chapter 11 ethics, professionalism and law

Question 1

standards of conduct

Answer 1

a list essential to meeting both the emotional and physical needs of patients

Question 2

interpersonal relationships

Answer 2

-individuals such as instructors, physicians and radiologist that will influence your education
-success depends primarily on your dedication

Question 3

what influences attitude of the patient

Answer 3

• prejudices
• religion
• race
• color

Question 4

modesty

Answer 4

all patients value their bodies as part of their total person and deserve to be managed in a respectful manner

Question 5

dignity

Answer 5

• state of honor or esteem
• being more comfortable with the patients will increase their trust

Question 6

effective communication

Answer 6

includes verbal communication, facial expressions, and body languages

Question 7

professional confidentiality

Answer 7

information cannot be revealed by technologists to the patient, patient’s family, and others outside the department without direct consent of he patient’s physician

Question 8

HIPAA

Answer 8

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)

Question 9

what influences a patient’s first impression

Answer 9

personal appearance and facial expressions

Question 10

personal obligations

Answer 10

• to be a leader you must demand the highest quality in classes and clinicals
• a RT who stays apart of the field must be a: technologist, scientist, and humanitarian

Question 11

law

Answer 11

composite body of customs, practices and rules

Question 12

case law

Answer 12

law that arises from the court’s interpretation

Question 13

medical melpractice

Answer 13

• specific area of the law that most concerns health practitioners
• important to understand legal relationships between patient and healthcare providers
• failure to meet responsibilities can leave the health care worker open to lawsuits of wrongful or negligent acts

Question 14

what are torts

Answer 14

violations of civil law

Question 15

2 types of torts

Answer 15

• intentional misconduct
• unintentional misconduct

Question 16

intentional misconduct

Answer 16

• civil assault
• civil battery
• invasion of privacy
• false imprisonment
• defamation: either slander (spoken) or libel (written)

Question 17

unintentional misconduct

Answer 17

negligence

Question 18

for professionals to be found negligent in court, the civil proceeding must establish…

Answer 18

• duty of care
• breach of duty by RT
• cause of injury was due to RT’s negligence
• injury actually occurred

Question 19

3 conditions of patient consent

Answer 19

• patient must be of legal age
• patient must offer consent voluntarily
• patient must be informed about medical care
  consent can be written, oral or implied

Question 20

Respondeat Superior

Answer 20

• latin for “let the master answer”
• employer pays victim for torts committed by employee but does not mean RT cannot be immune to damage suits

Question 21

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Answer 21

• latin for “the thing speaks for itself”
• applies to a case built around evidence that demonstrates that injury could not have occurred if there had been no negligence

Question 22

why might a plaintiff’s attorney choose to name a RT as a defendant

Answer 22

• to meet the conditions of res ipsa loquitur
• the hospital is immune from action or the RT is not directly controlled by the physician
• because the hospital cannot be sued as defendants, proximate causation cannot be applied
• because of various trial tactics
• to secure RT as witness in subsequent testimony
• plaintiff presumes RT has assets or insurance
• because it aids or is essential to the case

Question 23

legal and ethical considerations regarding new technology

Answer 23

• technology tends to develop faster than legal guidelines
• new imaging tech must be proven to be safe
• new tech must be approved by appropriate governing agencies