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Maslow pyramid
safety and security of Maslow pyramid
- who will be doing it
- how will it be performed
- what sensations or feelings to expect
self esteem
- defined as one's self
- people need to be valued especially after amputations and deformities
self actualization
- highest level rarely met
- the ability to experience one's potential
- Sonographers can influence patients and encourage them to learn all about their illness by providing personal observations and recommending appropriate resources
what are the communication characteristics
1.sender
2. message channel ( verbal and non verbal)
3. receiver
4. interaction ( feedback from receivers response )
communication barries
1. talking to fast
2. using vocabulary that they do not understand
3. talking down
4. language
5. strong feelings in anger prejudice
6. concerned with your own personal problems
cutting off communication
- Judgmental response
- Arguing
- Solving
- Interrupting
- Changing the subject
- Distractions
- False assurances
- Untruthfulness
- Evasion
- Avoidance
- False reassurance
exploring attitudes and feelings
physical and emotional state
Patients with special needs
- speech impaired
- hearing impaired
- visual impaired
and confused or disoriented patients
Professional communication
Provide written and oral reports that aid in diagnosis
what to make sure off
make sure to write down all necessary information and measurements if the patient has images make sure those images are also in your report
The patient self determination act was established in what year
1990
what are advanced directives
living Wills and health proxy
living will
Designed for end-of-life situations such as when the healthcare team agrees that there's little hope for recovery or the patient is in vegetative state
- it expresses the patient's desire about whether they want life sustaining intervention towards the end
health proxy
Makes a surrogate decision maker ( and a back up ) whom the patient trust to make decisions themselves
in order to be valid both must sign while the patient is still mentally competent
If there is no health care surrogate assigned what does the physician do
- Assign one on the spot
- the states have a hierarchy according to the people closer to the patient
Hospice care
A kind of palliative care that allows patients to be treated at home to help relieve the pain of dying patients both physical and emotional
What are the five steps of grieving
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4 . depression
5. acceptance
☆Remember that not everybody goes to all stages and not everybody goes through them in order
Critical thinking
Clarifies goals, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, accomplishes actions, and assesses conclusions