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31 Cards in this Set
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The Health Care Team
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Order of operations
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Physicians
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Orders treatments, medications, and care.
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Radiologist
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Reads diagnostic studies, performs cauterizations in interventional radiology.
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Oncologist
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Cancer doctor
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Cardiologist
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Heart doctor
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Pharmacist
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Prepares and dispenses medications
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Medical Technologies
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Receives and analyzes laboratory specimens.
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Allied Health
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Respiratory Technologist, Physical and Occupational Therapist & Imaging Technologies
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Ethics
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A set of moral principles that govern one's action
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Moral Principles
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A set of standards that establish what is right or good.
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Ethics
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A combination of honesty, integrity, fairness, caring, respect, fidelity, citizenship & accountability.
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Professional Guidelines
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Report to work on time, work cooperatively with other employees, treat patients with dignity, don't tell your story, lab coat.
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Areas where a health care professional can be held liable
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Acting in the role of a diagnostic.
Failing to obtain consent from women of pregnancy prior to performing a diagnostic imaging procedure. Failing to obtain complete history before administrating an agent. |
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Areas where a health care professional can be held liable cont.
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Identifying wrong patients.
Failing to explaining the diagnostic procedure to a patient before the procedure. Failing to document technical factors used to makes dose calculations for a procedure. |
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Areas where a health care professional can be held liable cont.
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Failing to maintain a patient's physical privacy during the procedure.
Failing to maintain the highest quality images with the lowest possible radiation dose to the patient. |
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Patients have responsibilities too:
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To provide a complete and accurate history.
Keeping appointments and notifying ASAP when unable to do so. Responsibilities for his/her action when refusing a procedure. Fulfilling financial obligations. |
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Professional Guidelines
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Immobilization use of restraints.
Must be ordered by a physician. Least restrictive to patient's movement and freedom. Request after all safe methods have obtaining images have been exhausted. Monitor constantly and document use. Medications: only in extreme circumstances. |
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Incident Report
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Your record of what happened, panic attack during test.
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Informed Consent
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For studies that speed up the heart rate.
For specific procedures. Identifies risks and benefits of procedure. Parents sign for minors. Patient has the opportunity to ask questions about procedure. |
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HIPAA/Confidentiality
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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act =
Enacted by the U.S Congress |
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Tide I
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Ensures that health insurance is potable for those who lose coverage when changing jobs
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Tide II
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Regulations for the use and disclosure of protected health information PHI
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Practical Consideration in your workplace
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- Call patients by first names
- Two forms of ID required. - Last name verifying the spelling. - Date of birth - Medical Record number for hospitals you will find mismatched wristbands, wrong patients. - Of an error is found, contact administration and do not perform the procedure. |
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Patient Communications
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1. Introduce yourself
2. Reduce distance 3. Make eye contact, keep your body open 4. Make the patient feel involved 5. Listen 6. Use silence, give them a chance to think, give them a chance to arrange his/her thoughts. |
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Patient Communications cont.
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Patient Education: Language level should be that of someone with a 5th grade education.
- Non English Speaking -Be careful about using family members to translate. -Use in house or hospital translators - Use simple grammar, do not use slang. - If your patients have difficultly understanding you, communicate more clearly and speak slowly. |
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Cultural Consideration
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People in the USA have different racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Understandings different cultures, the values, history and tradition of your patients, is essential in providing patient care. |
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Cultural Consideration cont.
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Example: A patient that does not make eye contact. Patients with saris, burkas, etc.
- Be open to cultural differences - Patients should receive quality care irrespective of their cultural or linguistic backgrounds. |
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Lab: Tools of the Trade
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-Needles
Size is the gauge, the larger the number, the smaller the needle. - Common sizes for venipentures: 25 ga for pediatrics/geriatrics 16 ga for blood transfusions - Length .5 inch to 1 and .5 inch - Type: Straight or butterfly - Made of bevel and shaft, bevel up when injecting. |
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Needle Safety
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Do not take your eye of the needle from the time it's unsheathed until it's disposed of.
- Needles have safety devices - Dispose used needles in sharps container only! - Never put your hand into a sharp container - All needles sticks must be reported and incident report filled out. |
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Tools
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IV Catheter = common needles, and flexible catheter that remains in patient for a procedure or to deliver fluids.
-Lancet for finger sticks - Tourniquet - prepares veins for venipuncture - Gloves = never touch anything without them and never stick without gloves. |
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Syringes
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-Various sizes for injecting.
- To measure correctly use the top black line on the plunger. |
