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Overview of Legal and Medical Ethics & Advance Directives
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All information given to health personnel by a patient; cannot be told to anyone without the written consent of patient
Honesty
Confidentiality
Accuracy
Dependability
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Informed consent includes:
Possible risks of participation
Purpose of the study
Possible benefits of participation
All of the above
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RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR
NEITHER EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE IS RESPONSIBLE
LET THE MASTER ANSWER/EMPLOYER IS RESPONSIBLE
NONSENSE WORDS MEANING NOTHING AT ALL
EMPLOYEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMPLOYER
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When false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person’s reputation?
Defamation
Libel
Slander
Malpractice
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Borrowed servant doctrine is when an employer lends an employee to someone else.
False
True
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res ipsa loquitur...
An event that breaks the link between cause and effect
The knowledge of harm is an acceptance of risk
...occurrence of some accidents implies negligence.
An imposed responsibilty
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A “borrowed servant” states that the _____ is responsible for the actions of the radiographer.
Medical facility paying the radiographer’s salary
Physician in charge of the procedure
Educational program from which the radiographer graduated
Radiographer himself/herself
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Informed consent includes
Imaging professional's choice
patient's permission
family's choice
physician's permission
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The health care worker respects the religious beliefs and cultural values of all clients.
True
False
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Standards of behavior required by a health care provider to carry out their duties are:
All of the above
Confidentiality
Accuracy
Honesty
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Informed consent includes:
Risks and benefits of participating
Consequences of refusing to participate
All of the above
Confidentiality
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What does res Ipsa loquitur mean?
Let the master answer
Improper performance
The thing speaks for itself
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Includes a threat or attempt to injure?
Defamation
Informed Consent
Assault
Battery
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Informed consent includes:
Alternatives to the treatment
All of the above
Prognosis if not treated
Benefits & risks of treatment
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Which is enforceable? ARRT Code of Ethics or ARRT Rules of Ethics?
Rules
Code
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A set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong.
Power of Attorney
Advanced Directives
Ethics
Slander
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Patients rights
Factors of care the patient will be guaranteed to recieve
The right to enter a hospital without legs
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Among other things, HIPAA is concerned with
patient safety
patient advocacy
patient compliance
protecting personal health information
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18 years old
Confidentiality
Ethics
Malpractice
Legal Age
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Respondeat superior
refers to:
a subpoena
responding to your superiors
a physician's responsibility for actions of his staff
something for something, a favor for a favor
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EHR facilitates the charting process of the all the medical staff.
False
True
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According to HIPAA all of the following information can used to identify a patient:
pt. phone number
pt address
pt. social security number
all of the above
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Never perform a procedure or give treatment that you are not qualified to perform is known as?
Honesty
Accuracy
Abuse
Dependability
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Informed consent includes:
All of the above
Written in a way so the client can understand
Potential risks and benefits
Is explained verbally so the client is able to understand.
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Doctrine of borrowed servant
When an xray tech knowingly commits an error, dr may be responsible.
When tech innocently errs following dr orders, dr may be responsible.
When an xray tech knowingly commits an error, there is no repsonsibility
When a file clerk innocently commits an error he / she may be responsible.
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Patients Rights include:
Consent and control the use and disclosure of their PHI (&photos)
Refuse to pay provider for past services
Know that an agency will use its PHI ONLY for treatment, payment &operation
Receive notice of an agency's privacy practice
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What does the doctrine of borrowed servant refer to?
A healthcare institution being found negligent
Above all, do no harm
The ability to anticipate harm
person directing the worker has greater responsibility then the one paying
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EHR is an acronym for
extended health record
emergency health record
emergency hospital record
electronic health record
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Focuses on legal relationships between people and the protection of a person’s rights
Invasion of privacy
Civil Law
Abuse
Criminal Law
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Includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent?
Invasion of Privacy
Battery
Assault
Negligence
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What is the usual legal retention time for radiographs?
A. 5-7 years
D. 2-5 years
C. 5-10 years
B. 2-3 years
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ARRT Rules of Ethics
Rules that are punishable by law
What we also aspire to do
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According to ARRT Code of Ethics, a rad. tech. may discuss a patient's medical history anywhere
False
True
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Which of the following scenarios is a violation of HIPAA policy?
Including pt name when reporting communicable disease to the health dept.
Discussing pt diagnosis in a facility hallway
Faxing a pt's demographic info. to a pharmacy
Reporting workers' compensation data to a pt's employer
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Which of the following patients' rights do HIPAA regulations address?
To terminate provider's services
To modify personal health care information
To access personal diagnosis history
To establish advance directives
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The state or condition of having a license granted by official or legal authority to perform medical acts and procedures
Legal Age
Invasion of Privacy
Licensure
Contract
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the Patients' Bill of Rights guarantees patients which of the following things?
