Chapter 25 Test Flashcards

1
Q

An accident resulting is a patients injury should be reported immediately to the departmental supervisor. What form must be filled out?

a.) informed consent
b.) power of attorney
c.) incident report
d.) prior directives

A

c.) incident report

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2
Q

The standards for the maintenance and adequacy of health records are established by the:

a.) ASRT
b.) ARRT
c.) JCAHO
d.) DRG’s

A

c.) JCAHO

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3
Q

Health information departments are support service departmets.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

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4
Q

It is recommended that a ________ should witness an informed consent for an invasive radiographic procedure.

a.) radiographer
b.) disinterested health care worker
c.) radiologist
d.) radiology staff nurse

A

b.) disinterested health care worker

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5
Q

Informed consent forms from the radiology department are not part of the health record.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

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6
Q

Hospitals have the right to charge a fee for copied radiographs.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

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7
Q

The health record is used to:

a.) communicate information pertaining to the patient
b.) prepare health service statistics
c.) maintain quality assessment
d.) all of the above

A

d.) all of the above

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8
Q

Patients have the right to amend their personal health record.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

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9
Q

Only the patient has access to his or her health care record.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

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10
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What should a radiographer do if a patient becomes agitated and refuses to continue with the examination?

a.) stop the procedure and inform the person in charge
b.) reassure the patient and attempt to talk him/her through it
c.) call for security and force the patient to cooperate
d.) ask the patient to be more cooperative

A

a.) stop the procedure and inform the person in charge

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11
Q

Errors made in documentaion are corrected by the medical transcriptionsit.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

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12
Q

The health record is a legal document admissible in court as evidence.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

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13
Q

Which of the following procedure would require an informed consent to be filled out?

a.) upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series
b.) oral cholecystogram (OCG)
c.) barium enema (BE)
d.) cardiac catherization

A

d.) cardiac catherization

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14
Q

Student radiologic technologists bear no responsibility for patient confidentiality.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

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15
Q

The process of monitoring and evaluating the quality of the care and services provided to patients in a health care facility is called:

a.) quality risk management
b.) quality assessment
c.) quality assurance
d.) quality management

A

d.) quality management

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16
Q

Health information departments affect hospital operations.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

17
Q

The radiologic technologist should allow the patient to examine his or her health record while in the radiology department.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

18
Q

All departments that take part in the care of a patient must document that care in the health record.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

19
Q

Health records are stored as:

a.) hard copy
b.) microfilm
c.) computerized forms
d.) all of the above

A

d.) all of the above

20
Q

Radiology reports are included in the health record.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

21
Q

Before a radiologic procedure is performed, a radiology order must be completed.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

22
Q

In some states, patients must give their physician permission to testify in court.

a.) true
b.) false

A

a.) true

23
Q

The original copy of the health record is taken to court.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false

24
Q

An authorization for treatment, signed at admission, is an informed consent form.

a.) true
b.) false

A

b.) false