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RADT 465
patientcare
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |