Transcript ETHICAL PRINCIPLES THE LAW AND RADIOGRAPHY

ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
THE LAW AND RADIOGRAPHY
PATIENT CARE PART 1
Chapter 6
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
TERMS USED TO RESOLVE ETHICAL
DILEMMAS
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AUTONOMY
BENEFICIENCE
CONFIDENTIALITY
DOUBLE EFFECT
FIDELITY
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JUSTICE
NONMALEFICENCE
PATERNALISM
SANCTITY OF LIFE
VERACITY
RESPECT FOR PROPERTY
ETHICAL DILEMMAS
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IDENTIFY PROBLEM
DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION
PICK BEST SOLUTION
DEFEND IT
HIPAA
REFER TO HIPAA POWERPOINT
IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL….
THE LAW
CRIMINAL/MISDEMEANERS
CIVIL/TORTS
INTENTIONAL TORTS
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FALSE IMPRISONMENT
LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
ASSAULT
BATTERY
INVASION OF PRIVACY
UNINTENTIONAL MISCONDUCTS
• Negligence
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duty of care
breach of duty
loss or injury
attributed to the breach of duty
Res ispa loquiter
“the thing speaks for itself”
Respondeat Superior
“let the master speak”
CONSENT
• INFORMED
• WRITTEN
• ASSUMED
CHAPTER 6- PATIENT CARE AND
ASSESSMENT
• RT’S NEED TO ASSESS
• WHY?
• HOW?
“I’m thirsty! Can you get me some
water?”
“I really have to go to the
bathroom!”
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OBTAINING PATIENT HISTORY
OBJECTIVE
SUBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS THAT COVER THESE
AREAS
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ONSET/CAUSE
DURATION
SPECIFIC LOCATION
QUALITY OF PAIN
WHAT AGGREVATES IT (OPTIONAL)
WHAT ALLEVIATES IT (OPTIONAL)
THE “IN-PATIENT”
“OUT-PATIENTS”
WALKIE-TALKIES
ASSESSING THE IN-PATIENT
• CHECK CHART!
• ALLERGIES NOTED ON FRONT OF CHART
• “ISOLATION”
“EYE-BALLING THE PATIENT”
• SKIN COLOR
– CYANOTIC
• SKIN TEMP.
– DIAPHORETIC
– FEBRILE, PYREXIA, HYPERTHERMIA
– HYPOTHERMIA
• LOC
• BREATHING
– SOUND
– DEPTH
– RATE
MORE TERMS
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EMPHYSEMA
HYPERVENTELATING
ORTHOPNEA
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
VITAL SIGNS? WHAT ARE THEY?