What does the term Ethics refer to? How/why is ethical behavior important in the healthcare field?
Ethics refers to a set of principles of right and wrong behavior. It is important to the health care field because effects of ethical or unethical behavior can harm others, put them at risk for harm, or violate their rights.
The ASRT document that defines the radiographers role is the:
a. standards of ethics
b. practice standards
c. standard of care
d. legal standards
b. Practice Standards
Occurrences that can keep a radiography student from meeting ARRT certification requirements include:
1. being suspended from a radiography program
2. being dismissed/expelled from a radiography program
3. failing more than one course in his or her radiog
C. 1 and 2 only
Violations of the ARRT Rules of Ethics include
1. accepting responsibility to perform a function outside the scope of practice
2. failure to obtain pertinent information for the radiologist
3. failure to share newly acquired knowledge with peers
a. 1 only
1 only
Which organization has the authority to impose professional sanction on a radiographer?
a. ARRT
b. ASRT
c. JRCERT
d. TJC
a. ARRT
A radiographer who discloses confidential information to unauthorized individuals may be found liable for:
a. assualt
b. battery
c. intimidation
d. defamation
defamation
Patients' rights include the following:
1. The right to refuse treatment
2. The right to confidentiality
3. The right to posses one's medical records
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1,2, and 3
B. 1 and 2 only. A patient's bill of rights only identifies access to one's medicals records, not possession.
A radiographer who performs an x-ray examination on a patient without consent or after the patient has refused the examination, may be liable for :
a. assault
b. battery
c. slander
d. libel
b. battery
Assault is to threaten harm while battery is to carry out the threat.
Libel is written defamation while slander is spoken defamation.
An individual's legal document identifying his or her specific wishes regarding medical care to be provided in the event that he is or she is unable to make or communicate decision is called:
1. advance health care directive
2. informed consent
3. last wi
A. 1 only
The legislation that guarantees confidentiality of all patient information is:
a. HSS
b. HIPAA
c. HIPPA
d. MQSA
B. HIPAA
If a patient lacks decision-making capacity, his or her rights can be exercised on his or her half by:
1. designated surrogate
2. designated proxy
3. no one
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 2 only
d. 3 only
c. 1 and 2 only