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| Who and When was X Ray discovered? |
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| Whihelm Conrad Rontgen, November 8, 1895 |
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| What is energy? What is radiation? |
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Energy: Capacity to operate or work
Radiation: Energy that is transmitted through space or matter |
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What is radiology technology?
What is the difference between a radiologist and radiology technologist? |
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Radiology Technology: Technical science that deals with x-rays or radioactive substances for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
Radiologist - Physician who reads or interprets the x-rays
Radiology Technologist - Takes the x-rays, also known as radiographer |
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Define:
Radiologist
Radiographer
Technologist
Technician |
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Radiographer - takes x-rays
Radiologist - Physician who reads and interprets x-rays
Technologist - skilled in particular art (takes x-rays)
Technician - person who performs procedures that require detail to tech detail |
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| What is Cardiovascular Interventional Technology? |
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| Also known as Interventional Radiography...Images of the vessels(arteries/veins) |
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| What is the difference between Accreditation and Certification? |
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Accreditation is recognition that an institution can teach.
Certification is recognition that an individual has demonstrated knowledge of a skill. |
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What is licensure?
What is Registry? |
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Licensure is a process by which a state grants permission to individuals to practice their profession.
Registry is a list of individuals holding certification in a particular profession. |
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| Accredited programs have satisfactorily demonstrated compliance with educational standards developed ___________ and _________ the profession. |
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| There are specific ________ which detail exactly how an accredited program must operate. |
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| Accredited programs are voluntary or involuntary? |
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| What is the ARRT and what is its function? |
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American Registry of Radiology Technologists.
It encourages the study and elevating standards of Rad Tech, examines and certifies candidates, and publishes a list of registrants. (Must redo every ten years) |
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| How many states require a license from the state before practicing? |
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| Professional Societies represent the interest of groups to the public and ____________________ bodies and often publish professional ________________. |
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| What is ASRT and what do they do? |
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American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
They provide educational programs and tracks continuing educational credits for members. |
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Define:
ASRT
AVIR
AHRA
AEIRS
SDMS |
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ASRT - American Society for Radiologic Technologists.
AVIR - Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers
AHRA - American Healthcare Radiology Administration
AEIRS - Associate of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences
SDMS - Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
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| What does HIPAA stand for and what is their main purpose? |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
They define and limit circumstances in which PHI may be used or disclosed. |
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| What is PHI? What does it include? |
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Protected Health Information (made available by paper, oral, or electronically)
Includes demographic information, individuals physical or mental health, and any kind of payment information. |
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| What does HIPAA apply to? |
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Health Plans (insurance)
Health Care Clearinghouses
Health Care Providers |
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| What does it mean to "de-identify" |
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| Taking off patients names AND patient number from scans. Making sure the remaining information can no longer be used to identify whos scans they are. |
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| What do State Health Departments do? |
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| They define rules to protect health and safety of patients. |
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| What is the NRC and what do they do? |
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission They do radiation regulating for control of equipment and technologists. They conduct inspections. |
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| What is JCAHO? Are they voluntary or involuntary subscriptions? |
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
They regulate quality and safety provided to patients.
Voluntary |
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| What is OSHA and what do they do? |
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Federal agency that establishes safety standards in the workplace
- Handles hazardous materials |
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| Mammography Departments are supervised by which administration? |
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| FDA (Food and Drug Admin.) |
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| What does ACR stand for? Is it a voluntary or involuntary accreditation? |
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| American College of Radiology. Voluntary |
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A safety Committee is an internal regulation. Is it required by JCAHO?
What does it do? |
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| Yes, it directs edcucation of employees on safety policies and ensures safe operation of facility and checks for ADE (Adverse Druge Events) |
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| Infection Control is an internal agency. What does it do? |
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Regulates infection control policies and procedure.
Conducts epidemiologic studies for patients and employees protection. |
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| What is the radiation safety committee? |
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Regulates hospitals activities for radiation safety and nuclear medicine activities.
Defines safe handling of radioactive materials.
Develops policies for accidental radiation exposure. |
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| What is the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee? |
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Definition
Reviews drugs and their use in the hospital.
Reviews drugs us in radiology and their protocol for use |
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| What is Risk Management and Corporate Compliance? |
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| Controls the amount of legal and financial risk to the organization. |
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| What are the top 4 most desired skills of employees? |
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Definition
Knowledge of technical aspects of the job.
Customer Service skills.
Interpoersonal communication skills for dealing with co-workers.
