Ayden is a radiological technician who must perform a chest x-ray on a 25-year-old female patient. Ayden knows that it is important to make sure that the patient is not pregnant because, if so, the x-ray might be damaging to her fetus. Ayden looks at the chart and does not note anything about pregnancy. What would be the BEST way for Ayden to make sure this record is accurate? (1 point) Responses Look at the patient and determine if she is pregnant. Look at the patient and determine if she is pregnant. Ask the patient to verify that she is not pregnant. Ask the patient to verify that she is not pregnant. Call the intake nurse to ask if she got the correct information. Call the intake nurse to ask if she got the correct information. Have the patient take a pregnancy test before the x-ray. Have the patient take a pregnancy test before the x-ray.
The BEST way for Ayden to make sure this record is accurate would be to ask the patient to verify that she is not pregnant. This ensures that the information is directly from the patient herself and reduces the chances of any miscommunication or misinformation.
