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RADT 465

patientcare

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What does HIPAA stand for ? Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (pg3)
Name 3 out of the 12 Patient Bill of Rights? patient have the right to 1. refuse treatment. 2. privacy, 3. informed constant (pg4)
Who defines the practice standards for a radiographer? ASRT (pg5)
A patient consent can be ____,_______, or ______. verbal, written, or implied (pg13)
What does the ARRT standards of Ethics composed of? preamble, code of ethics, rules of ethics, administrative procedure (pg8)
T or F must a radiographer disclose a conviction to the ARRT? true failure to due so is a violation against the ethical rules (pg8)
Why is important to know proper body mechanics as a radiographer? because you are moving patients, lifting, and pulling heavy objects. saving you back help and allow you to work more/ longer in your career (pg26)
What should you watch for in elder patients when moving them? need to watch their skin they bruises and bleeds easily (pg28)
where should the patients IV bag be placed? 18-24in. above the level of the vein (pg26)
when transfer a patients list somethings one should pay close attention to? IV, pols, wires/leads, body injuries, catheters, oxygen lines, bed railings (pg27)
what side should a radiographer assist with first when moving from wheel chair? weaker side first (pg27)
What are pathogens? are causative agents - microorganisms capable of producing disease. (pg36)
What is antisepsis? is the practice that retards the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. (pg35)
What is Medical asepsis? refers to the destruction of pathogenic microorganisms bacteria through the process of disinfection. (pg 35)
What is surgical asepsis? sterilization refers to the removal of all microorganism and their spores (reproductive cells) and is practiced in the surgical suite.
T or F is hand hygiene consider the most important precaution in the practice of aseptic technique? True (pg36)
What is droplet precaution? disease transmitted via large droplets expelled from the patient while speaking sneezing or coughing (pg41)
What is contact precaution? any disease spread by direct or close (indirect) contact (pg24)
What accounts for the greatest number of nosocomial infections? UTI from catheters (58)
What is the purpose of contrast media? is to artificially increase subject contrast in body tissues and area where there is little natural subject contrast (pg51)
What is anaphylaxis? is a life threating allergic reaction (pg64)
Vital signs include all of the following? temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure (pg52)
Blood pressure in greatest during ventricular __________? systole (contraction) (pg52)
What vein is most commonly used during venipuncture? antecubital vein (pg 56)
references: Saia, D. (2011). Radiography PREP;program review and exam prep (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Created by: kaydfields
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