some more important stuff Flashcards
informed consent must follow 3 rules
voluntary, informed and capacity
information for informed consent must be given by
the person who will be performing the procedure
in order for patient to give consent they must know
benefits and risks
mandatory for every invasive diagnostic/theruputic procedure
written consent
Needed in tests such as putting in stitches or radiological examination
oral consent
Expressed consent is what
when the patient does not stop the procedure from taking place
implied consent is
emergency situations when it is not possible to obtain consent.
simple consent is
Obtaining a patient’s permission to perform a procedure, without knowledge of that procedure.
two forms of simple consent
implied and expressed
all catheters are
disposable
catheters are maufactured from
teflon, polyurethane and polyethelene
polyethene has beter _______ than polyurethane
torque
French gauge system used to measure ____ of catheter
outer diameter
1 FR= ___mm
0.3
Fr= D (mm) x ____
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