KETTERING: PATIENT CARE: TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
1) At what site would you expect to measure the highest value for a "normal"
patient temperature?
A) Oral
B) Rectal
C) Axillary
D) Inguinal -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Rectal
2) What situation described below would be best for a "Bolus" delivery of contrast
material?
A) When a high concentration of material is required to be delivered in
a short period of time
B) When one wishes to decrease the risk of patient reaction to the
contrast agent
C) Whenever barium is being used as the contrast agent
D) When 200 cc or more contrast is required for performing the exam
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. When a high concentration of material is
required to be delivered in a short period of time
, 3) What is the minimum height required for hanging an IV to prevent blood from
"backing-up" in a patient's IV tubing?
A) 2 times the measurement of the patient's chest
B) 40 cm (16 inches) above the patient's heart
C) 30 cm (12 inches) above the table
D) 45 cm (18 inches) above the level of the vein -- Correct Answer
✔✔ D. 45 cm (18 inches) above the level of the vein
4) When asked to pour a solution into a container during a special procedure, the
technologist should:
A) Pour the solution into a sterile container in the middle of the sterile
tray
B) Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator over the sterile tray
C) Put on a set of sterile gloves and pour the solution into a sterile
container on the sterile tray
D) Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator away from the sterile field -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator away from the sterile field
5) What device below would be used to perform "Auscultation" following blunt
trauma to a patient's chest?
A) Sphygmomanometer
B) Thermometer
C) Scintillation Scanner
D) Stethoscope -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Stethoscope
SOLUTIONS
1) At what site would you expect to measure the highest value for a "normal"
patient temperature?
A) Oral
B) Rectal
C) Axillary
D) Inguinal -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Rectal
2) What situation described below would be best for a "Bolus" delivery of contrast
material?
A) When a high concentration of material is required to be delivered in
a short period of time
B) When one wishes to decrease the risk of patient reaction to the
contrast agent
C) Whenever barium is being used as the contrast agent
D) When 200 cc or more contrast is required for performing the exam
-- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. When a high concentration of material is
required to be delivered in a short period of time
, 3) What is the minimum height required for hanging an IV to prevent blood from
"backing-up" in a patient's IV tubing?
A) 2 times the measurement of the patient's chest
B) 40 cm (16 inches) above the patient's heart
C) 30 cm (12 inches) above the table
D) 45 cm (18 inches) above the level of the vein -- Correct Answer
✔✔ D. 45 cm (18 inches) above the level of the vein
4) When asked to pour a solution into a container during a special procedure, the
technologist should:
A) Pour the solution into a sterile container in the middle of the sterile
tray
B) Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator over the sterile tray
C) Put on a set of sterile gloves and pour the solution into a sterile
container on the sterile tray
D) Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator away from the sterile field -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D.
Pour the solution into a sterile container being held by a sterile
operator away from the sterile field
5) What device below would be used to perform "Auscultation" following blunt
trauma to a patient's chest?
A) Sphygmomanometer
B) Thermometer
C) Scintillation Scanner
D) Stethoscope -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D. Stethoscope
