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Exam 1

Ethics Law and Cultural Diversity

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The cadence and rhythm of your speech, often referred to as the “music of speech,” paralanguage
understanding your emotions when handling patients and their families emotional intelligence
When working with an elderly patient, speak slow and clear and ask for understanding and feedback
According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the customary stages of the dying or grieving process in the typical sequence are denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance
common emotion most patients have entering the hospital is fear of unknown of their condition
Sacred Seven? localization, chronology, quality, severity, onset, aggravating or alleviating factors, and associated manifestations.
Objective data regarding a patient’s history objective signs are temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure
In determining a patient’s description of their pain, a good question to ask would be How would you describe the pain? When did the pain first start happening? How often do the pain reoccur?
How do you change your behavior with a patient when they begin speaking to you in medical terminology listen, record comments, and repeat statements to clarify
What is important when taking a patient history? start with open ended questions and then follow up with more direct inquires
When asking about pain, which questions should you ask? ask the patient to point of touch the are that hurts and record the information
What kind of questions are inappropriate to ask the patient? leading questions about their symptoms
What key questions do radiologists want answered? Why the patient is getting the imaging done and how long has it been going on? (Chief Complaint)
A patient who is near death from a terminal disease, will likely exhibit what signs of impending death? loss of bowel function, State of unconsciousness,A condition of “wasting away” (cachexia)
When radiographing a toddler use one word instructions
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