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Intro to RAD 24/26
Intro to RAD Ch. 24/26 definitions
Term | Definition |
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Autonomy | Person's self-reliance, independence, liberty, rights, privacy, individual choice, freedom of the will, and self-contained ability to decide |
Beneficence | Doing of good; active promotion of goodness, kindness, and charity |
Codes of Ethics | Articulated statement of role morality as seen by the members of a profession |
Consequentialism | Belief that the worth of actions is determined by their ends or consequences; actions are right or wrong according to the balance of their good and bad consequences |
Ethics | Systematic study of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character as known by natural reason |
Laws | Regulations established by government and applicable to people within a certain political subdivision |
Moral Principles | General, universal guides to action that are derived from so-called basic moral truths that should be respected unless a morally compelling reason exists not to do so; also referred to as ethical principles |
Morals | Generally accepted customs, principles, or habits of right living and conduct in a society and the individual's practice in relation to these |
Nonconsequentialism | Belief that actions themselves, rather than consequences, determine the worth of actions; actions are right or wrong according to the morality of the acts themselves |
Norms | Standards set by individuals or groups of individuals |
Professional Ethics | Internal controls of a profession bases on human values or moral principles |
Rules of Ethics | ARRT's mandatory standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct. These are enforceable and can result in sanctions should the ARRT determine the certificate holder has violated any of the rules |
Veracity | Duty to tell the truth and avoid deception |
Assault | Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury and any intentional display of force that would give the victim reason for fear or expect immediate bodily harm |
Battery | Any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse |
Defamation | Holding up a person to ridicule, scorn, or contempt in a respectable and considerable part of the community |
Implied Consent | Person's agreement to allow something to happen which is not expressly given but rather inferred from a person's actions or inactions |
Informed Consent | Person's agreement to allow something to happen that is based on full disclosure of the facts needed to make the decision intelligently |
Negligence | Failure to do something that a reasonable person guided by ordinary considerations that ordinarily regulate human affairs would do or the doing of something that a prudent person would not do |
Res Ipsa Loquitur | Meaning the thing speaks for itself |
Respondeat Superior | Meaning let the superior respond or the master speaks for the servant; the physician, supervisor, or employer may be liable for wrongful acts of their employees |
Tort | Private or civil wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for which the court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages |