RADT 153- Patient Care- Unit 5

Responsibilities of a heath care facility (2)

1. advocate health promotion, and illness prevention

2. reduce overall heathcare costs by practicing preventing care and promoting healthy lifestyles

T or F, Caring for all patients regardless of condition is a objective of the heath care team

true

T or F, We treat trauma patients based on who is there first

False.

life threatening, urgent, then non urgent

What are the 3 trauma centers

Level I Trauma Center - care for all injuries. A large medical institution with specialized personnel & equipment & rapid intra-hospital transportation systems. Radiology personnel & requirements - 24 hour in-house RT who can perform ER, surgery, fluoro, CT, angio, sono, NM, & neuroradiography

Level II Trauma Center - community trauma center & transport to Level I. Radiology, no US, NM or neuroradiology

Level III Trauma Center - rural areas that do not have

Level I Trauma Center - care for all injuries. A large medical institution with specialized personnel & equipment & rapid intra-hospital transportation systems. Radiology personnel & requirements - 24 hour in-house RT who can perform ER, surgery, fluoro, CT, angio, sono, NM, & neuroradiography

Level II Trauma Center - community trauma center & transport to Level I. Radiology, no US, NM or neuroradiology

Level III Trauma Center - rural areas that do not have Level II facilities. RT's & other health care professionals on call

Neonate

less than 28 days old

- encourage parents to talk feed and hold their children

Infant

28 days to 1 year

- carefully immobilize when performing procedures

-have parents in the room to decrease anxiety if needed

Toddler

1 to 3 years

Who wants to control situations

toddler

-let them hold a security item and try to develop a rapport

Preschooler

3 to 6 years

less afraid of strangers

answer honestly at their level

cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality

School aged children

6-12 years

Climbing trees, fences, skateboarding

School age children

Developmental stage

School aged children. bone and primary teeth

May develop a fear of illness, injury and death

School aged children

T or F. Be open and honest and explain procedures in language they can understand

true

Adolescent

13 to 18 years

- puberty to adult

Motor vehicle accidents associated with alcohol, drugs and depression

Adolescent

Sexually transmitted diseases so heath education on preventing pregnancy & STDs

Adolescent

Geriatric patients- T or F, the average age of the U.S. population has grown increasingly older

True

T or F Geriatric patients are hyposensitive

false. they are hypersensitive

Geriatric patients

1. bones tend to lose calcium, body tissues lose elasticity, and muscle strength diminishes

2. greeater risk of respiratory problems , pulomonary congestion and pneumonia

3. many are hypersensitive

4. poor circulation

Most common break of geriatric patients are

the shoulder and the hip

Who has trouble tolerating positions for x rays

geriatric patients

Can you yell at geriatric patients, if they cannot hear

NO

Geriatric patients may go through psychological changes

fixed income, retirememnt, changing roles in a marriage, death of a spouse,

Acknowledge the limitations of aging but

respect the wisdom of the aged

Do you want to talk on the side or the back

no you want to talk FACE TO FACE

Promoting heath and preventing illness

preventive care or primary prevention is given before disease occurs while inidviduals are physically and mentally healthy. also when ill but at a risk of additional complications

Preventing illness

screening mammograms

Education

of patients about the exam being done on them requires effective communication skills for presenting info clearly and concisely

You can be book smart but if you lack____

communication, you set yourself up for failure

Can the patients be more knowledgeable than the technologist?

yes, it is important to answer honestly

Are technologist required to participate in different types of educational activities

yes. research

Research

acquire and maintain current knowledge in clinical practice. Participate in CE professional activities share knowledge with colleague

Techs need ____ CEs every year

12

Allied Heath Practitioner (AHP)- members of the heath care team who provide both ___ and ___ patient care

direct and indirect

Direct patient contact must be

licensed by the state in which they are working

Indirect patient care providers do

not have to be licensed

Do most AHPs practice independently?

no

Who carries out the orders of a physician

allied health practitioner (AHP)

As technologist are we allied heath practitioners?

yes. we are in direct and indirect contact with the patient. mainly direct which is why we need a license from our state

Can we perform a procedure without an order from the physician?

never

Who orders treatments medications and consultant care as necessary

physician

Who is your medical doctor

physician

Specializes in performance and interpretation of radiologic procedures

radiologist

Provide care for the patient that often requires 24 hours a day

Nurse

Provides home health care, out-patient care, case management, educator, & acts as a patient advocate

Nurse

Do technologist and nurses do some of the same tasks?

yes. administer medication ordered by a physician, monitor the patient's heath status

Occupational therapist

works with the restoration of the upper body- shoulders arms and hands

Physical therapist

lower body , lower limbs

Who rehabilitates patients back to wellness

occupational and physical therapist

Prepares and dispenses medications and oversees the patient's drug therapy

Pharmacist

Responsible for maintaining or improving the patient's respiratory status & administers drugs that must be given by inhalation

Respiratory therapist

Receive lab specimens and analyze them for pathological conditions

laboratory technologist

Phlebotomist, EKG technicians, nursing assistants, pharmacy technicians

paraprofessionals

Performs wide range of complex and specialized procedures in all general areas of the clinical lab , working in conjunction with pathologists , physicians, and qualified scientists

Medical technologist

Evaluates, habilitates, & performs research related to speech & language problems; plans, directs & conducts remedial programs designed to restore or improve communications efficiency of individuals with language & speech impairments, whether arising from physiological, neurological disturbances, defective articulation, or foreign dialect in children or adults

Speech pathologist

Who are the extension of the professionals

paraprofessionals

Do rad techs have assistants such as paraprofessionals?

yes

Who works in conjunction with pathologists, and physicians

medical technologist

Who has to rehabilitate patients into not only learning how to speak but to eat and drink again

speech pathologist

A study that we do with speech pathologist

barium study- different types of food with different consistency

An expert in plaster and synthetic cast application and removal and traction techniques

Orthropedic techs

Assists surgeons and other medical professionals in hospital operating rooms and similar environments

Operating room technical personnel

Patient counseling

Social worker

Who helps with any type of personal and financial problems

social worker

Who is there to make the patient well again, their soul well again

clergy

Operates imaging equipment, critiques images, makes independent decisions, care giver, advocate , educator

Radiologic technologist

**T or F. Rad technologist are operate equipment, care givers, advocates and educators

True