| Description |
xii, 496 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction to radiography -- Image quality factors -- Radiation effects and radiation safety -- The healthcare delivery system -- Professional roles and behaviors -- Professional attitudes and communications -- Safety -- Infection control concepts -- Preventing disease transmission -- Response to patients' personal and physical needs -- Patient assessment -- Patient transfer -- Medication information -- Medication administration -- Emergency response -- Dealing with acute situations -- Preparation and examination of the gastrointestinal tract -- Surgical asepsis -- Contrast media and special radiographic techniques -- Bedside radiography, special conditions, and environments -- Radiography in surgery -- Special imaging modalities |
| Summary |
With clear, step-by-step instructions and more than 400 detailed full-color illustrations, Patient Care in Radiography, 8 th Edition helps you develop the technical and interpersonal skills necessary to effectively care for radiography patients in the clinical environment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Patients -- Care.
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Radiography, Medical.
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Radiography -- methods.
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Patient Care -- methods.
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Professional-Patient Relations.
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Technology, Radiologic.
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| Author |
Coakes, Dawn M.
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| LC no. |
2012005558 |
| ISBN |
0323080650 (paperback) |
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9780323080651 (paperback) |
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