Chapter 1,2 Flashcards
Advance directions
Documents giving permission to a responsible person
Anxiety
Uneasiness of the mind
Anaphylactic reaction
A serious or provode shock
Tart
Administer wrong drug
Assess
To evaluate to determine the significant data
Basic needs
The necessities of life
Continuum
Continuous whole who’s parts cannot be separated
Common law
Decisions and options of courts based on local habits
Preceptor
A teacher
Practitioner
Any individual practicing in a specific area
Malpractice
Profession neglect that can cause injury or harm to a patient
Holistic
The view that an organic or integrated whole has a reality of and better than its parts
Somatic effect
Radiation to patients who receive too much radiation
Diagnostic imaging
Specialties devoted to producing an image of a body part
Alara
Radiation protection that states radiation must be as low as achievable
defaming
to attack or injure a persons reputation
despair
a hopeless state
effective communication
an interaction that produces a satisfying result
paralanguage
the sound of speech rather than its content
problem solving
the collection and analysis of information, a plan
pyelogram
a radiographic film of the kidneys/utherus