RSC final Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
fight for us on every level to make sure standards are there and we get reimbursed
AARC (american association of respiratory care)
responsible for the board exams and credentials
NBRC (national board for respiratory care)
group that accredits school
CoARC (committee on accreditation for respiratory care)
CRT
certified respiratory therapist
advanced therapist; license valid in all states
RRT (registered respiratory therapist)
CPFT
certified pulmonary function technician
RPFT
registered pulmonary function technologist
profile of a high risk clinician
clinicians in practice for less than 3 years or more than 15 years, clinicians that fail to pursue advanced
credentialing or to obtain CEU's in their area, clinicians that do not hold membership in their
professional association, bc that limits their access to changes of care and current standards, clinicians
that are unaware of current updated policies and procedures in their department, clinicians that do
not chart accurately, or in a timely manner, new clinicians, seasoned clinicians, new graduate
failure to complete an assignment that is legal and agreed upon
breach of duty
expected level of care that would be rendered under similar circumstances
standard of care
license or other document stating competence (CRT and RRT)
credential
ommission of doing something that a reasonable person would do (failure to take correct action,
failing to take any action, doing the wrong thing all together, or doing the correct thing at the wrong
time)
negligence
, written
liable
oral
slander
set of general principles and rules developed to bring about a desire or ideal result
code of ethics
patient's right to decide on their own course and follow through with that plan(ex. pt choosing not to
get chemo)
autonomy
patient that can exercise free will without coercion, duress, or deceit
informed consent
binds both the healthcare worker and the patient to tell the truth
veracity
obligation not to harm the patient and to protect them from harm. Does not include secondary side
effects form medication
nonmalficence
goes beyond not harming the patient but actively contributes to their well-being
beneficence
social trading is
illegal, immoral, and unethical
like cases should be treated alike
justice
when something happens that should have been foreseen
negligence
for a malpractice lawsuit to be valid it has to have 3 elements:
you owe a legal duty to the patient, standard of care falls below what is owed to the patient, there is
a time frame that they have to file the lawsuit
if you force a patient to take a treatment that they have refused
battery
hospital acquired infection
nosocomial infection
Pass
fight for us on every level to make sure standards are there and we get reimbursed
AARC (american association of respiratory care)
responsible for the board exams and credentials
NBRC (national board for respiratory care)
group that accredits school
CoARC (committee on accreditation for respiratory care)
CRT
certified respiratory therapist
advanced therapist; license valid in all states
RRT (registered respiratory therapist)
CPFT
certified pulmonary function technician
RPFT
registered pulmonary function technologist
profile of a high risk clinician
clinicians in practice for less than 3 years or more than 15 years, clinicians that fail to pursue advanced
credentialing or to obtain CEU's in their area, clinicians that do not hold membership in their
professional association, bc that limits their access to changes of care and current standards, clinicians
that are unaware of current updated policies and procedures in their department, clinicians that do
not chart accurately, or in a timely manner, new clinicians, seasoned clinicians, new graduate
failure to complete an assignment that is legal and agreed upon
breach of duty
expected level of care that would be rendered under similar circumstances
standard of care
license or other document stating competence (CRT and RRT)
credential
ommission of doing something that a reasonable person would do (failure to take correct action,
failing to take any action, doing the wrong thing all together, or doing the correct thing at the wrong
time)
negligence
, written
liable
oral
slander
set of general principles and rules developed to bring about a desire or ideal result
code of ethics
patient's right to decide on their own course and follow through with that plan(ex. pt choosing not to
get chemo)
autonomy
patient that can exercise free will without coercion, duress, or deceit
informed consent
binds both the healthcare worker and the patient to tell the truth
veracity
obligation not to harm the patient and to protect them from harm. Does not include secondary side
effects form medication
nonmalficence
goes beyond not harming the patient but actively contributes to their well-being
beneficence
social trading is
illegal, immoral, and unethical
like cases should be treated alike
justice
when something happens that should have been foreseen
negligence
for a malpractice lawsuit to be valid it has to have 3 elements:
you owe a legal duty to the patient, standard of care falls below what is owed to the patient, there is
a time frame that they have to file the lawsuit
if you force a patient to take a treatment that they have refused
battery
hospital acquired infection
nosocomial infection
