When You and a Colleague Perform a Portable Chest Radiograph

question 22

Multiple Choice

When you and a colleague perform a portable chest radiograph on a patient with contact precautions,it would be appropriate to
1) place the cassette in a protective bag before exposure and dispose of the bag properly after exposure.
2) wash your hands only after the examination has been completed.
3) remove jewelry and place it in a safe place.
4) put on a clean mask,clean gloves,and clean gown (your assistants need not do so as they are not going to touch the patient) and put on a lead apron outside of the clean gown.
5) greet the patient professionally and explain what you are going to do.
6) have your assistant position the receptor behind the patient.
7) after exposure,remove the gown,mask,and gloves and discard them when you return to radiology.

• A)1,2,4,5,and 6 only.
• B)1,3,and 5 only.
• C)1,2,3,5,6,and 7 only.
• D)2,4,5,6,and 7 only.

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