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80% of deaths in persons aged over 65 years are due to :

What is the most common pedi immobilizer for CXR:

Which cells are more radiosensitive than others?

What isolation is required to protect patients that are highly susceptible to infection?

When caring for a 6-year-old child, the radiographer should:

To reduce the back strain associated with transferring patients from stretcher to xray table, the radiographer should:

Child Abuse includes the following:

What is the name of the campaign that specifically pertains to pediatric radiation protection/dose?

Before you begin to care for any pt you should go through the problem-solving process. The data you collect by observing

To prevent lower back injury:

NICU stands for:

What is the average pulse rate for an adult?

Which is the best way to move a patient from a gurney to table?

Disease whose mode of transmission is airborne.

Normal temperature for a child (5 to 13 years) old is

It is not of particular importance to shield when the patient is a child or an adult of childbearing age.

Due to medico legal considerations, radiographs must include all of the following EXCEPT

The purpose of the ARRT is to:

When caring for a 6-year-old child, the radiographer should:

Assault means?

When moving a patient or heavy load you should:

A cystourethrogram is considered a/an:

______ is the most common cause of image unsharpness

This type of managed care organization focuses on preventive care.

A nosocomial infection is an

Which of the following answers is NOT a sign of circulatory impairment when a patient is wearing a cast?

The 10 day guideline rules states x-rays should be limited to :

How many passes should be made with the same sponge when painting a patient's skin for a special procedure

A history on the patient should be taken by the radiographer:

When a person is in the incubation period of the disease process, the radiographer has no control over its transmisson

When caring for a pediatric patient, the best method of transport is always:

Sterile drapes are placed with the drape farthest away placed first

Any area that is touched by body fluids

One of the areas susceptible to decubitus ulcers is:

Hypothermia is :

"Touching a patient without permission" is the legal definition of what?"

How many people should participate when a patient must be moved by the log roll method?

Marie Curie discovered radium?

Kinesthetic learners:

Who discovered x-rays?

Use of gonadal shielding to protect reproductive organs is of vital importance:

Logrolling is a method of moving patients with suspected:

Who was the first known casualty from radiation over exposure?

Does repeat radiographs increase patient exposure to radiation?

When re-dressing a disabled patient:

The very young are not susceptible to adverse effects of ionizing radiation.

Persons most prone to skin breakdown are:

ALARA should be implemented

The following could encourage back injury or strain:

A small, flat blemish or discoloration that is flush with the skin surface:

A heart rate of 100 beats per minute is:

If a patient requests a copy of his x-ray films to take to another institution, you must remember:

What monitors a radiographer's exposure to radiation?

The most common complication after hip replacement is:

Which of the following does NOT reduce patient dose?

A radiographer who has received a needlestick injury is obliged to notify the supervisor at the end of the workday.

15-20 breaths per minute is:

All transfers should be initiated to :

Annual dose limit for general public is 0.5 rem

An ambulatory patient is one who:

The Image Gently Campaign was founded in :

When speaking to a patient, the radiographer wants to verify what the patient reports. This is an example of :

Which of the following is NOT a section of the Practice Standards

A patient with an IV bag should always have the bag:

Which of the following is NOT a sign of dementia?

What is the medical term for heat and redness of the skin during skin breakdown?

For a left lateral decubitus, the patient is

The closer a person is to the radiation beam, the greater the exposure

Logrolling is a method of moving patients with suspected:

Which of the following would be considered an example of negative non-verbal communication?

A patient may be considered to have tachycardia if the pulse rate is higher than

The point where the pulse is most often measured is the brachial artery

Which of the following is NOT a method of sterilization

Assult occurs when a person feels that there is a danger of bodily harm by another person

All items that penetrate the skin or mucous membrane must be sterile

What type of tube was used when x-rays were discovered?

Collimation is the same as cropping

What are the radiographer's responsibilities when child abuse is suspected?

_______ is the amount of lead that protective lead aprons must be composed of

When setting a goal for accomplishing an assignment, the radiographer must include which of the following:

The following is/are true regarding incident reports EXCEPT

Lyme disease is a condition caused by a bacteria carried by deer ticks. This is an example of transmission by:

Confusion & other symptoms of dementia are expected in an elderly pt, because they are part of the normal aging process

HIPAA stands for

The radiographer who mistakenly administers an incorrect drug to a patient may be guilty of

When preparing the skin for a sterile procedure, the RT should scrub:

The handle of the fracture pan is placed:

Type of bed used in the newborn ICU to keep babies warm and protected from environment:

The pediatric patient age ranges:

What is the name of the practice that REDUCES the number and spread of microorganisms?

When assessing a patient, the aspects of the assessment include:

Tone of voice, gestures and facial expressions accompanying speech is :

Patient is flat on back. This position is:

The organization sets recs for hospital safety, control practices, pt care standards & gives accreditation upon passing