Is there a lawyer in the house?
Diversity
Nursing 101
It's a Bloody mess
wild card
100
Name the different types of consent - and which one would be used for the RTT department, which one would be used for an emergency situation
written, oral, implied
implied is for emergency situations.
Written informed consent used for RTT department
100
What are the 2 legal doctrines that
1. states the employer is responsible for the employee
2. patient is injured as an obvious result of the healthcare worker or hospital
respondeat superior, res ipsa loquitur
100
Name 3 exams that test for kidney functions before contrast is given
1. GFR
2. BUN
3. Creatinine
100
A patient’s IV container should be hung:
18-24 inches above vein
100
difference between orthostatic hypotension and vertigo
OH is from bp dropping from a reclined to upright postion - vertigo dizziness usually from inner ear infections
200
The American Hospital Association recently replaced the Patients Bill of Rights - name a few patients rights
200
The ARRT has standard of ethics part A and part B
WHat is the difference?
Part A - what we aspire to be (code of ethics)
Part B - enforceable (rules of ethics)
200
Blood pressure is measured in units of
mm Hg
(millimeters of mercury)
200
what is syncope?
dizziness, or fainting
200
Which of the following gauge needles has the smallest bore?
12
18
20
23
23
The gauge indicates what the diameter of the opening (lumen) is. The higher the guage the smaller the diameter
300
What does a medical proxy or surrogate do?
Acts on the patients behalf if
1. incompetent
2. minor
3. lack decision making capability
300
Which organization has the authority to impose professional sanction on a radiographer?
ARRT
300
Definition of surgical asepsis
Complete removal of all micro organisms and spores
by : heat, autoclaving, gas
300
WHich vein is most commonly used for contrast administration?
antecubital vein (at bend of elbow)
300
What should be the angle formed between the needle and the skin surface for an intravenous injection?
15 degree
30 degree
45 degree
90 degree
15 degree
400
A living will is part of the advance care directive - what are some things a patient would incorporate in their living will
DNR, Medical proxy, end of life decisions
400
what is ethnocentrism?
believing your culture is better than another
400
normal adult systolic and diastolic blood pressure
systolic 90-120 mmHG
diastolic 60-80 mmHG
400
Medical equipment that might contain latex includes:
1. catheters
2. endotracheal tubes
3. syringes
True or False
true
400
name a positive or radio opaque contrast
name a negative or radiolucent contrast
barium sulfate
air, gas
500
Name 2 intentional torts
assault, battery, invasion of privacy, slander, libel, false imprisonment
500
Describe Medical Asepsis
REDUCTION of microorganisms through the use of chemical materials - disinfection
-hydrogen peroxide
- chlorine
-formaldehyde
500
normal adult respirations
12-20 bpm
500
Which blood vessels are best suited for determination of pulse rate?
superficial arteries
500
Mild systemic reaction to intravenous contrast material include all of the following, except
nausea
metallic taste in mouth
wheezing
flushed appearance
wheezing
600
Name an unintentional tort
1. injury to patient as a result of a fall when rtt left room
2. using wrong immobilization device
3. treating wrong area
600
In which of the following conditions is protective, or reverse, isolation indicated?
1. Transplant recipient
2. Chemotherapy recipient
3. Leukemia
all of the above
600
What is the difference between orthostatic hypotension and vertigo?
vertigo- objects spinning in room, usually inner ear disturbances
orthostatic hypotension-occurs from going form laying to sitting position
600
the patient states that she experiences extreme pain in the upright position
600
What is the only type of contrast media that is safe for IV injection?
Water soluble iodine