NURSING
Chapter 6 Practice Test
Multiple Choice
____ 1. The health care industry is a significant part of the U.S. economy. Hospitals, clinics, imaging
centers, rehabilitation centers, and other institutions all make up a sizeable network of this
country’s health care delivery system. The complexities of a hospital and all of its departments,
professions, infrastructure and design can be likened to
a. communities within a community.
b. isolated enterprises that operate with complete independence.
c. simple businesses with a single product or service to offer its customers.
d. a family-run business with only a few employees.
____ 2. A document that guides a hospital as to its purpose and role in the community it serves is called a
a. constitution.
b. set of bylaws.
c. mission statement.
d. master plan.
____ 3. A typical organizational structure of a hospital will have the hospital’s chief executive officer
(CEO) or president reporting to the
a. chief financial officer (CFO).
b. board of directors.
c. city council.
d. medical staff chief.
____ 4. A formal document that outlines the departmental structure of a hospital by showing lines of
authority, reporting structures, and the interrelationships of departments is a(n):
a. organizational chart.
b. PACS network diagram.
c. flowchart.
d. decision matrix.
____ 5. All of the physicians practicing medicine within a hospital comprise the hospital’s
a. board of trustees.
b. continuous quality improvement (CQI) group.
c. regulatory council.
d. medical staff.
____ 6. In large hospitals the person responsible for the operations of radiologic services is typically the
administrative director of radiology. This individual must have strong managerial and other skills,
including
1. leadership skills.
2. finance and budgeting skills.
3. medical image interpretation skills.
4. strategic planning skills.
5. nursing skills, including pharmacology.
6. customer service skills.
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, 7. communications and public relations skills.
a. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
b. 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 only
c. 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 only
d. 3, 5, and 6 only
____ 7. All of the following choices would describe a typical radiologist group in a contemporary hospital
EXCEPT
a. they may provide their services as contracted physicians.
b. they may be employed by the hospital and may be direct employees.
c. the hospital will conduct their business operations and management, including
recruitment.
d. group members may or may not be full partners.
____ 8. In addition to the traditional hospital setting for health care, it is quite common to offer medical
imaging services in a wide variety of medical settings. These sites could include
1. outpatient clinics.
2. freestanding imaging centers.
3. shoe stores in which pedal fluoroscopic imaging is available.
4. regional airports in which portable CT scanning is available for security screening.
5. physician offices and clinics.
6. urgent care centers.
a. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 only
b. 1, 2, 5, and 6 only
c. 2, 5, and 6 only
d. 4, 5, and 6 only
____ 9. All of the following are related EXCEPT
a. performance improvement (PI).
b. quality control inspections (QCI).
c. continuous quality improvement (CQI).
d. total quality management (TQM).
____ 10. At a recent radiology department meeting, the director discussed an incident that occurred a few
days earlier involving a patient within medical imaging. In his description, the director revealed
that this patient had an incorrect ultrasound examination performed. Investigation into the situation
showed that a receptionist told the patient to wait in the wrong holding area before the
examination. The ultrasonographer assumed that the patient was in the correct location and
performed the wrong examination. To prevent this type of event from occurring in the future, what
type of analysis needs to be undertaken by the department?
a. Task Analysis Inventory
b. PACS assessment
c. CQI analysis
d. Joint Commission Self-Study
____ 11. The federal agency that regulates the use of ionizing radiation including medical and nuclear
applications is the
a. Joint Commission (TJC).
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Chapter 6 Practice Test
Multiple Choice
____ 1. The health care industry is a significant part of the U.S. economy. Hospitals, clinics, imaging
centers, rehabilitation centers, and other institutions all make up a sizeable network of this
country’s health care delivery system. The complexities of a hospital and all of its departments,
professions, infrastructure and design can be likened to
a. communities within a community.
b. isolated enterprises that operate with complete independence.
c. simple businesses with a single product or service to offer its customers.
d. a family-run business with only a few employees.
____ 2. A document that guides a hospital as to its purpose and role in the community it serves is called a
a. constitution.
b. set of bylaws.
c. mission statement.
d. master plan.
____ 3. A typical organizational structure of a hospital will have the hospital’s chief executive officer
(CEO) or president reporting to the
a. chief financial officer (CFO).
b. board of directors.
c. city council.
d. medical staff chief.
____ 4. A formal document that outlines the departmental structure of a hospital by showing lines of
authority, reporting structures, and the interrelationships of departments is a(n):
a. organizational chart.
b. PACS network diagram.
c. flowchart.
d. decision matrix.
____ 5. All of the physicians practicing medicine within a hospital comprise the hospital’s
a. board of trustees.
b. continuous quality improvement (CQI) group.
c. regulatory council.
d. medical staff.
____ 6. In large hospitals the person responsible for the operations of radiologic services is typically the
administrative director of radiology. This individual must have strong managerial and other skills,
including
1. leadership skills.
2. finance and budgeting skills.
3. medical image interpretation skills.
4. strategic planning skills.
5. nursing skills, including pharmacology.
6. customer service skills.
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, 7. communications and public relations skills.
a. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
b. 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 only
c. 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 only
d. 3, 5, and 6 only
____ 7. All of the following choices would describe a typical radiologist group in a contemporary hospital
EXCEPT
a. they may provide their services as contracted physicians.
b. they may be employed by the hospital and may be direct employees.
c. the hospital will conduct their business operations and management, including
recruitment.
d. group members may or may not be full partners.
____ 8. In addition to the traditional hospital setting for health care, it is quite common to offer medical
imaging services in a wide variety of medical settings. These sites could include
1. outpatient clinics.
2. freestanding imaging centers.
3. shoe stores in which pedal fluoroscopic imaging is available.
4. regional airports in which portable CT scanning is available for security screening.
5. physician offices and clinics.
6. urgent care centers.
a. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 only
b. 1, 2, 5, and 6 only
c. 2, 5, and 6 only
d. 4, 5, and 6 only
____ 9. All of the following are related EXCEPT
a. performance improvement (PI).
b. quality control inspections (QCI).
c. continuous quality improvement (CQI).
d. total quality management (TQM).
____ 10. At a recent radiology department meeting, the director discussed an incident that occurred a few
days earlier involving a patient within medical imaging. In his description, the director revealed
that this patient had an incorrect ultrasound examination performed. Investigation into the situation
showed that a receptionist told the patient to wait in the wrong holding area before the
examination. The ultrasonographer assumed that the patient was in the correct location and
performed the wrong examination. To prevent this type of event from occurring in the future, what
type of analysis needs to be undertaken by the department?
a. Task Analysis Inventory
b. PACS assessment
c. CQI analysis
d. Joint Commission Self-Study
____ 11. The federal agency that regulates the use of ionizing radiation including medical and nuclear
applications is the
a. Joint Commission (TJC).
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