Patient preparation for imaging competencies
Radiodiagnosis · Topic 6
Source: NMC CBME Curriculum 2024 · Volume III · Radiodiagnosis · Topic 6 · combined PDF page 459
Practice questions
- A radiographer educator is designing an early-career CT competency programme. Which patient-facing area is explicitly identified among the essential competency themes in the cited study?
- A patient scheduled for CT asks how long to fast, but the referral information and the supplied competency study do not state a fasting regimen. What is the most appropriate response?
- Which conclusion about bowel preparation can validly be drawn from the cited CT competency study?
- Which method did Mallinson, Hardy, and Scally use to identify and gain agreement on essential competencies for early-career CT radiographers?
- How many participants provided survey responses in the modified e-Delphi study?
- How many structured survey rounds were completed in the study?
- Which description correctly represents the 56 competency statements agreed in the study?
- Which combination best matches the central technical and patient-related themes reported for the early-career CT workforce?
- A department cites the study as proof that its new CT competency checklist has already been validated in routine clinical practice. Which appraisal is most accurate?
- What was the principal workforce group for which the study sought to agree essential competencies?
- A trainee is asked to prepare a patient for an examination but cannot find a procedure-specific instruction in the competency study. Which interpretation of the study is most appropriate?
- In the study, what role did structured feedback between survey rounds serve?
- Which statement best captures the study's contribution to CT workforce development?