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Chapter 2
Professional Issues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group | Ethical |
| An electrical or battery-operated device applied to the chest of a victim who is suffering a particular heart dysrhythmia to counter shock them; available to the general public who have been trained to its use | Automatic external defibrillator |
| Professional negligence that is the cause of injury or harm to a patient | Malpractice |
| A teacher; directs action or conduct of another individual | Preceptor |
| Healing or palliative | Theraputic |
| Training given to employees in connection with their work or profession to update or maintain knowledge | In-service |
| Established law that is enacted by a legislative body and punishable by the court system | Statutory law |
| A calling that requires specialized knowledge and intense academic preparation | Profession |
| To attack or injure a person's reputation | Defaming |
| A radiographic technologist who uses critic thinking, problem solving, and judgement to perform diagnostic images | Radiographer |
| Modern term for radiography, encompassing all specialties devoted to producing an image of a body part | Diagnostic imagine |
| Refers to the fact that all acts must be meant to attain a good result or to be beneficial, requiring actions that either prevents harm or does the greatest good for the patient | Beneficence |
| All patients have the right to have information concerning their state of health or other personal information kept in confidence. This concept of privacy is one of the ways radiographers act on behalf of the patient | Confidentiality |
| This is NOT one of the Patient's Bill of Rights | A patient has the right to be informed about other patients' conditions and prognoses when they share a hospital room |
| In the course of performing our professional duties, radiographers are not immune to the growing number of ethical conflicts and dilemmas. The document that provides guiding moral principles for radiologic technology is | ARRT Standards of Ethics |
| Which set of ethics include the following statement: "The radiologic technologist acts as an agent through observation and communication to obtain pertinent information for the physician to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient and recognizes | Code of Ethics |
| Violations of the Rules of Ethics are subject to Technologist sanctions include (not limited to) | Convictions of a crime including felony, a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor with the sole exception of speeding and parking violations, failure or inability to perform radiologic technology with reasonable skill and safety, engaging in conduct with a pati |
| Which professional organization developed Practice Standards for Medical Imaging to define the practice and establish general criteria to determine compliance | ASRT |
| Which professional organization developed the Code and Rules of Ethics to serve as a guide in maintaining ethical conduct in all aspects of the radiologic sciences | ARRT |
| Which professional organization ensures that radiologic technology programs will provide the knowledge and skills for quality patient care | JRCERT |
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