Introduction
Patient care is of fundamental importance to a radiographer. They have to be empathetic, reassuring, as well as gaining their patients trust as quickly as possible. In this assignment it will be discussed how patient care is crucial for a 45 year old female patient. The radiographer’s technique will have to be adapted to suit the specific needs of that patient. Care of this patient will be considered under the following headings: Communication, consent, patient dignity, health and safety, patient management and inter-professional collaboration.
Communication
Under the patient’s circumstances, communication is vital when making her feel comfortable and gratified. It is important that the radiographer begins with the 3-point …show more content…
Health and safety encompasses multiple features of patient care. One important aspect is infection control. Ehrlich, Coakes (2013, p.146) have noted that infection control is vital in patient care. It is the practitioner’s professional duty to abide by infection control policies. This will promote the radiographer, patient and healthcare team’s safety.
Another area for contamination is the fact that this patient has been vomiting. Therefore, personal protective equipment (PPE) can be used by the radiographer. According to the Minnesota Department of Health (2014), PPE is said to prevent contact with bodily fluids that may contain an infectious agent, by creating a barrier between the healthcare worker and the infectious agent.
Examples of PPE can be: gloves, aprons, face masks and azo wipes etc. There are also aseptic hand-washing techniques used by the radiographer multiple times throughout an examination to again reduce the chance of contamination.
There are many items that require disinfection, for example, “…the radiography table top as well as calipers, cassette surfaces and immobilisation aids” (Campeau, Fleitz 2009, …show more content…
The College of Nurses of Ontario (2008, p.8-9) describes it as working with one or more members of a healthcare team to reach a common goal.
Collaboration will be needed throughout the entire examination procedure. There will be collaboration amongst radiographers when executing the ‘clean and dirty’ technique to ensure contamination is minimised.
The radiographer and accompanying nurse will also work together. They can help with manual handling of the patient for example. They may also have prior knowledge about the patient, knowing what their capabilities are etc. Furthermore, the nurse can help with pain management and administering appropriate drugs to make their examination as painless as possible.
Collaboration will occur between referrer and radiographer in order to check the referral is correct, and if any changes occur, the referrer will be notified.
The images obtained by the radiographer will be sent to colleagues to interpret, and then make up a specific plan of care. If surgery is require for example, surgeons will be involved in this
Patient care is of fundamental importance to a radiographer. They have to be empathetic, reassuring, as well as gaining their patients trust as quickly as possible. In this assignment it will be discussed how patient care is crucial for a 45 year old female patient. The radiographer’s technique will have to be adapted to suit the specific needs of that patient. Care of this patient will be considered under the following headings: Communication, consent, patient dignity, health and safety, patient management and inter-professional collaboration.
Communication
Under the patient’s circumstances, communication is vital when making her feel comfortable and gratified. It is important that the radiographer begins with the 3-point …show more content…
Health and safety encompasses multiple features of patient care. One important aspect is infection control. Ehrlich, Coakes (2013, p.146) have noted that infection control is vital in patient care. It is the practitioner’s professional duty to abide by infection control policies. This will promote the radiographer, patient and healthcare team’s safety.
Another area for contamination is the fact that this patient has been vomiting. Therefore, personal protective equipment (PPE) can be used by the radiographer. According to the Minnesota Department of Health (2014), PPE is said to prevent contact with bodily fluids that may contain an infectious agent, by creating a barrier between the healthcare worker and the infectious agent.
Examples of PPE can be: gloves, aprons, face masks and azo wipes etc. There are also aseptic hand-washing techniques used by the radiographer multiple times throughout an examination to again reduce the chance of contamination.
There are many items that require disinfection, for example, “…the radiography table top as well as calipers, cassette surfaces and immobilisation aids” (Campeau, Fleitz 2009, …show more content…
The College of Nurses of Ontario (2008, p.8-9) describes it as working with one or more members of a healthcare team to reach a common goal.
Collaboration will be needed throughout the entire examination procedure. There will be collaboration amongst radiographers when executing the ‘clean and dirty’ technique to ensure contamination is minimised.
The radiographer and accompanying nurse will also work together. They can help with manual handling of the patient for example. They may also have prior knowledge about the patient, knowing what their capabilities are etc. Furthermore, the nurse can help with pain management and administering appropriate drugs to make their examination as painless as possible.
Collaboration will occur between referrer and radiographer in order to check the referral is correct, and if any changes occur, the referrer will be notified.
The images obtained by the radiographer will be sent to colleagues to interpret, and then make up a specific plan of care. If surgery is require for example, surgeons will be involved in this