Chapter 11 Test

Question 1

When family members accompany the patient to the radiology department, both the family members and the patient are treated with professional courtesy and respect.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 1

a.) true

Question 2

The primary means of communication with a hearing impaired patient is through:

a.) writing
b.) touch
c.) a bilingual family members
d.) continual conversation

Answer 2

a.) writing

Question 3

The first stage of the greiving process is:

a.) bargaining
b.) anger
c.) depression
d.) denial

Answer 3

d.) denial

Question 4

A patient discusses his condition with the radiologist. After the radiologist leaves the room, the patient begins to cry. The radiographers sits down next to the patient and squeezes the patients hand. This is an example of using touch for:

a.) emphasis
b.) palpation
c.) emotional support
d.) localization

Answer 4

c.) emotional support

Question 5

How does the radiographer communicate with patients who do not speak english?

a.) through an english speaking family member
b.) by writing the information on a piece of paper
c.) by slowly enunciating the instructions
d.) by rescheduling the patient to go to another hospital

Answer 5

a.) through an english speaking family member

Question 6

A 52 year old female patient arrives for a chest x ray. She is considered which of the following?

a.) a young adult
b.) middle aged
c.) a mature person
d.) an adolescent

Answer 6

b.) middle aged

Question 7

Why is it important for the radiographer to make eye contact with the patient as she describes the pain in her hand?

a.) it provides emotional support for a stressed patient
b.) it makes the patient feel that what she is saying is important
c.) it helps to expedite the examination
d.) it reassures the patient of the radiographers technical skills

Answer 7

b.) it makes the patient feel that what she is saying is important

Question 8

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, what is the reason patients may behave abnormally during their hospital stay?

a.) their psychologic needs aren’t being met
b.) they cannot understand what is happening
c.) they are missing their sense of love and belonging

Answer 8

a.) their psychologic needs arent being met

Question 9

All of the following are examples of nonverbal communication except:

a.) smiling at the patient
b.) asking the patient for a medical history
c.) using a friendly tone of voice
d.) having a puzzled facial expression

Answer 9

b.) asking the patient for a medical history

Question 10

Nonverbal communication is not as important as verbal communication with the patient or family members.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 10

b.) false

Question 11

In which age group can you expect the patient to be able to think logically and analyze a situtation?

a.) toddler
b.) infant
c.) preschooler
d.) school children

Answer 11

d.) school children

Question 12

Which of the following characterizes the development of an infant?

a.) preferring to be wrapped tightly in a blanket
b.) preferring to be held in a familiar position
c.) preferring to hear a calm, soothing voice
d.) all of the above

Answer 12

d.) all of the above

Question 13

Why is it important to handle geriatric patients as mature adults rather than “senoir citizens”?

a.) to preserve their self image
b.) to eliminate excess anxiety
c.) to minimize discrimination
d.) to divert their attention from the problem

Answer 13

c.) to minimize discrimination

Question 14

The lowest level of Maslows Hierarchy of needs is:

a.) self actualization
b.) physiologic needs
c.) love and belonging
d.) self esteem

Answer 14

b.) pysiologic needs

Question 15

When patients are not told of their terminal condition, they fall into which category?

a.) open awareness
b.) suspicious awareness
c.) mutual pretense
d.) closed awareness

Answer 15

d.) closed awareness

Question 16

How does the radiographer respond to questions from patients or visitors regarding the results of thier x-rays?

a.) they should be told that the radiologist will provide them with the information
b.) the diagnosis should be shared only with the patient
c.) they should be informed that the results will be ready by the end of the week
d.) they should be instructed to call their pysician for the results

Answer 16

d.) they should be instructed to call their pysician for the results

Question 17

Radiographers professional appearance is a personal choice and does not reflect on the diagnostic abilities.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 17

b.) false

Question 18

Adolescents special needs revolve around their modest feelings about their bodies. Therefore radiographers need to do which of the following?

a.) proceed with the exam regardless of the patients concerns
b.) respect the patients wishes to be kept fully covered
c.) have a radiologist ask about the LMP
d.) ignore professional recomendations for patient prep

Answer 18

b.) respect the patients wishes to be kept fully covered

Question 19

Which of the following statements reflect interactions with substance abuse patients?

a.) restraints my be used for their safety
b.) the patient may become agitated or violent
c.) the pateint should never be let unattended while films are developed
d.) all of the above

Answer 19

d.) all of the above

Question 20

Which of the following may cause a patient to go through the greiving process?
1.) fractures
2.) loss of a spouse
3.) diagnosed with cancer

a.) 2 and 3
b.) 1 and 2
c.) 1 and 3
d.) 1, 2 and 3

Answer 20

a.) 2 and 3

Question 21

Touch is commonly used to express concern and support for patients.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 21

a.) true

Question 22

What is the acceptable reaction of the radigrapher in dealing with a patient in the begginning stage of denial isolation?

a.) addressing the patients feeling about dying
b.) offering silence and acceptance of the person, without discussing death
c.) supporting the patients feelings by discussing the death of ones own loved ones
d.) attempting to cheer up the patient by telling jokes

Answer 22

b.) offering silence and acceptance of the person, without discussing death

Question 23

When dealing with preschoolers ages ( 3 to 5 years old) always descrive the sensation that they may experience.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 23

a.) true

Question 24

In Maslows hierarchy of needs, a patient cannot satisfy the need for love and belonging before satisfying the need for safety and security.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 24

a.) true

Question 25

A patient schedules an appointment for a barium enema on Friday at 8 AM. The patient is given the intestinal prep and instructions to follow. The scheduling department instructs the patient to arrive at 7:45 AM in the radiology department. This patient is considered which of the following?

a.) inpatient
b.) outpatient
c.) emergency department patient

Answer 25

b.) outpatient

Question 26

When radiographing elderly patients, technologist should pay special attention to the patients:

a.) medications
b.) skin
c.) radiosensitivity
d.) allergies

Answer 26

b.) skin

Question 27

Touching the patients iliac crest for an abdominal exam is an example of using touch for:

a.) reassurance
b.) emphasis
c.) emotional support
d.) palpation

Answer 27

d.) palpation

Question 28

Why would it be beneficial to sit with the parents and child in the waiting room before begginning their procedure?

a.) it helps the child become familiar and comfortable with the radiographic staff
b.) it expedites the time spent in the radiography room
c.) it ensures the technical competence of the staff
d.) it allows the parents active participation in the exam.

Answer 28

a.) it helps the child become familiar and comfortable with the radiographic staff

Question 29

The most common cause of trauma among elderly patient is falls.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 29

a.) true

Question 30

Which of the following stages of dying is described as the realization that life will be interupted before everything the dying patient has accomplished?

a.) denial
b.) depression
c.) anger
d.) bargaining

Answer 30

c.) anger

Question 31

A closed enviroment providing warmth, moisture and oxygen for a premature infant, is provided by:

a.) stockinette
b.) isolette
c.) hyperbaric chamber
d.) respirator

Answer 31

b.) isolette