Communication & Patient Care
This type of patient has been admitted to the hospital for treatment or diagnostic studies.
What is an inpatient?
The most important piece of information to determine during a patient interview.
What is the chief complaint?
A sudden drop in blood pressure when a patient stands up.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
This simple immobilization device is most effective for achieving extreme dorsiflexion of the ankle.
What are Velcro straps?
According to Maslow, these are the most basic human needs.
What are shelter, nourishment, and water?
This communication skill involves understanding and managing your emotions while interacting with patients and families.
What is emotional intelligence?
Respiratory rate is an example of this type of patient data.
What is objective data?
Proper lifting requires keeping the back stable and lifting with these.
What are the legs?
Wrapping a child in a sheet is known as this immobilization technique.
What is a mummy wrap?
Few people completely achieve this highest level of Maslow's hierarchy.
What is self-actualization?
When communicating with an elderly patient, you should do this.
What is speak slowly and clearly and ask for understanding feedback?
he best way to begin obtaining a patient history.
What is using open-ended questions followed by focused questions?
During a rolling transfer, the patient should generally be moved in this direction.
What is toward the technologist?
These should be documented when used because they are radiopaque and may create artifacts.
What are sandbags?
In Kübler-Ross's model, this stage involves trying to negotiate for more time.
What is bargaining?
This is an example of negative nonverbal communication.
What is talking to a patient with your back turned? or any other negative.
Pain lasting several months is classified as this.
What is chronic pain?
This device should be used when a patient cannot assist with a cart-to-table transfer.
What is a draw sheet or transfer-assist device?
Before exposure, technologists should provide these to reduce patient motion.
What are clear and concise instructions?
The correct sequence of the five stages of grief.
What isdenial/isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance?
The most common emotion experienced by patients entering a hospital.
What is fear of the unknown and their condition?
These seven components make up a thorough medical history and include onset, chronology, quality, severity, location, aggravating factors, and associated manifestations.
What are the Sacred Seven?
The most common cause of lost work time and disability among healthcare workers.
What are strains, sprains, and musculoskeletal injuries? (WRSMD)
A trauma patient arrives wearing a cervical collar. The technologist should do this.
What is complete the examination with the collar in place unless authorized to remove it?
A legal document that formalizes a patient's wishes regarding end-of-life care.
What is an advance directive?