Deck 2: Professional Roles and Behaviors

Question 1

If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm,this offense is termed:

A) invasion of privacy.
B) battery.
C) slander.
D) assault.

Answer 1

assault.

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer?

A) Providing the patient with considerate and respectful care
B) Avoidance of discrimination in professional practice
C) Keeping patient information confidential
D) Providing patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment

Answer 2

Providing patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment

Question 3

Violations of state radiation control regulations,such as practicing outside the legal scope of practice,are usually classified as:

A) negligence.
B) misdemeanors.
C) felonies.
D) malpractice.

Answer 3

misdemeanors.

Question 4

A professional organization for radiographers and all radiologic technologists is the:

A) ACR.
B) JRCERT.
C) ASRT.
D) SDMS.

Question 5

When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the orders of an attending physician,the physician may be held responsible according to the:

A) doctrine of borrowed servant.
B) rule of professional responsibility.
C) doctrine of respondeat superior.
D) doctrine of non compos mentis.

Question 6

The term ethics refers to:

A) moral principles or values.
B) legal responsibility.
C) the need for confidentiality.
D) professional liability.

Question 7

A legal charge of battery may result if a patient is:

A) slapped.
B) allowed to fall.
C) verbally threatened.
D) restrained without a physician's order.

Question 8

A physician who specializes in tumor identification and treatment is called a(n):

A) toxicologist.
B) podiatrist.
C) oncologist.
D) otologist.

Question 9

If a patient refuses an examination and wishes to leave,but is not allowed to do so,the radiographer who restrains the patient may be liable for charges of:

A) false imprisonment.
B) battery.
C) invasion of privacy.
D) libel.

Question 10

In a hospital,the term medical staff refers to:

A) doctors and nurses.
B) only employees in diagnostic and therapeutic departments.
C) residents and interns only.
D) all physicians who are privileged to treat patients in the facility.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true?

A) Only the physician named on the form may perform the procedure.
B) Only parents or legal guardians may sign for a minor.
C) Signed forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed.
D) Patients must sign the form after an explanation of the procedure but before sedation is given.

Question 12

Which of the following hospital departments provides support services?

A) Pediatrics
B) Surgery
C) Radiology
D) Purchasing

Question 13

Which of the following organizations provides accreditation for health care institutions?

A) ASRT
B) OSHA
C) JRCERT
D) TJC

Question 14

Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"?

A) Lawyers
B) Priests or ministers
C) Radiographers
D) Physicians

Question 15

If you tend to be a bit squeamish at the sight of blood and are assigned to care for a patient with a bleeding wound,you should:

A) get someone else to handle the assignment for you.
B) focus your attention on the wound until you get used to it.
C) focus your attention on the needs of the patient.
D) cover up the wound so you will not have to look at it.

Question 16

Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of this procedure.She asks for your opinion.You should:

A) look up information in her chart and call her later.
B) encourage her to discuss her questions with her physician.
C) tell her not to worry because the procedure is perfectly safe.
D) tell her about the hazards of radiation exposure.

Question 17

An approach to health care in which the client seeks help only when unable to manage alone is called a(n)_____ approach.

A) preferred provider
B) crisis intervention
C) health maintenance
D) urgency care

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT necessarily an element of a malpractice charge?

A) The patient has been harmed in some way.
B) The person being sued had a duty to provide reasonable care.
C) The harm resulted from failure to provide reasonable care.
D) The patient consented to the care.

Question 19

If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work,you should first report your observations to:

A) the hospital administrator.
B) the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
C) the police.
D) your immediate supervisor.

Question 20

Formal education beyond the minimum needed to practice radiography is NOT usually required to obtain a position as a:

A) radiography educator.
B) lead technologist.
C) radiology manager.
D) nuclear medicine technologist.

Question 21

The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year 2000 by the:

A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
B) Human Genome Project.
C) American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
D) University of Michigan.

Question 22

Mandatory,specific,and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct for all registered technologists are called:

A) the Rules of Ethics.
B) the Code of Ethics.
C) the Laws of Practice.
D) the Hippocratic oath.

Question 23

A profession might be thought of as:

A) a group of health care workers with similar job descriptions.
B) a job that requires an advanced academic degree.
C) an organized occupational group that applies specialized knowledge to benefit others.
D) any occupation that has a long history.

Question 24

A physician specialist in medical imaging who interprets diagnostic images and provides reports to referring physicians is called a(n):

A) oncologist.
B) imagist.
C) hospitalist.
D) radiologist.

Question 25

A health maintenance organization provides:

A) health care on a fee-for-service basis.
B) preventive health care and other needed health services.
C) free choice of physician and hospital.
D) reduced rates for care by specialists.

Question 26

A moral agent is:

A) an attorney who handles ethics cases.
B) the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision.
C) the writer of a code of ethics.
D) a morally upright individual.

Question 27

A widely accepted ethical standard for selecting and defending solutions to ethical dilemmas in health care communities uses six moral principles as guides to right action.This standard is called:

A) principle-based ethics.
B) rights-based ethics.
C) social contract theory.
D) virtue-based ethics.

Question 28

Res ipsa loquitur means :

A) "at the location specified in the complaint."
B) "let the master respond."
C) "the thing speaks for itself."
D) "both parties are partially at fault."

Question 29

A tort is a(n):

A) civil wrong.
B) felony.
C) award for victims of negligence.
D) misdemeanor.

Question 30

A proprietary hospital is one that:

A) is a business run for profit.
B) is owned by the government.
C) is run by a charitable organization.
D) provides free health care for veterans.

Question 31

The failure to use reasonable care or caution in the context of a professional relationship is termed:

A) battery.
B) slander.
C) malpractice.
D) misdemeanor.

Question 32

A 4-step process for evaluating situations in which the correct action is in question so that one can act appropriately and defend one's actions is called:

A) professional ethics.
B) ethics consultation.
C) ethical analysis.
D) ethical problem-solving.

Question 33

The employment outlook for radiographers in the United States is:

A) discouraging because of decreasing demand.
B) promising because of increasing demand.
C) stable for the foreseeable future.
D) impossible to judge.

Question 34

The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation is usually referred to legally as:

A) slander.
B) libel.
C) assault.
D) plagiarism.

Question 35

A law enacted under the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)to protect the privacy rights of patients is called the:

A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
B) Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence (CARE).
C) Healthcare Privacy Act (HPA).
D) Privacy and Confidentiality Assurance Act (PCAA).

Question 36

A negative and destructive response to the chronic strain of dealing with the demands and problems of others that is characterized by exhaustion,dissatisfaction,anxiety,and eventually apathy is called:

A) sympathy.
B) empathy.
C) objectivity.
D) burnout.

Question 37

The federal health insurance program in the United States that covers a portion of the medical care costs for those over the age of 65 is called:

A) HMO.
B) Eldercare.
C) Medicare.
D) Medicaid.

Question 38

A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is characteristic of:

A) sympathy.
B) empathy.
C) self-actualization.
D) objectivity.

Question 39

The organization that establishes minimum standards for certification in various imaging specialties and radiation therapy,conducts qualifying examinations,and certifies those who pass is called the:

A) American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
B) American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
C) American College of Radiology.
D) American Medical Association.

Question 40

In legal matters,the person called the plaintiff is:

A) the one accused of a crime.
B) the attorney who represents the public.
C) the one who brings a civil law suit.
D) the one who is guilty of a tort.