Patient Care in Radiography
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-323-08065-1 (ISBN)
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Confidently master vital skills that will help you provide high-quality care to your radiography patients, including safety, transfer, positioning, infection control, and assessment procedures. Comprehensive and in-depth information closely follows ASRT curriculum guidelines to guide you through key elements of patient care, as well as topics related to microbiology, emerging diseases, transcultural communication, administering medications, and bedside radiography. In addition, almost 500 illustrations and photographs visually demonstrate important procedures and assist you in acquiring both the technical and the interpersonal skills needed in the clinical environment.
Integrated patient care tips and procedure descriptions help you ensure high-quality patient care as well as technical proficiency.
Infection control content helps you prevent the spread of diseases.
Special coverage familiarizes you with appropriate patient care for a wide range of imaging modalities.
Procedure photo-essays walk you through essential techniques.
Case studies help you build the critical thinking and problem-solving skills to address situations you may encounter on the job.
Chapter outlines, objectives, key terms, summaries, review questions, and critical thinking activities highlight the most important chapter content and help you retain information more effectively.
NEW! Updated content reflects the latest advances in:
Patient comfort measures
Patient care relative to patient age
Assisting patients with dressing and undressing
Assessment of extremities in casts
Assessments of pediatric patients for evidence of potential child abuse
Assessment of geriatric patients for evidence of potential elder abuse
Descriptions and precautions for pediatric IV medication administration
Information on pulmonary embolism
Information on Jackson-Pratt and Penrose drains
NEW! Full-color illustrations and photographs clarify techniques and clinical details.
NEW! Safety boxes with warning icons alert you to common safety concerns you�ll encounter in practice.
NEW! Real-world scenarios throughout the text help you understand the practical application of chapter concepts.
NEW! Simplified organization makes complex content more accessible and helps you study more efficiently.
Part I Introduction to Radiography
1. X-ray Production
2. Technical Factors in Radiography
3. Radiation Effects and Radiation Safety
4. Imaging Services in the Healthcare Delivery System
5. Professional Behavior and Legal Considerations
Part II: Patient Care
6. Professional Attitudes and Communications
7. Workplace Safety
8. Infection Control Concepts
9. Infectious Diseases: Preventing Disease Transmission
10. Responding to Patients� Personal and Physical Needs
11. Patient Assessment
12. Patient Transfer
13. Medication Information
14. Medication Administration
15. Emergency Response
16. Dealing with Acute Situations
Part III: Patient Care in Specific Procedures and Environments
17. Preparation and Examination of the Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Surgical Asepsis
19. Contrast Media and Special Radiographic Techniques
20. Mobile Radiography, Special Care Units, and Specialty Equipment
21. Surgical Radiography
22. Special Imaging Modalities
Appendices
A. Radiography Practice and Standards
B. Informed Consent Form
C. Abbreviated List of Phrases with Guides to Pronunciation for Four Languages
D. Accepted Abbreviations and Descriptive Terms for Charting
E. Incident Report Form/Unusual Occurrence Report
F. Radiology Department Infection Control Procedures
G. Isolation Guidelines
H. Two- and Three-Person Lift
I. Urine Collection
J. Iodinated Contrast Media Products for Radiography
K. Catheterization Technique
Glossary
Illustration Credits
Index
| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 848 illustrations (848 in full color) |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | St Louis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► MTA - Radiologie |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Sonographie / Echokardiographie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-323-08065-0 / 0323080650 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-08065-1 / 9780323080651 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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