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Communication

Process of creating meaning

Communication

Process of exchanging information, ideas, thoughts, feelings, or mesages between individuals or groups

Visual

Often called body language and can include facial expression, eye contact, posture, and gesture

Posture

Provides cues about the communicator by indicating self-confidence, aggressiveness, fear, guilt, or anxiety

Tactile

Powerful tool to convey caring, but must be used cautiously lest the receiver misinterpret the touch as sexually charged

Vocal

Intonation of a person’s voice

Intimate Distance

18” or less; used to discuss confidential matters

18” or less

Measurement for intimate distance

Personal Distance

1.5 - 4 ft; analogous to a small protective sphere or bubble that a person maintains between themselves and others

1.5 - 4 ft

Measurement for personal distance

Social Distance

4 - 12 ft; described as a psychological distance, people begin to feel anxious when these boundaries are not maintained

Social Distance

Typically the most comfortable distance when working with patients

4 - 12 ft

Measurement for social distance

Public Distance

12 ft or more; requires a more formal style of language and a louder voice

12 ft or more

Measurement for public distance

Medical History

An appropriate _ is a vital aspect of any CT examination

2

At least _ methods of verifying a patient’s identity is required

Should not

Hospital patients ____ (should/should not) be identified by room number or name posted above the patient’s bed or on the door of the patient’s room

Delayed

If the woman is uncertain, examination should be while pregnancy status is determined

BUN and serum creatnine

The laboratory values for ____ and ____ provide information about a patient’s renal function

Prothrombin Time

The laboratory values for ____, partial thromboplastin time (PTT), and platelet count provide information about the blood’s coagulation ability

Thromboplastin Time

The laboratory values for prothrombin time (PT), _, and platelet count provide information about the blood’s coagulation ability

Platelet Count

The laboratory values for prothrombin time (PT), thromboplastin time (PTT), and ___ provide information about the blood’s coagulation ability

Coagulation Ability

The laboratory values for PT, PTT, and platelet count provide information about the blood’s _

Biopsies and Fluid Drainage

PT, PTT, and platelet count are important for examinations that carry the risk of excessive bleeding, such as ____ and ______

Inhibit

Many health conditions (e.g., stroke, heart disease) are treated with medications that ____ (prohibit/inhibit) coagulation

7 - 25 mg/dL

Approximate normal range for blood urea nitrogen

0.6 - 1.7 mg/dL

Approximate normal range for serum creatinine

11 - 14 s

Approximate normal range for prothrombin time

25 - 35 s

Approximate normal range for partial thromboplastin time

150,000 - 400,000 mm³

Approximate normal range for platelet count

Informed Consent

The goal of ___ is to provide the patient with an opportunity to be an informed participant in his healthcare decisions

Straps

Used to protect the patients from falling from the CT table and to remind them to remain still during the procedure

Bean Bags

Can be placed alongside lower limbs to prevent motion that will degrade the CT images

Padded

The areas of the body to which immobilizers are applied must be ___ to prevent injury to the skin beneath the surface

Knots

____ that will become tighter with movement are prohibited

Immobilizer

The ___ must be easy to remove quickly if necessary

Wrist Immobilizers

If leg immobilizers are necessary, ____ must also be applied to prevent the patient from either unfastening the device

Vital Signs

Best early indicators of a physiologic change in a patient

Vital Signs

Body temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

98.7°F

Average oral body temperature in Fahrenheit

99.1°F

Average rectal body temperature in Fahrenheit

97.7°F

Average axillary body temperature in Fahrenheit

Tympanic

__ body temperature is calibrated to oral or rectal scales

Tympanic

Research for this body temp is inconclusive as to the accuracy of readings and correlations with other body temperature measurements

37.0°C

Average oral body temperature in Celsius

37.7°C

Average rectal body temperature in Celsius

36.4°C

Average axillary body temperature in Celsius

96.8° - 100.4°F

Normal range for oral temperature in Fahrenheit

97.2° - 100.8°F

Normal range for rectal temperature in Fahrenheit

95.8° - 99.4°F

Normal range for axillary temperature in Fahrenheit

36.0° - 38.0°C

Normal range for oral temperature in Celsius

36.7° - 38.7°C

Normal range for rectal temperature in Celsius

35.4° - 37.4°C

Normal range for axillary temperature in Celsius

Pulse

Defined as the alternate expansion and recoil of an artery

60 - 100 bpm

Normal adult pulse rate

45 - 60 bpm

Normal athletic adult pulse rate

95 - 110 bpm

Normal child pulse rate

100 - 160 bpm

Normal infant pulse rate