What class of drug is diphenhydramine (Benedryl)?

Which statement expresses the correct relationship between lumen diameter and gauge number for IV's?

Which TWO upper extremity veins are most commonly used in a venipuncture procedure? 

What common emergency drug may be required for a contrast medium reaction?

A severe life-threatening response to a drug is called what?

The following are areas to avoid when performing venipuncture: (select all that apply)

You should always check the venipuncture site with a bolus flush prior to the injection of any medication or contrast agent.

Leaking of IV fluid (saline) into the tissue caused by dislodgement or over-sized catheter.

Which of the following models does the patient and medical professional base their decisions on shared goals and a balance of values through open communication?

When a physician abides by a patients decision to be treated at a facility closer to home due to the long distance they would have to drive daily, the physician is considering which of the following?

When the medical professional and physician work with the patient as in a business relationship such as with informed consents, this model is considered:

The term veracity refers to:

Which of the following best defines fidelity?

Using moral rules as your complete guide to determine appropriate professional behavior:

Which of the following could be a source for ethical attitudes:

1. 1. Science

2. 2. Religion

3. 3. Experience

4. 4. Culture

This establishes norms for professional conduct and allows for self-regulation within professional agencies.

It is important for the professional imaging technologist to thoroughly understand his or her responsibilities with regard to health information confidentiality. Particularly important considerations include:

1. 1. a testimonial statement must be signed, indicating your awareness and responsibility in maintaining the privacy of patient records.

2. 2. all examination results are released to patients by physicians only.

3. 3. all health care personnel have the same responsibilities for maintaining confidentiality, including students.

Before a diagnostic study can be initiated:

1. 1. a formal, documented examination request is entered into the institution’s information system.

2. 2. the requesting physician must be identified on the request.

3. 3. reasons for the examination must be on the request.

A typical health information management department:

With regard to HIPAA regulations:

1. 1. patients cannot access their medical information without their physician’s consent and attendance.

2. 2. patients can access the health information of other patients who have had a similar medical experience during their stay.

3. 3. copying and faxing medical information is strictly forbidden.

As a professional imaging team member, it is important to remember that:

A key function performed by a patient’s health information record is to:

All of the following would be characteristics of a patient health record EXCEPT:

Entering health information into a patient’s medical record (charting) is completed by:

Medical records (not radiation record) must be retained at least:  

A sentinel event includes:

1. 1. Death

2. 2. Non-severe physical injury

3. 3. Severe physical injury

Who owns a medical record?

The term used for a universal listing of medical codes for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures used for physician reimbursement of outpatient encounters:

All of the following are appropriate behaviors when recording information in an Electronic Medical Record EXCEPT:

Identify HIPAA:

As a patient is being assisted from the wheelchair to the imaging table, the patient trips on the footrest of the wheelchair, falls, and suffers a laceration to her eyebrow when her head hits the table. Which of the following lawsuits/legal action might result from this situation?

A charge of battery may result if a patient is:

Which term is defined as "a legal or civil wrong, other than breach of contract, for which the court will provide a remedy in the form of an action for damages?"

In a case in which the legal theory of res ipsa loquitur is being raised, the evidence presented must show all of the following elements except:

When a staff radiographer/sonographer/therapist commits an error as the result of following the orders of a staff physician, the physician may be held responsible according to the:

If a therapist/sonographer/technologist threatens a patient during the course of a procedure and has an apparent immediate ability to perform the threatened act, which of the following legal theories may be applied?

In regard to professional ethics, all of the following may be considered intentional misconduct except:

Which of the following means "the thing speaks for itself"?

Restraining a patient during a procedure, without his consent, might result in a(n) ______ tort claim of ________.

What does acronym PHI stand for?

It is okay to post patient x-rays or images on social media with patient identifiers removed.

Standard of Care is:

1. 1. The degree of skill (proficiency), knowledge, and care ordinarily possessed and employed by members in good standing within the profession.

2. 2. Judged against reasonable and prudent actions under similar circumstances.

3. 3. Outlined by the profession.

Which of the following is often used in emergency situations to treat life-threatening injuries?

When obtaining informed consent, the procedure must be explained in the appropriate and precise medical terms so that the physician and other members of the health care team understand to what consent is being given.

One of the ways to reduce legal liability when obtaining informed consent for an imaging procedure is to:

Which of the following is not a legal right of a patient in an imaging or radiation oncology department?

A process by which patients can agree to be treated or refuse to be treated based on information provided by the healthcare professional about the examination is called __ consent.

The legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur intends to shift the burden of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant (healthcare provider). It implies that the patient was injured through no fault of his or her own while in the complete control of another. An example of this is a:

In a legal proceeding, the actions of a radiographer, sonographer, or radiation therapist will be judged with regard to his or her compliance with the:

It is the duty of any healthcare provider, including medical imaging personnel, to:

When negligence occurs to a patient, who is responsible for proving injury?

A healthcare provider who has completed a procedure on a patient leaves the area grumbling, “I hate to do AIDS patients because I am afraid of catching the disease.” A member of the housekeeping staff hears the healthcare provider and asks who the AIDS patient is so he can pass the information along to his coworkers for safety reasons. The healthcare provider responds by giving the patient’s name and room number. After the incident, housekeeping personnel refuse to clean the room. One person from housekeeping tells the story to members of the housekeeper’s church, where the patient is also a church member. After learning of the patient’s condition, the church asks the patient not to return to church. What type of complaint might be brought against the healthcare provider?

If bodily harm were to occur to a patient as a result of reckless conduct by the health care provider, this would be deemed:

Consent sets forth in general terms: 

1. 1. What the procedure is expected to accomplish.

2. 2. Reasonably known risks.

3. 3. Name(s) of the physician(s) performing the procedure (except in emergency situations).

4. 4. Nature & purpose of procedure(s).

The class of medications that causes a reversible loss of consciousness, producing loss of ability to perceive pain and/or other sensation is:

Which of the following are considered a form of parenteral drug administration? Select all that apply.

In relation to drug nomenclature, this is generally derived from the chemical name, but typically shorter in length. Also known as the nonproprietary name.

These can be obtained legally without a prescription.
A. over-the-counter drugs

B. controlled substances

C. dietary supplements 

Any characteristic that makes a drug undesirable or improper is its:

All of the following describe pharmacokinetics EXCEPT:

You just administered a contrast medium and your patient is having difficulty breathing with worsening hypoxia and has urticaria - what should you do first?

The "5" rights of medication (contrast) administration include all EXCEPT: