How does your mental health impact your effectiveness on patient care?

Poor mental health (stress, anxiety, burnout) can reduce focus, patience, and empathy—leading to mistakes or poor communication. For example, a technologist under stress may rush through patient positioning, increasing the risk of repeat exposures.

What are some strategies to manage stress at work, and how does it affect patient care?

Strategies: Deep breathing, taking short breaks, talking with colleagues, exercising, maintaining work-life balance. Impact: Reduces err

Relationship between physical health and job performance

Good physical health supports endurance, alertness, and strength needed for lifting patients or standing for long periods. Poor health can lead to fatigue or injury, reducing productivity and safety.

Situation where neglecting self-care leads to negative outcomes

A technologist skipping meals or rest might faint during a procedure or make a positioning error, compromising both their safety and the patient’s.

What is important when taking a patient history?

Active listening, empathy, accuracy, confidentiality, and recording both subjective (what the patient says) and objective (what you observe) data.

What is considered objective data?

Observable, measurable facts such as vital signs, visible injuries, swelling, or radiographic findings.

.Good question to ask about abdominal pain for x-ray

“Can you describe where the pain is and how long you’ve had it?” or “What makes the pain better or worse?”

Pain questioning—what to ask / not to ask

Ask: Location, duration, intensity, type (sharp/dull), onset, and what relieves or worsens it. Avoid: Leading or judgmental questions like “It’s not that bad, right?”

When patient uses medical terminology

Adapt your language to match theirs—acknowledge understanding but confirm accuracy. Example: “You mentioned ‘gastritis’; do you mean stomach pain after eating?”

Localization Chronology Quality Severity Onset Aggravating/alleviating factors Associated manifestations

What is not considered good history taking

Interrupting patients, assuming symptoms, not documenting accurately, or ignoring nonverbal cues.

Questions when ruling out appendicitis

Ask about right lower quadrant pain, nausea, fever, loss of appetite, and pain worsening with movement.

Difference between inpatient/outpatient

Inpatient: Admitted to hospital overnight or longer. Outpatient: Visits for exam/procedure and leaves the same day.

zHierarchy of Needs (Maslow

Physiological (food, water) Safety Love/belonging Esteem Self-actualization

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Question	Answer
How does your mental health impact your effectiveness on patient care?	Poor mental health (stress, anxiety, burnout) can reduce focus, patience, and empathy—leading to mistakes or poor communication. For example, a technologist under stress may rush through patient positioning, increasing the risk of repeat exposures.
What are some strategies to manage stress at work, and how does it affect patient care?	Strategies: Deep breathing, taking short breaks, talking with colleagues, exercising, maintaining work-life balance. Impact: Reduces err
Relationship between physical health and job performance	Good physical health supports endurance, alertness, and strength needed for lifting patients or standing for long periods. Poor health can lead to fatigue or injury, reducing productivity and safety.
Situation where neglecting self-care leads to negative outcomes	A technologist skipping meals or rest might faint during a procedure or make a positioning error, compromising both their safety and the patient’s.
What is important when taking a patient history?	Active listening, empathy, accuracy, confidentiality, and recording both subjective (what the patient says) and objective (what you observe) data.
What is considered objective data?	Observable, measurable facts such as vital signs, visible injuries, swelling, or radiographic findings.
.Good question to ask about abdominal pain for x-ray	“Can you describe where the pain is and how long you’ve had it?” or “What makes the pain better or worse?”
Pain questioning—what to ask / not to ask	Ask: Location, duration, intensity, type (sharp/dull), onset, and what relieves or worsens it. Avoid: Leading or judgmental questions like “It’s not that bad, right?”
When patient uses medical terminology	Adapt your language to match theirs—acknowledge understanding but confirm accuracy. Example: “You mentioned ‘gastritis’; do you mean stomach pain after eating?”
Sacred Seven	Localization Chronology Quality Severity Onset Aggravating/alleviating factors Associated manifestations
Pain lasting more than one month	Chronic pain
What is not considered good history taking	Interrupting patients, assuming symptoms, not documenting accurately, or ignoring nonverbal cues.
Questions when ruling out appendicitis	Ask about right lower quadrant pain, nausea, fever, loss of appetite, and pain worsening with movement.
Difference between inpatient/outpatient	Inpatient: Admitted to hospital overnight or longer. Outpatient: Visits for exam/procedure and leaves the same day.
zHierarchy of Needs (Maslow	Physiological (food, water) Safety Love/belonging Esteem Self-actualization

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