Quality (doing the right things the first time) |
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Expectations of students are:
- Ability to see work from the ______ or _______ perspective.
- Develop Skills in handling customer ______________.
- Practice service with a ____________.
- _____________ as if the customer were always right.
- Understand the patients and physicians write all the ____________.
Strive to meet or exceed the expectations of ____________ and physicians. |
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- Patients and Physicians
- Complaints
- Smile
- React
- Paychecks
- Patients |
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| Knowing your needs helps determine the _____________. |
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| Produced by events that are _____________ as demands on time, energy, or resources with the threat that not enough energy, time or resources will be available to fulfill an obligation. |
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| What is the physiological reaction arising from emotions of both fear and anger? |
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| What are uplifts when it comes to stress intervention? |
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| Planned positive activites |
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| Positive activities _____________ unexpected negative change or hassles |
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| What is "out of control language" |
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| words that lack control and promotes felling of being out of control |
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| What is "in-control language" |
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produces positive feelings
- saying "i want to or I decided to" |
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| Less than ______% of the events we worry about actually happen |
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| Most worries either never happen or __________________ than expected |
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| Self management related to how time is used |
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| What are the 4 keys aspects to time management? |
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Know Yourself
Prioritize Responsibilities
Prioritize Activities
Plan for self care |
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| What reduce the harmful effects of the fight or flight response |
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| aerobic activity that involves large muscles |
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| Should you review the material soon after its introduced? |
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| Should you use as many senses as possible? |
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| When taking a test, which should you answer first? |
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| All the questions you know |
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| What are clinicals and why do we do them? |
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Affiliations between medical facilities and education insitutions
to allow for the observation, assitance and performance requirements for the completion of diagnostic medical imaging procedures |
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| Clinical education provides a ______________ based education experience that promotes synthesis of theory, use of current technology, competent clinical practice and professional values |
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| What is the difference between clinical and didactic learning? |
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Clinical includes procedures and activities that occur in the clinical education setting, includes patient contact.
Didactic learning is informational and instructional. Activities occur in the classroom. |
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| What are the three learning domains and define each? |
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Cognative (behaviors requiring levels of thought including knowledge, understanding, reason and judgment)
Psychomotor (behaviors involving physical actions)
Affective (behaviors guided by feelings) |
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| Concise description of an observable behavior to be achieved is what? |
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| Demonstrable, successful achievement of a performance object is what? |
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| What is direct supervision? |
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| practitioner must be present during exams |
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| What is indirect supervision? |
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| Practitioner must be within earshot of exam |
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| The program direct does what? |
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| Coordinates the whole rad tech program |
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| A clinical instructor also know as _________ does what? |
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| CI, works with students in one on one observation, instruction and evaluation |
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| What is a competency exam? |
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| Evaluation of proficiency of student, done on real patient, to show technologist they can handle skills |
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| Where is the radiation monitor worn? |
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| The Code of Ethics is determined by the _________. |
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| The Practice standards are determined by the ___________. |
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| Providing high quality care and images while acting in the _________________ of the patient. |
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| Rules and standards that govern technologists is the ______________. |
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| Statements defining the professional role and performance criteria of a technologist by the ASRT is the ____________________. |
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| Creative action based on professional knowledge and experience involving sound judgment applied with high ethical standards and integrity is _____________. |
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| Problem Solving - answering questions in a _________________ to resolve a challenging situation. |
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| What are the four steps in critical thinking and problem solving. |
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Identify and Clarify the problem.
Objective examination of the problem.
Consider all possible solutions.
Select the solution with the best outcome for the patient. |
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| The federal agency that establishes safety standards |
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| This organization is a sponsor for JCERT and the ARRT |
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| This organization certifies individuals in radiography |
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| The agency that regulates the quality of safety provided to patients |
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| The international organization to facilitate communication among radiologic technologists |
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| The film/image produced to visualize the internal structures of the body? |
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| To provide a listing of individulas who are certified in radiologic technology |
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| According to the textbook, this is the role of the clinical setting in critical thinking |
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| where students transfer knowledge into action |
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| What is the biggest procrastination of time?` |
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| unexpected negative changes or events |
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| reason for most hospital reorganizations |
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| the hospital department responsible for employee recruitment |
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| What are the 3 main areas of conginitive learning? |
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| knowledge, reason and judgment |
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| In decision making, this is given primary consideration. |
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| What's best outcome for the patient |
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| What are the most basic and most advance needs in Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs |
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| Physiological and Self Actualization |
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