RCT 1213 Pt Assessment Final (test 1 ,2 ,4) Questions With
Complete Solutions
A 20yo RT student enters the room of a 65yo (F) pt, saying "Hi
Linda, I am Joe from Resp Care." He immediately approaches
her, looks her in the eye, and places his stethoscope on her chest.
Why was Joe's actions improper? Correct Answers Immediate
entrance into pt's intimate space.
A male patient who is standing upright with his back to the X-
ray tube, his anterior thorax pressed against the metal cassette
containing the film, and his arms positioned out of the way is
positioned for what X-ray view? Correct Answers PA view
A patient has an apnea-hypopnea index of 42. What would this
be considered? Correct Answers Severe Sleep Apnea
A portable field is ordered immediately after a patient is
intubated in the emergency department. Which of the following
distances confirms proper placement of the endotracheal tube?
Correct Answers 3 to 5 cm above the carina
A pt presents in the ER with blood tinged sputum. This sputum
term is? Correct Answers Hemoptysis.
After a bronchoscopy procedure at an outpatient clinic, the
patient is discharged when: Correct Answers They are alert &
oriented with a gag reflex
Vital Signs are stable
No bleeding, throat is back to normal
, All pt histories generally contain what info? Correct Answers
Descriptions of present health status or illness; Pt's PCP;
General background info; Screening info.
An RT student returns from clinicals, excited that she performed
CPR for the first time. She goes to her FB page and describes
her day. What would violate HIPAA standards? Correct
Answers "At clinical today, I got to do CPR on a pt on the 6th
floor of Mercy Hospital! Pt survived! What a rush!"
"Got to do CPR for the first time today! Pt survived! What a
rush!"
"Got to do CPR for the first time in clinical today! What a rush!"
As a patient who is being positioned for a chest x-ray is moved
closer to the source of the x-rays, what happens to the shadows
of anatomic structure seed on the chest filled? Correct Answers
They got larger
At arterial puncture site normally should be compressed for a
minimum of _______ minutes after the puncture? Correct
Answers 3-5
Cheyne-Stokes breathing is associated most closely with which
type of sleep-disordered breathing? Correct Answers CSA
During an interview, the pt states they are experiencing SOB.
This is an example of? Correct Answers Chief complaint.
Dyspnea is defined as? Correct Answers Breathlessness as
perceived by the patient.
Complete Solutions
A 20yo RT student enters the room of a 65yo (F) pt, saying "Hi
Linda, I am Joe from Resp Care." He immediately approaches
her, looks her in the eye, and places his stethoscope on her chest.
Why was Joe's actions improper? Correct Answers Immediate
entrance into pt's intimate space.
A male patient who is standing upright with his back to the X-
ray tube, his anterior thorax pressed against the metal cassette
containing the film, and his arms positioned out of the way is
positioned for what X-ray view? Correct Answers PA view
A patient has an apnea-hypopnea index of 42. What would this
be considered? Correct Answers Severe Sleep Apnea
A portable field is ordered immediately after a patient is
intubated in the emergency department. Which of the following
distances confirms proper placement of the endotracheal tube?
Correct Answers 3 to 5 cm above the carina
A pt presents in the ER with blood tinged sputum. This sputum
term is? Correct Answers Hemoptysis.
After a bronchoscopy procedure at an outpatient clinic, the
patient is discharged when: Correct Answers They are alert &
oriented with a gag reflex
Vital Signs are stable
No bleeding, throat is back to normal
, All pt histories generally contain what info? Correct Answers
Descriptions of present health status or illness; Pt's PCP;
General background info; Screening info.
An RT student returns from clinicals, excited that she performed
CPR for the first time. She goes to her FB page and describes
her day. What would violate HIPAA standards? Correct
Answers "At clinical today, I got to do CPR on a pt on the 6th
floor of Mercy Hospital! Pt survived! What a rush!"
"Got to do CPR for the first time today! Pt survived! What a
rush!"
"Got to do CPR for the first time in clinical today! What a rush!"
As a patient who is being positioned for a chest x-ray is moved
closer to the source of the x-rays, what happens to the shadows
of anatomic structure seed on the chest filled? Correct Answers
They got larger
At arterial puncture site normally should be compressed for a
minimum of _______ minutes after the puncture? Correct
Answers 3-5
Cheyne-Stokes breathing is associated most closely with which
type of sleep-disordered breathing? Correct Answers CSA
During an interview, the pt states they are experiencing SOB.
This is an example of? Correct Answers Chief complaint.
Dyspnea is defined as? Correct Answers Breathlessness as
perceived by the patient.
