WEEK 1 Flashcards
(49 cards)
A person who is under medical care or treatment.
Patient
A sick, injured, wounded, or other person requiring medical and/or dental care or treatment.
Patient
The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their
supervision for the benefit of the patient.
Patient care
To provide safety for the patient and for those who work with patients in the radiology department.
Patient care and management
Quality radiographic techniques must include those patient- handling task that are necessary to
prevent injury, the spread of diseases and other hazardous complications.
Patient care and management
This delineates the rights of the patient as a consumer of health care
Patient’s rights
Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician;
each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the
patient.
Patient care team
Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a
Physician
PATIENT IDENTIFICATION
Wristband
Patient’s chart
Communication
Useful for repeated checking and review order to prevent automated multiplication of a computer error.
Patient’s identification
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PATIENT
Seriously ill and traumatized patients
Visually impaired patients
Speech and hearing impaired patients
Nin english speaking patients
Mentally impaired patients
Inpatient
Outpatient
These patients may act differently than other patients because of pain, stress or anxiety.
SERIOUSLY ILL AND TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS
These patients may act differently than other patients because of pain, stress or anxiety.
SERIOUSLY ILL AND TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS
These patients may act differently than other patients because of pain, stress or anxiety.
SERIOUSLY ILL AND TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS
A blind patient, has decreased vision without glasses, or an optically injured patient needs special
attention.
VISUALLY IMPAIRED PATIENTS
Patients who are deaf or have impaired hearing also require special attention. Those who can read
permit the primary means of communication to be in writing.
Speech and hearing impaired patients
Patients who are deaf or have impaired hearing also require special attention. Those who can read
permit the primary means of communication to be in writing.
Speech and hearing impaired patients
Do not insult the patient’s intelligence
by attempting to simplify
Terminology
Ways to communicate when you don’t speak the patient’s language:
• Use pictures, synthetic body models, and demonstrations with actual equipment to get
your message across.
• Use simulations to show what you are trying to communicate.
• Use audiotapes made in the language(s) of your patient.
• Requires a thorough knowledge of equipment and immobilization techniques as well as
interaction skills.
Requires a thorough knowledge of equipment and immobilization techniques as well as interaction
skills.
MENTALLY IMPAIRED PATIENTS
Requires a thorough knowledge of equipment and immobilization techniques as well as interaction
skills.
MENTALLY IMPAIRED PATIENTS
Someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies and treatment.
Inpatient
Someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies and treatment.
Inpatient
Someone who has come to the hospital or outpatient center for diagnostic testing or treatment but
does not occupy a bed overnight.
Outpatient
