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110 unit 3A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arrt | registry for those who passed exam; 1922 |
| asrt | 1st pres. Eddy Jerman; founded 1920 |
| JRCERT | Joint Review Comitte on Ed. in Rad Tech: reps from ACR and ASRT |
| ACR | american college of radiology; organization for radiologists |
| Michael Faraday | electomagnetic induction |
| Michael Pepin | developed screen flouresced when xrayed |
| Clarence Daly | 1st Rad martyr; died 1904 |
| Sister Beatrice Merrigan | 1st certified RT |
| The Currie's | Nobel winners-Radium-1903 |
| Arthur Goodspeed | 1890 noticed image on developed film-no documentaion |
| Thomas Edison | research in flouroscopy using calciom tungstate |
| WC Roentgen | 1895 Nobel prize physics; named xrays |
| buffers | decrease neg. effects of stress; don't change stressors |
| Flight or Fight | triggered by real/imagined threat, results form anger, fear |
| hassles | unexpected neg changes |
| analysis | determining cause/effect of situation |
| case studies | pt. situations studied for learning purposes |
| critique | evaluation provides feedback |
| critical thinking | creative action based on professional knowledge |
| evaluation | judgement of quality of work |
| practice standards | defining statements of the proffessional role |
| problem solving | answering questions to resolve challenge |
| synthesis | combining multiple areas of knowledge to create understanding |
| steps in problem solving | Identify/clarify problem Consider/develop viable solutions Select solution with best outcome |
| accreditation | voluntary peer process for recognition to institution |
| certification | voluntary process grants recognition to individual |
| JRC | joint review comittee: oversee accreditation process |
| liscensure | government grants individual permission to practice profession |
| registry | list of individual holding certification |
| sponsoring organization | appoints members to JRC board |
| Standards | document specifying requirements for accreditation of program by JRC |
| affective | category of learning, includes behaviors influenced by interests, attitudes, values and beliefs |
| clinical | procedures occur in clinical setting |
| cognitive | category of learning, includes levels of thought such as knowledge, understanding reason and judgement |
| competency | successful acheaivement of performance objective |
| didactic | informational activities occur in formal/informal setting |
| objective | description of behavior to be acheived |
| psychomotor | category of learning includes physical actions, neuromuscular manipulations and coordination |
| transfer of learning | prior learning affectiong new learning |
| adverse drug events | ADE; injury caused by drug either by errors or proper use |
| Board of directors/ governing board | group of people authorized by law to operate hospital |
| Certificat of need CON | permits hospital to construct new facility, ect and is required for reimbursement by medicare |
| CEO | full accountibility for entire hospital |
| clinical support services | provide patient care; support physicians plan for diagnosis/treatment |
| Continuous quality improvement | CQI improving performance by focusing on exceeding customer expectations |
| JCAHO | organization inspects and accredits hospitals |
| medical staff | organization of physicians in hospital |
| OSHA | federal agency enforces safety in workplace |
| total quality management | TQM management of quality of total involvement of every employee |
| radiation | energy transmitted by waves through space/medium |
| xray | electromagnetic radiation produced when electrons moving at high velocity are suddenly stopped |