RPSGT Professional Standards & Ethics 4

Question 1

A patient asks the RPSGT to explain their preliminary sleep study findings before the physician reviews them. The technologist should:

Accepted Answer

Explain what was recorded technically without rendering a medical diagnosis

Answer

Technologists may explain what was recorded (e.g., electrode placement, events captured) but must leave diagnostic interpretation to the supervising physician.

Question 2

Which ethical principle is violated when a technologist performs a procedure without explaining it to the patient first?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy requires that patients be informed and have the opportunity to consent before procedures are performed on them.

Question 3

An RPSGT discovers that the lab's calibration records have been altered. The appropriate first step is:

Accepted Answer

Report the discrepancy to the lab director or compliance officer

Answer

Falsified records are a serious compliance and patient safety issue that must be reported immediately to the appropriate authority.

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios represents a HIPAA breach?

Accepted Answer

Emailing unencrypted patient records to an unauthorized third party

Answer

Sending unencrypted PHI to an unauthorized recipient is a HIPAA breach regardless of intent.

Question 5

An RPSGT is asked by their supervisor to perform a procedure they have never been trained on. The correct response is:

Accepted Answer

Decline and explain that the procedure is outside their current competency

Answer

Performing procedures outside one's training is unsafe and unethical; technologists must decline and seek proper training before performing unfamiliar tasks.

RPSGT Exam Practice Test

RPSGT Exam Practice Test

RPSGT Professional Standards & Ethics 4