Legal Concerns: Sir. Eurich Roi C. Araneta, RRT
Legal Concerns: Sir. Eurich Roi C. Araneta, RRT
Legal Concerns: Sir. Eurich Roi C. Araneta, RRT
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4. Double effect – the facts of some actions may produce both a good and bad effect. There are
four criteria must be fulfilled before this type of action will be permissible:
a. the act is good or morally neutral
b. the intent is good, not evil, although a bad result may be foreseen
c. the good effect is not achieved by means of evil deed
d. the good effect must be more important than the evil effect
5. Fidelity – duty to fulfill one`s commitment and keeping
promises
6. Justice – all person must be treated equally
7. Nonmaleficence – duty to abstain from inflicting harm
and duty to do no harm
8. Paternalism – attitudes that sometimes prompts
healthcare worker to make decision regarding a person`s
care without consulting the person affected
9. Sanctity of life – life is the highest good
10. Veracity - honesty
11. Respect for Property - keeping patient`s belongings
safe
The Three Sections of Rules of Conduct or
Practice Standard
1.Professional Performance Standards – activities of the practitioner
in the areas of education, interpersonal relationship, personal and
professional self assessment, and ethical behavior
Orally/verbally: when the patient says she`s happy to undergo X-Ray procedure
Writing: when the patient signed the consent form before undergoing examination
that involves administration of contrast media
Action: when the patient holding out an arm during blood extraction
Giving Consent to Children, Young People,
Intellectually Disabled, and Mentally Ill
• Gillick Competent – those who are under 16 years old that are
capable in giving out their consent because they`re believe to
have enough intelligence, competence and understanding to
fully appreciate what's involved in their treatment
Giving Consent to Children, Young People,
Intellectually Disabled, and Mentally Ill
• Physician – licensed person who are practicing medicine that is concerned with
promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and
treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments
• Medical Doctor – these are medical students who graduated from a medical school but
doesn`t have a license
• General Practitioner (GP) or Generalist - provide routine health care (e.g., physical
examinations, immunizations) and assess and treat many different conditions,
including illnesses and injuries
• Specialist - physicians who undergo specialization and focuses more on a specific area
on medicine
Referring Physician, Ordering Physician,
and Attending Physician
• Referring physician - usually a physician who sends a
patient to a specialist for more information or treatment
• Attending Physician - one who attends a hospital at
stated times to visit the patients and give directions as to
their treatment
• Ordering Physician – physician who usually gives order
example a physician asking his patient to undergo
radiology services such as x-ray and ultrasound
Physician`s Order
• Communication or instruction from a physician directing
that a service be provided
• Could be through writing, telephone/cellphone, e-mail,
relayed by the medical staff
Why do Physician`s Order matter
• Communicating directives regarding the medical care of
the patient
• Demonstrating “under the care of a physician” and
active involvement of physician in the care of the patient
• Evidence of medical necessity
DEALING WITH
PATIENTS
Belongings X Valuables
• Belonging - any personal essential item that needs to be at the bedside.
• Valuable - any item that needs to be locked up for safety.
BELONGINGS VALUABLE
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BEDSIDE SAFE
Wash hands and wear gloves. Introduce yourself. Explain him that you are
going to assist him in dressing.
In order to trim down the risk of injuries and falls, guide your patient the
right procedure to change clothes. It will also help in increasing his level of
independence.
Step 3- Assist in undressing:
4.To remove trousers, loosen buckles and buttons and have the patient raise his
buttocks as the trousers are slipped over his hips. If the patient cannot raise his
buttocks, ask for an assistance then turn the patient toward the assistant and then
slide the trousers off on one hip. After, turn the patient toward your side then ask
the assistant to slide the trousers off on the hip.
Patient with an Intravenous Infusion
Remember to keep the bottle of fluid above the infusion site to prevent
backflow of the blood
Assisting the Patient in the Lavatory
• Patient may stay hours in the diagnostic imaging department and there were times patient is not
able to postpone urination or defecation.
1. If possible, help the patient to reach the lavatory near the examination room. But do not allow the
patient to go without assistance.
2. If the patient can help him/herself in the lavatory, just close the door and assure the patient that
there is an assistance waiting outside. (each lavatory should have an emergency button call but if
there`s none then it is the radiographer duty to frequently check the patient.
3. After the patient has finished tell him to wash his/her hands (assist if needed), then accompany the
patient back to the examination room.
4. Go back to lavatory and make certain that it is clean.
5.If the patient can move, ask him/her to place his one hand under
the lower back and rotate away from the radiographer. Then ask
the patient to raise the hips then place the pan under the hips.
6.If the patient cannot move, ask for an assistance then turn the
patient to a side-lying position. Then place the bedpan under the
hips then ask the patient to lay down in supine position.
REPUBLIC ACT 7877
Anti-sexual harassment act of 1995