Chapter 25 Test

Question 1

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

Answer 1

c.) incident report

Question 2

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

a.) ASRT
b.) ARRT
c.) JCAHO
d.) DRG’s

Answer 2

c.) JCAHO

Question 3

Health information departments are support service departmets.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 3

a.) true

Question 4

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

Answer 4

b.) disinterested health care worker

Question 5

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 5

b.) false

Question 6

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 6

a.) true

Question 7

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

Answer 7

d.) all of the above

Question 8

Patients have the right to amend their personal health record.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 8

a.) true

Question 9

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 9

b.) false

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Errors made in documentaion are corrected by the medical transcriptionsit.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 11

b.) false

Question 12

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 12

a.) true

Question 13

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

Answer 13

d.) cardiac catherization

Question 14

Student radiologic technologists bear no responsibility for patient confidentiality.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 14

b.) false

Question 15

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

Answer 15

d.) quality management

Question 16

Health information departments affect hospital operations.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 16

a.) true

Question 17

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 17

b.) false

Question 18

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 18

a.) true

Question 19

Health records are stored as:

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

Answer 19

d.) all of the above

Question 20

Radiology reports are included in the health record.

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 20

a.) true

Question 21

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 21

a.) true

Question 22

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 22

a.) true

Question 23

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 23

b.) false

Question 24

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

a.) true
b.) false

Answer 24

b.) false