Sharing of health care information with their family members
Involvement in making decisions about their care
Legal advice for malpractice concerns
Insurance coverage for health care services
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Permission given for a minor by his/parents
Legal Age
Confidentiality
Slander
Parental Consent
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Advance directives won't do you any good if no one knows about them
True
False
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Patients have rights
False
True
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Informed consent includes:
knowing risks, benefits, and uncertainties for all options
knowing nature of procedure and alternatives
the patient's full acceptance
assessment of the patient's understanding (repeat it back)
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Informed consent includes
consequences of not taking radiographs
risks and benefits of radiographs
all of the above
# of radiographs to be taken
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Allows you to appoint someone to make health care decisions for you if you're incapacitated.
Health Care Power of Attorney
Revocation of Power of Attorney
"Durable" Power of Attorney
General Power of Attorney
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medical ethics refers to the moral conduct of people in medical professions
false
true
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A living will can also be referred to as an advance directive, health care directive, or physician's directive.
False
True
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DNR is legal document that state resuscitation should not be attempted if a person suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest
False
True
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This is known as "written defamation?"
Slander
Negligence
Libel
Code of ethics
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Refers to restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom?
Defamation
Assault and Battery
Malpractice
False Imprisonment
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Failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position is known as
Negligence
Malpractice
Invasion of privacy
Assault and Battery
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Also known as “bad practice” and is commonly called “professional negligence.”
Assault and battery
Negligence
Malpractice
Informed consent
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Respondeat superior
means
A radiographer has no need to carry malpractice insurance
"Let the master answer"
"The thing speaks for itself"
The reasonable and prudent person should make the decision
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Patients rights
Protection of privacy
High quality care
Clean and safe environment
Refuse
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Medical charting
Provides legal protection.
Records observations and information about patients
Forms a chronological health history of a patient.
Is a collection of all documents that are filed together.
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According to the Patients’ Bill of Rights; patients have the right to what?
have access to information only from their doctor
chose only to be emailed by their doctor
have a right to privacy
have doctors make their medical decisions
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Exposing an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without consent.
Slander
Invasion of privacy
Defamation
Libel
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Report any error or accident to supervisor at once.
Confidentiality
Dependability
Accuracy
Honesty
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Electronic Medical Records
Is a patient's medical history in a computer system
Slow down physician's in making fast decisions
Are public information protected by HIPPA
Cannot monitor a patient's progress through flow sheet.
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Patients Rights
Right to informed consent
Right to make own decisions and care for themselves
Right to withdraw at any time
Right to stop treatment
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The term "PHI" in HIPAA stands for:
Personal Health Information
Protected Health Information
None of these choices
Provider Health Information
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advance directive is:
legal document that states a persons wishes about future healthcare
a document that says a persons dying wishes
a document that doesnt have to be used
legal document that states a persons wishes about their financials
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Authorizes your agent to act on your behalf in a variety of different situations.
Health Care Power of Attorney
"Durable" Power of Attorney
General Power of Attorney
Revocation of Power of Attorney
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Authorizes your agent to act on your behalf in specific situations only.
Special Power of Attorney
Health Care Power of Attorney
Revocation Power of Attorney
General Power of Attorney
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Respondeat superior
the employer is responsible for the actions of the employee
the employee is responsible for his or her own actions
latin phrase " the thing has been decided"
latin phrase " let the individual take responsibility"
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Allows you to revoke a power of attorney document.
Special Power of Attorney
General Power of Attorney
"Durable" Power of Attorney
Revocation of Power of Attorney
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assault includes verbal threats
True
False
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A procedure performed on the wrong patient is an example of battery.
False
True
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Written document legally person makes disposition of his property
Licensure
Will
Malpractice
Contract
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advance directive is
care plan
document stating the person’s wishes about life support measures
document - person’s wishes about medical when person can't make decision
order not to resuscitate the person
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What 4 things must be proven in a medical malpractice suit
personal damages, personal harm, neglect, misdiagnosis
misdiagnosis, harm, causation and duty
Nosicomal infection, breach, duty, causation
Duty, breach, harm, and causation
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Any care that result in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish?
Defamation
Slander
Informed Consent
Abuse
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HIPPA protects patients and medical records
True
False
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What is Informed consent?
Patient has been given explanation of benefits
Pt. has been told & understands procedure prescribed
Patient is told after a procedure all possible side effects
Questions asked by patient before procedure
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ARRT Code of Ethics
What we aspire to do
Rules that are punishable by law
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This is known as "spoken defamation?"
Slander
Defamation
Abuse
Libel
