A patient consents to a procedure in the radiology department, but after it has started, he decides that he does not want the procedure completed. The technologist should stop immediately
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