Porter Services & X-ray Positions

Question 1

List 4 Porter duties:

Answer 1

1. Move patients around the hospital; ex. from unit to unit, or from unit to other departments.
2. They use wheelchairs, stretchers, and beds
3. They transport anything that is of a confidential nature to different parts of the hospital.
4. They move deceased patients from the unit to the morgue.

Question 2

What information is required when booking a porter?

Answer 2

1. Nursing unit
2. Patient name
3. Type of transportation required; ex. wheelchair, stretcher, bed
4. Patient’s destination
5. Time of appt prn
6. If patient has any special requirements such as IV or O2
7. Contact/isolation precautions

Question 3

List 4 x-ray positions:

Answer 3

1. AP
2. PA
3. Lateral
4. Decubitus
5. Oblique

Question 4

List 6 pieces of information the Diagnostic Dept would want to know about a patient coming in for a test:

Answer 4

1. Will they need help getting on to the table/is the patient ambulatory
2. Are there any special requirements such as IV or O2
3. Do they need an interpreter
4. Are they pregnant
5. Have they had a recent GI Barium
6. Do they have an allergy to contrast media
7. Are they Diabetic
8. Do they have a seizure disorder
9. Are they sight or hearing impaired
10. Any contact/isolation precautions