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RADT 465 Pt Care
ARRT registry reveiw covering patient care content area
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does HIPAA stand for? | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) (Page 3) |
| What are some conditions for valid patient consent? (Four conditions) | The patient must be of legal age, of sound mind, must give consent freely, and must be adequately informed about the procedure about to take place. (Page 4) |
| What are three types of patient consent? | Verbal, Informed, Implied (Page 4) |
| If a patient arrives for an emergency treatment alone and is unconscious, what kind of consent applies in this situation? | Implied consent (Page 4) |
| True or False: A patient's previously granted or implied consent can be withdrawn at any time. | True (Page 4) |
| What kind of consent is required before any examination that involves greater than usual risk? | Informed patient consent (Page 4) |
| What does AHA stand for? | American Hospital Association (Page 4) |
| What did the AHA present in order to detail 12 specific areas of patients' rights? | 1992 Patients' Bill of Rights (Page 4) |
| What did the AHA eventually replace the Patients' Bill of Rights with? | The Patient Care Partnership (Page 5) |
| The Patient Care Partnership is a brief review of what patients can/should expect during a hospital stay. What are those 6 expectations? | 1. High-quality hospital care 2. A clean and safe environment 3. Involvement in your care 4. Protection of your privacy 5. Help when leaving the hospital 6. Help with your billing claims (Page 5) |
| What legal document preserves the right for all individuals to make decisions regarding their own health care? It also names the individuals authorized to make all health care decisions and can include DNR, DNI, and/or other end of life decisions. | An Advance Health Care Directive or Living Will (Page 5) |
| What does DNR stand for? What does DNI stand for? | DNR - Do not resuscitate DNI - Do not intubate (Page 5) |
| What is the process that occurs prior to procedures to verify correct patient? | Timeout (Page 6) |
| Assault is to threaten someone with harm. What is it called when the threat has been carried out? | Battery (Page 7) |
| A radiographer can be guilty of _____ if they perform an exam without the patients consent, or after the patient has refused the exam. | Battery (Page 7) |
| True or False: A radiographer can be charged with battery if they treat a patient roughly. | True (Page 7) |
| True or False: A radiographer can be charged with battery if they perform an examination on the wrong patient. | True (Page 7) |
| A radiographer who discloses confidential information to unauthorized individuals and it is found to be detrimental to the patient, the radiographer can be accused of _________ | Defamation (Page 8) |
| Spoken defamation is called what? | Slander (Page 8) |
| Written defamation is called what? | Libel (Page 8) |
| Failure to behave with the same level of caution a reasonably prudent person would have exhibited is called what? | Negligence (Page 8) |
| What is any act or omission by a healthcare worker during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice and causes an injury to the patient? | Malpractice (Page 8) |
| What refers to the ethical principal of doing good or acting in the best interest of the patient? | Beneficence (Page 8) |
| What does Res ipsa loquitur mean? | The thing speaks for itself (Page 8) |
| What does Respondeat superior mean? | Let the master answer (Page 8) |
| What is the illegal restriction of an individual's freedom (Holding a person against his or her will or using unauthorized restraints) | False Imprisonment (Page 7) |
| Most healthcare facilities require checking at least ____ patient identifiers. | Two (Page 18) |
| What are the modes of communication? | Verbal/written and Nonverbal (Page 18) |
| What are some examples of nonverbal communication? | Personal appearance, appearance of work area, facial expressions, touch, eye contact, other body language. (Page 19) |
| What are the 5 Phases of Grieving? | 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance (Page 21) |
| What is the belief that one's cultural ways are superior to any other? | Ethnocentrism. It is the most significant barrier to good intercultural communication. (Page 22) |
| What is a discrimination against aged persons? | Ageism (Page 22) |
| True of False: A family member or friend should be the translator for a patient about to have a procedure done. | False: A certified interpreter is most helpful because he or she translates exactly what has been said. (Page 23) |
| True or false: Ergonomics: it is best to lift and pull heavy objects | False: Always push or roll heavy objects (Page 29) |
| The patient transfer board is also known as what? | A smooth mover or patient shifter (Page 30) |
| True or False: Gait belts. or transfer belts, are useful in helping the patient to stand and walk from one location to another. | True (Page 30) |
| What is a portable patient lift operated by electric, hydraulic or battery power? | A Hoyer patient lift or a sling lift (Page 30) |
| When helping a patient get dressed, start with the _______ side. When helping a patient get undressed, start with the _______ side. (Injured side / Uninjured side). | Getting dressed - start with the injured side. Getting undressed - start with the uninjured side. (Page 31) |
| The IV bag should be ___to___ inches above the level of the vein. | 18 to 24 inches (Page 31) |
| Which tubes (NI/NE or NG) are used following digestive tract surgery to remove gastric fluids and/or air? | Nasointestinal (NI)/ Nasoenteric (NE) (Page 34) |
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