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RADT 465- Pt. Care
ARRT registry review covering patient care content
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| State the conditions for valid patient consent. | Patient must be of legal age, sound mind, give consent freely, and must be be adequately informed about the procedure to take place (Radiography Prep, p.5) | |
| State 3 things that an Advanced Care Directive/Living Will consist of. | *Preserves person's right to make their own health care decisions *Names individual authorized to all health care decisions for them *Can include DNR, DNI, and other end-of-life decisions (Radiography Prep, p.6) | |
| What is a Tort? | A private (civil) injustice, injury, or misconduct. They are intentional or unintentional (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| List a few examples of an intentionalTort. | -False imprisonment -Assault & Battery -Defamation -Invasion of Privacy (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| What is Assault? | To threaten harm (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| What is Battery? | Carrying out a threat (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| What can you be found guilty of if you perform an examination on a patient without their consent or after patient refuses the exam? | Battery (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| What is spoken defamation? | Slander (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| What is written defamation? | Libel (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| List the four elements required to be liable for a Negligent Tort. | -Duty (what should have been done) -Breach (deviation from duty) -Injury sustained -Cause (as a result of breach) (Radiography Prep, p.8) | |
| List a few examples of an negligent/unintentional tort. | -imaging the wrong patient -injury to a patient as result of a fall when left unattended on x-ray table, room, cart etc without side rails or safety belt (Radiography Prep, p.8-9) | |
| What is negligence? | Omission of reasonable care RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet | |
| Define Res ipsa loquitur | The thing speaks for itself (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Respondeat superior | Let the master answer (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Beneficence | To do good, what's best for the patient; Ethical standards (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Misfeasance | Not performing a duty correctly; improper performance (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Malpractice | When a patient is injured due to an error caused by a technologist (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Malfeasance | Intentional conduct that is wrong or unlawful (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Nonfeasance | Failure to Act (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| List a few examples of Nonverbal communication | -Personal appearance -Appearance of work area -Facial expression -Touch -Eye contact -Other body language (Radiography Prep, p.19) | |
| What is the belief that one's own cultural ways are superior to any other way? | Ethnocentrism (Radiography Prep, p.21) | |
| List 2 concepts fo basic body mechanics for patient assist and transfer | -Stand with feet approx. 12in. apart with one foot slightly in front of the other -Center of the pelvis is positioned over its base of support (Radiography Prep, p.29) | |
| When helping a patient in/out of a wheelchair, how should it be positioned in relation to the bed/x-ray table? | 45 degrees to the bed/table and locked | |
| Is it preferred to push/roll heavy objects or lift/pull them? | Push or roll heavy objects (Radiography Prep, p.29) | |
| When transferring a patient from wheelchair to x-ray table, which side should approach the table first? | Strong side first, we assist with the weaker side (Radiography Prep, p.30) | |
| Which patient position is utilized for patient ease of breathing? | Fowler position (head higher than feet) (Radiography Prep, p.30) | |
| When assisting in dressing or undressing a patient, which side is attended to first? | -Removed from uninjured side first -Placed on the injured side first (Radiography Prep, p.30) | |
| Where should the IV bag be placed for patients with IV infusions? | IV bag should be 18-24 inches above the level of the vein (Radiography Prep, p.31) | |
| What is the proper response to respiratory distress? | -Might be to perform Heimlich maneuver -Summon code team -Check oxygen flow already in place (Radiography Prep, p.32) | |
| What are symptoms of inadequate oxygen supply? | -Dyspnea -Cyanosis -Diaphoresis -Distention of the veins in the neck (Radiography Prep, p.32) | |
| What type of infections account for the greatest number of nosocomial infections? | Urinary tract infections (UTIs) (Radiography Prep, p.34) | |
| List the 4 Vital Signs | -Body temp -Pulse rate -Respiratory rate -Arterial blood pressure (Radiography Prep, p.36) | |
| How might a febrile patient appear? | Usually with hot, dry skin (Radiography Prep, p.36) | |
| How might a cyanotic patient appear? | Bluish lips, mucous membranes, or nail beds (Radiography Prep, p.36) | |
