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RADIATION SAFETY EXAM #5 (3007) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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RADIATION SAFETY EXAM #5 (3007)QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What 4 things must you check when patient arrives? What shows their identity? -
answer-wrist band, dob, ssn, and/or middle name
Do all studies have to have written orders from md? - answer-yes
What is done to ensure the proper radiophamaceutical is selected? - answer-color
coding on the vial, check label
What must be done before administration? - answer-the dose must be reviewed and
compared with the recommended amount, and the syringe must be properly labeled if
coming from a radiopharm-or re-assayed
This must be documented if it happens - answer-if an error is made in dosing a patient,
an incident
By federal law, all __________ doses must be within___________of the prescribed
dose - answer-diagnostic
20%
Many agreement states still require that all doses must be within ________ of the
prescribed dose - answer-10%
If a tech wishes to administer a dose higher than prescribed, the tech must
receive_____________ from the prescribing md - answer-written consent
What are the 5 rights? - answer-the *right* dose
The *right* medication
The *right* patient
The *right* time
The *right* route
What are 2 factors for a medical event? - answer-error and excessive exposure
Does a medical event necessarily result in harm to the pt? - answer-does not
T/f: medical events are extremely unlikely to occur as a result of any diagnostic nuclear
medicine procedure (not therapeutic) - answer-true
If both criteria of the essay are not met, then the incident is referred to as a __________
or ____________ - answer-recordable event or error and excess exposure
Eg. Giving pt another pts dose
, Records of pt dose measurements must be retained for _______ - answer-3 years
The licensee shall submit a written report to the appropriate nrc office within
____________ after discovery of the medical event - answer-15 days
The written report must contain these 8 things..... - answer--the licensee's name
-name of the prescribing physician
-brief description of the event
-why the event occurred
-the effect on the individual who received the administration
-what actions have been taken to prevent recurrence
-certification that the licensee notified the referring physician and the individual, subject
the medical event no later than 24 hours after the discovery
-the referring physician may decide that telling the individual may be harmful
Records of patient dose measurements must be retained for :
A.3 years
B. 6 years
C. 9 years
D. Forever - answer-a. 3 years
A patient receives a unit dose of tc-99m mdp intended for another patient. Which of the
following statements about the situation is true?
A. Since the pt received only a unit dose of tc-99m mdp, no report to the physician is
required
B. According to the nrc, this situation describes a recordable event that requires only
departmental record of the event
C. This situation describes a medical event that needs to be reported only to the nuc
med supervisor
D. This situation describes a radiopharmaceutical medical event requiring notification of
the nrc - answer-b. According to the nrc, this situation describes a recordable event that
requires only departmental record of the event
A pt receives a unit dose of sr-89 chloride intended for another pt. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. Since the pt received only a unit dose of sr-89, no report to the nrc is required
B. According to the nrc, this situation describes a recordable event that requires only
departmental record of the event
C. This situation describes a medical event that needs to be reported only to the nuc
med supervisor
D. This situation describes a radiopharm medical event requiring notification of the nrc -
answer-d.
T/f: it is up to the tech and radiologist to inform the pt that they were subject to the
medical event - answer-false, the md tells them only if they want to
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