Description

During the past 27 years, Patient Care in Radiography
has expanded to meet the changing needs of students

and technologists in radiography and other medical im-
aging modalities. It is a resource that provides an intro-
duction to these professions and an orientation to the

hospital environment. First and foremost, however, it is

a fundamental text on patient care, designed and writ-
ten to help radiographers meet patient needs. The reader

learns to care for the patient effectively while function-
ing as a responsible and valuable member of the health

care team, from the introduction to the patient, through
routine procedures and emergency situations, to the
final recording of events in the medical record.
While the primary goal is centered on patient care,

concern for those who provide that care is also an es-
sential focus in this text. Discussions of significant

aspects of self-care and professional development are
included in the following chapters:
Chapter 1 incorporates important self-care concepts
into the section on radiation safety.
Chapter 2 contains discussions on career planning,
malpractice prevention, and legal considerations.

Chapter 3 describes professional attitudes and strat-
egies for dealing with burnout and grief.

Chapter 4 includes sections on environmental and
ergonomic safety.

Chapter 5 provides Standard Precautions and ad-
ditional guidelines for infection control as recom-
mended by The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

Applying these principles is critical to your well-
being and your ability to provide good care to others.

NEW TO THIS EDITION
As in previous editions, the seventh edition of Patient

Care in Radiography contains updated and new infor-
mation designed to keep students and practicing ra-
diographers up to date in this rapidly changing field:

Every effort has been made to address the content
of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
(ASRT) curriculum for radiography that falls within
the general scope of the text and to provide both

content and learning tools that will aid in imple-
menting the ASRT curriculum guidelines.

Content has been updated to reflect current informa-
tion and infection control guidelines from the CDC

and to be consistent with Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) recommendations.
This information will help to ensure the well-being
of radiographers by raising ergonomic standards in
the workplace and by minimizing risks of exposure
to bloodborne pathogens.
The discussions of medicolegal issues and important

procedures needed to comply with the Health Insur-
ance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

have been expanded in Chapter 2.
More information on human diversity and cultural

attitudes toward health care, plus a completely re-
vised and expanded section on age-specific commu-
nication and care, has been added in Chapter 3.

Additional information on ergonomic safety of
particular interest to sonographers is included in
Chapter 4.
Chapters 5 and 7 contain the latest information from
both the CDC and OSHA with respect to infection
control and bloodborne pathogen safety.
The information on patient assessment in Chapter 6
is improved with enhancement of the discussion on

talung a clinical history and streamlining of the sec-
tion on electrocardiography (ECG). The ECG con-
tent from the sixth edition is available online at the

Evolve site, which is described in a following section.
The number of Spanish phrases in Appendix C has

been greatly increased to help radiographers com-
municate more effectively with