Routes of entry of toxic chemicals may include:

Written instructions for handling of biohazardous materials, safe use of the product, and clean-up and disposal directions are called:

Older patients should be scheduled:

Patients who have been NPO should be scheduled:

Patients with diabetes should be scheduled:

Endoscopic procedures should be scheduled:

What describes torts?

Which of the following may be considered an example of battery?

Assault means:

Which of the following is not an example of invasion of privacy?

Unintentional misconduct is also called:

The concept of the reasonably prudent person is interpreted as:

Respondeat superior means:

Gross negligence is:

Which of the following conditions must be met to prove malpractice?

A case involving obvious negligence would be defined by the doctrine of:

Which of the following statements are true concerning valid (informed) consent?

Patient transfers from cart to x-ray table and back to cart should be performed:

A patient history should be taken by the radiographer:

Direct contact allows an infectious organism to move:

MSDS provide directions for:

If the radiographer touches hazardous chemicals, what must be done first?

Vectors may be:

Common vehicle transmission involves:

Airborne transmission of infection may occur as a result of contact with:

Indirect contact involves:

A system that emphasizes the placement of barriers between the health care worker and the patient is called:

The placement of barriers between the health care worker and the patient assumes that:

The most effective method used to prevent the spread of infection is:

Because barium enemas increase the possibility of contact between body substances and clothing, the radiographer should always wear:

A radiographer should wear eye protection:

Needles should be recapped after use:

Any area that is touched by body fluids:

Hands should be washed:

The process of eliminating as many organisms as possible by the use of water and chemical disinfectants is called:

The process of eliminating all organisms from the environment by gas sterilization, use of germicides, or use of dry heat is called:

When putting on gloves for a procedure, which of the following should occur first?

After a radiographer is gowned and gloved for a procedure, hands may not be placed:

A radiographer who is assisting with a sterile procedure but is not gloved and gowned:

What route of transmission involves touching a susceptible person with a contaminated object (e.g., a radiographic cassette)?

Which of the following transmission-based precautions also require the use of standard precautions?

Which of the following rules must always be followed regardless of the route of transmission of infection?

Which of the following does not require the use of gloves?

Which of the following requires that all equipment and personnel be carefully covered?

What is used for total protection of the health care worker from every method of transmission possible in the work setting?

Which of the following is used if there is any chance of coming in contact primarily with products of the GI system of an infected person?

When are gowns and gloves not required?

When are masks not required, but needle-stick injuries must be avoided?

Which of the following is used to protect the health care worker from airborne droplets?

Which of the following is used with patients who are not infectious?

Assessment of changing patient conditions includes observing for:

The normal adult body temperature taken orally is:

Which of the following may be ingested by a patient who has been placed on a clear liquid diet?

Barium sulfate is classified as a(n):

A sphygmomanometer is used to:

A blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg reveals that:

When oxygen is administered, the usual rate is:

A mechanical method used to clear the patient’s airway is called:

Which of the following contains all the instruments and medications necessary for dealing with cardiac arrest?

What condition is caused by loss of a large amount of blood or plasma?

What causes blood to pool in peripheral vessels?

What follows an allergic reaction to foreign proteins?

What is caused by infection that results in extremely low blood pressure?

What condition occurs secondary to heart failure or interference with heart function?

What condition may occur after injection of an iodinated contrast agent?

Which of the following is a symptom of shock?

What should the radiographer do first when it is suspected a patient is going into shock?

Which of the following statements apply when radiography is performed on trauma patients?

Which of the following is used to feed a patient or conduct gastric suction?

Which of the following is used to administer nutrition or long-term chemotherapy?

What is the site of most nosocomial infections?

What is another name for a mechanical respirator?

The most frequently performed examination using a contrast medium is a(n):

Which of the following statements are true concerning positive contrast media?

Which of the following is a legitimate contraindication to the use of iodinated contrast media?

A reaction at the site of injection of iodinated contrast media may be caused by:

Which of the following is a symptom (are symptoms) of a contrast agent reaction?

After injection of iodinated contrast media, the radiographer should:

At the first indication of a contrast agent reaction, the radiographer should:

Hypodermic needles are described by their gauge, which is a:

Air must not be injected when performing venipuncture because:

A smaller, easier-to-handle injection set that includes plastic projections on both sides of the needle and may be used for venipuncture is called a:

A venous catheter:

Place the following steps for performing venipuncture in the proper order.

Venipuncture:

A contrast medium overdose:

If medication needs to be ordered for a patient in the radiology department, a physician always:

A patient who has sustained a head injury in a motor vehicle accident arrived in the radiology department alert and well oriented. While radiographing the patient, the radiographer observed that the patient was becoming drowsy, rritable, and less coherent. Which of the following would be the correct action for the radiographer to take?

A reaction that causes the patient’s skin to turn cyanotic means:

What degree of reaction is vomiting?

In patient care, the radiographer must be constantly aware of the myriad of variations among people of all backgrounds and experiences. This involves the study and understanding of:

What degree of reaction is dyspnea?

Which of the following is always a part of the radiographer’s scope of practice?

What degree of reaction is cardiac arrest?

A document that provides instructions regarding medical care that a patient may prepare prior to incapacitation is called a(n):

The formal term for ‘no code’ is:

Which of the following contains points that are enforceable?

Which of the following serves as a guide to professional conduct?

The patient may be left alone following injection of

The study of contrast agents, their administration, and possible reactions fall under the category of: