Patient Interactions and Care in Radiography

Vocabulary flashcards covering emotional intelligence, patient assessment, communication methods, age groups, and death and dying awareness stages based on the lecture notes.

Emotional Intelligence (EI)

The ability to look at yourself and at others in an effort to recognize and understand emotions, and to use that to manage those emotions.

Essential Traits of EI

The five core components of Emotional Intelligence, comprising Self-awareness, Self-regulation, Motivation, Empathy, and Social skills.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

A framework describing how people strive from a basic level of physiologic needs toward a level of self-actualization.

Self-Actualization

A concept in Maslow's hierarchy where a person reaches their full potential.

Initial Patient Assessment

The first assessment made by reviewing the patient's chart or procedure request.

Second Patient Assessment

The assessment made with verbal communication by introducing yourself, briefly explaining the procedure, and obtaining a brief history.

Inpatient

Someone who has been admitted to the hospital for diagnostic studies or treatments and occupies a bed for longer than 24 hours.

Outpatient

Someone who has come to the hospital or outpatient clinic for diagnostic testing or treatment but does not occupy a bed overnight.

Palpation

The application of light pressure with the fingers to the body used to locate bony landmarks.

Paralanguage

Nonverbal communication where patients receive signals via pitch, tone, pauses, speech rate, and volume.

Infant

Age group spanning from birth to 1 year old.

Toddlers

Age group spanning from 1 to 3 years old.

Preschoolers

Age group spanning from 3 to 5 years old.

School-Aged Children

Age group spanning from 5 to 10 years old.

Adolescents

Age group spanning from 10 to 25 years old.

Young Adults

Age group spanning from 25 to 45 years old.

Middle-Aged Adults

Age group spanning from 45 to 65 years old.

Mature Adults

Age group comprising individuals 65 years old and older.

Kubler-Ross Five Stages of Grieving Process

The five stages of grief: 1. Denial and isolation, 2. Anger, 3. Bargaining, 4. Depression or preparatory depression, 5. Acceptance.

Closed Awareness

An awareness level where patients are not told of their condition.

Suspicious Awareness

An awareness level where patients watch for clues as to their condition, but do not let the healthcare team know how much they understand.

Mutual Pretense

An awareness level where the patient, staff, and family all know the condition but pretend not to know to avoid interpersonal conflicts.

Open Awareness

A desirable awareness level where everyone knows the condition, permitting all parties to work through the various stages of death.

Advanced Directive

A form of patient autonomy that provides an individual a means to direct health care if a situation occurs in which they are unable to make decisions (e.g., DNR).