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ETHICAL PRINCIPLESTHE LAW AND RADIOGRAPHY
PATIENT CARE PART 1Chapter 6
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
TERMS USED TO RESOLVE ETHICAL DILEMMAS
• AUTONOMY• BENEFICIENCE• CONFIDENTIALITY• DOUBLE EFFECT• FIDELITY
• JUSTICE• NONMALEFICENC
E• PATERNALISM• SANCTITY OF LIFE• VERACITY• RESPECT FOR
PROPERTY
ETHICAL DILEMMAS
• IDENTIFY PROBLEM• DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION• PICK BEST SOLUTION• DEFEND IT
HIPAAREFER TO HIPAA
POWERPOINT
IT’S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL….
THE LAW
CRIMINAL/MISDEMEANERSCIVIL/TORTS
INTENTIONAL TORTS
• FALSE IMPRISONMENT• LIBEL/SLANDER/DEFAMATION OF
CHARACTER• ASSAULT• BATTERY• INVASION OF PRIVACY
UNINTENTIONAL MISCONDUCTS• Negligence
– 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!”
Or or
OBTAINING PATIENT HISTORY
OBJECTIVESUBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS THAT COVER THESE AREAS• 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
• EMPHYSEMA• HYPERVENTELATING• ORTHOPNEA• ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION• VITAL SIGNS? WHAT ARE THEY?