Patient Care and Communication Flashcards
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When obtaining informed consent for a procedure, which element is NOT required?
Answer: The physician's personal opinion on cost
Informed consent requires description of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives, but not the physician's personal financial opinions.
A patient reports eye pain and redness after a recent procedure. The technician's BEST first response is to:
Answer: Immediately notify the supervising ophthalmologist
Post-procedure pain and redness may indicate a complication requiring prompt physician evaluation.
What does SOAP stand for in clinical documentation?
Answer: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
SOAP notes consist of Subjective (patient history), Objective (exam findings), Assessment (diagnosis), and Plan (treatment).
Which universal precaution practice is most important when performing contact tonometry?
Answer: Wearing gloves and disinfecting the tonometer tip between patients
Contact tonometry requires proper disinfection of the probe tip (with approved agents) and gloves to prevent cross-contamination.
Proper hand hygiene in the ophthalmic clinic should occur:
Answer: Before and after every patient contact
Hand hygiene before and after each patient encounter is the single most effective way to prevent healthcare-associated infections.
When documenting visual acuity 'cc' versus 'sc', these abbreviations refer to:
Answer: With correction versus without correction
'cc' (cum correctione) means with correction; 'sc' (sine correctione) means without correction.