Chapter 1,2,3,5 Flashcards
Who is the named the “father of medicine”?
Hippocrates
Why do we need to know specifics about medications and therapies performed on patients?
Ensure that the procedure is correct for the patient
What does respiratory care include ?
Assessment, Treatment, Management, diagnostic evaluation, education and care of patients with abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
Scientific principles are applied to ?
prevent, identify, and treat acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system.
Respiratory focuses on?
Prevention
Protocol
Care plan development
Disease management & Rehab
Family and patient education
Tobacco counseling
What are the seven major RT competencies?
Diagnostics
Chronic Disease
Evidence
Patient assessment
Leadership
Emergency and Critical
Therapeutics (oxygen therapies, medications)
What does the scope of respiratory care include?
Assessment, treatment, care for patients, rehab, management, diagnostics, evaluation
Which settings utilize respiratory therapists?
Hospitals, clinics, physicians office, rehab facility, skilled nursing facility and the patients home, insurance companies, inter-facility transport, sleep labs
What is the difference between a CRT and RRT licensure?
CRT Is certified, cannot work in California and must take TMC exam
RRT is registered and must pass CSE
what does the AARC do?
the defend our working rights as respiratory therapist
what does Respiratory Care Board of California do?
regulates respiratory care practice. RT meet state standards for education and licensure.
what does CoARC do?
provide the funding and guidelines for educational programs for respiratory therapy to be taught
what does the JCAHO do?
credits and certify healthcare organizations and programs.
what does the NBRC do?
they are the board that provides the testing for the credentials of being a CRT and RRT
Safety is important! What should you be aware of?
your environment, what room you are in, who is in there, what is in there. Question people in the halls who appear out of place or lost. If you see something or someone suspicious report it to security immediately. You could be saving the life of someone else or your own
when helping positioning a patient, how should you maneuver your body?
Lift with your knees, not your back. Don’t twist and lift.
What is the purpose of the red outlets?
are connected to the back up generators to insure they continue to work during a power outage.
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
what does the acronym PASS stand for?
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
If there is a fire in the facility, what should the respiratory therapist do first?
Rescue anyone in immediate danger of the fire and turn off the oxygen zone valves.
What is important to remember about an MRI machine?
exposes the body to powerful magnetic fields and a small amount of radio-frequency. It can create a risk to patients, healthcare workers, and equipment if metal objects are brought within specified proximity.
Is oxygen flammable and combustible?
combustible
Why is important to know your facilities emergency code designations?
This is to prepare yourself for what is coming into your facility.
Why many communications be hindered?
language barriers, mental impairment, stroke, trauma,age, cultural differences.
Autonomy
patients right to decide their own course of treatment, right of refusal etc.
Veracity
binds the healthcare worker and patient to tell the truth
Benevolent deception
with holding the truth from a patient for his/her own good
Nonmaleficence
“do not harm” obligates us to avoid harming patients
Beneficence
Require us to do no harm regardless of outcome. Many end of life issues fall into this, and it creates what we call a dilemma.
Slander
verbal defamation of an individual by false words in which his or her reputation can be damaged.
Libel
is printed defamation by written words, cartoons, etc
Negligence
failure to perform one’s duties competency
Assault
intentional act that places another person in fear of immediate bodily harm. Even threatening someone can be considered assault
Battery
unprivileged, nonconsensual physical contact with another person
What the three forms of malpractice?
- criminal
- civil
- ethical
What are the two types of advanced directives?
Living Will & Durable power of attorney
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
to ensure standards of privacy to protect the patients’ health information or any personal information regarding the patient to be discussed, looked at, tampered with.
What is PHI and what does it include?
Protective Health Information
1. past, present, future mental and physical health
2. who and what type of healthcare has been previously given.
3. past, present, or future payment or non payment by the individual.
