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RAD105 Exam 2
Part 2 (chapter 24 and 26)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If a technologist threatens a patient during the course of a procedure and has an apparent immediate ability to perform the threatened act, which of the following torts may be claimed? | assault |
| The legal theory of respondeat superior requires that: | the employer is responsible for the employee’s actions |
| The claim of false imprisonment requires the patient to show proof that the technologist restrained his or her freedom without consent. The defenses a technologist may raise include all of the following EXCEPT the: | life-threatening condition of the patient’s health |
| In a case in which the legal theory of res ipsa loquitur is being raised, the evidence presented must show all the following elements EXCEPT that the: | patient contributed to his or her injury |
| A consent form has been signed by a patient who will be undergoing an excretory urogram. A witness should sign the form after the patient. Who is the best witness? | a ward clerk who has no relationship with the patient or the procedure |
| Informed consent requires that the patient be given enough information to make an educated decision about his or her health care. The information the patient needs to make this decision includes all of the following EXCEPT: | the cost of the procedure |
| What complaint may be brought against a technologist if he or she touches a patient in any way without the patient’s permission? | battery |
| A patient consents to a procedure in the radiology department, but after it has started, he decides that he does not want the procedure completed. The technologist should: | stop the procedure as soon as it is safe to do so |
| A personal value system can be defined in terms of | virtues, values, ethical principles, and morals all of the above (correct answer) |
| Professional ethics can be best defined as: | a common concern for collective self-discipline |
| Which of the following statements is NOT true? | Morals control individuals within a group |
| Which of the following statements is true? | Conscience controls individual morality |
| Which of the following statements is NOT true? | Ethical dilemmas are easily solved by codes of ethics |
| Moral rules are best applied to ethical dilemmas when: | the ethical dilemma is very wide in scope |
| Action to benefit others is defined as: | beneficence |
| Which is NOT a step in the problem-solving process? | determining ethical sanctions |
| The strict observance of promises or duties is defined as: | fidelity |
| Generally accepted customs of right living and conduct are: | morals |