| State the normal Adult body temperature ranges | -Oral= 98.6 -Rectal= 99.1-99.6 -Axillary= 97.9-100.4 (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| State the normal infant to children (4 years) temperature | 97.9-100.4 (Rectal) (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| State the normal temperature range for children aged 5-13 | 97.8-98.6 (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| State the normal resting pulse rates for Men, Women, Children, and Infants | -Men= 68-75 -Women=72-80 -Children=70-100 -Infants=100-160 (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| What is the normal adult respiratory rate? | 12-18 breaths/min (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| What is the normal child respiratory rate? | Higher than adult, up to 30 breaths/min (Radiography Prep, p.37) | |
| How is blood pressure measured? | By using a sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope (Radiography Prep, p.39) | |
| What is the normal Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) range? | 8-25 (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What is the normal Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)? | Greater than 60 90-120 (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What is the normal Creatinine (waste product of the metabolism) range? | .7-1.3 (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What are Nasogastric (NG) tubes used for? | Feeding or gastric suction (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What are Nasoentric (NE) tubes used for? | Aspiration of gas and fluid from interstitial tract after surgery (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define tracheostomy | Opening in airway with tube in place; can be connected to a vent (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define tracheotomy | Surgical opening into trachea; must suction occasionally (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Where are Swanz ganz catheters placed and what do they monitor? | -Right side of heart -Monitor heart function and blood flow (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What is syncope? | Feeling dizzy or faint (Radiography Prep, p.43) | |
| Differentiate between Antisepsis and medical asepsis | -Antisepsis= retards growth of pathologic organisms -Medical asepsis= reduces likelihood of transferring pathologic microorganism to a vulnerable person (Radiography Prep, p.53) | |
| Define disinfection | Destruction of pathogens via chemical materials (Radiography Prep, p.53) | |
| List 3 examples of Airborne viruses | -TB -Varicilla -Rubeola (Radiography Prep, p.59) | |
| List 3 examples of Droplet viruses | -Rubella -Mumps -Influenza (Radiography Prep, p.59) | |
| List a few examples of contact precautions | -MRSA, wounds, Cdiff (Radiography Prep, p.60) | |
| Name the most common vein used for the venipuncture site for contrast administration | Antecubital vein (Radiography Prep, p.69) | |
| State the angle used for venipuncture | 15 degrees (Radiography Prep, p.69) | |
| List the 6 parenteral methods of administration | -Topical -Subcutaneous -Intradermal -Intramuscular -Intravenous -Intrathecal (Radiography Prep, p.68) | |
| State the proper order of scheduling multiple contrasted examination | -IVU -Contrast Enema -UGI -SBS (Radiography Prep, p.71) | |
| State the Cycle of Infection | 1. Pathologic organism 2. Reservoir of Infection 3. A portal of exit 4. A means of transmission 5. A susceptible host (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define fomites | inanimate object that's made contact with infectious organism (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Vectors | Typically a bug (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| Define Vehicles | Transmission of infectious agent that is indirect (involves a fomite) (RADT 465 Unit 1: Patient Care Worksheet) | |
| What is a cathartic? | Laxative, relieves constipation, preps colon for diagnostic tests (Radiography Prep, p.75) | |
| What is a Adrenergic? | -Vasopressor -Stimulates sympathetic nervous system -Increases BP -Relaxes smooth muscle of respiratory system **Epinephrine (Radiography Prep, p.75) | |
| What's a Antipyretic? | Reduces fever *Aspirin/Acetaminophen (Radiography Prep, p.75) | |
| What is the High Fowler position? | Patient sits with head raised at angle of 45-90 degrees; for respiratory distress (Dutton & Linn-Watson, 2019) | |
| What is the Semi-Fowler position? | Patient head is raised at angle of 15-30 degrees (Dutton & Linn-Watson, 2019) | |
| What is the Sims position? | Patient lays on either left/right side with forward arm flexed and posterior arm extended behind the body, body is inclined slightly forward with top knee bent sharply and bottom knee slightly bent (Dutton & Linn-Watson, 2019) | |
| What is the Trendelenburg position? | Table/bed is inclined with patient's head lower than the rest of the body (feet higher) (Dutton & Linn-Watson, 2019) | |
| When is patient consent required? | Before any examination involving greater than usual risk (Radiography Prep, p.5) |
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