LRA 212 Final Study Guide Exam
Questions and Answers16
A tort is a(n): - ANSWERS-civil wrong.
The term ethics refers to: - ANSWERS-moral principles or values.
Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer? - ANSWERS-
Providing patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment
Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"? -
ANSWERS-Radiographers
A moral agent is: - ANSWERS-the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision.
A charge of battery may result if a patient is: - ANSWERS-slapped.
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: - ANSWERS-
doctrine of borrowed servant.
Which of the following is not necessarily an element of a malpractice charge? - ANSWERS-The
patient consented to the care.
A law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect the
privacy rights of patients is called the: - ANSWERS-Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
,The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year 2000 by
the: - ANSWERS-Human Genome Project.
Mandatory, specific, and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct
for all registered technologists are called: - ANSWERS-the Rules of Ethics.
If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm, this offense is
termed: - ANSWERS-assault.
Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of this
procedure. She asks for your opinion. You should: - ANSWERS-encourage her to discuss her
questions with her physician.
A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is
characteristic of: - ANSWERS-empathy.
In legal matters, the person called the plaintiff is: - ANSWERS-the one who brings a civil law suit.
If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work, you should
first report your observations to: - ANSWERS-your immediate supervisor.
Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true? - ANSWERS-Signed
forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed.
Res ipsa loquitur means: - ANSWERS-"the thing speaks for itself."
The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of
reputation is referred to legally as: - ANSWERS-libel.
, A four-step process for evaluating situations where the correct action is in question so that one
can act appropriately and defend one's actions is called: - ANSWERS-ethical analysis.
Violations of state radiation control regulations, such as practicing outside the legal scope of
practice, are usually classified as: - ANSWERS-misdemeanors.
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: - ANSWERS-burnout
A widely accepted ethical standard for selecting and defending solutions to ethical dilemmas in
healthcare communities uses six moral principles as guides to right action. This standard is
called: - ANSWERS-principle-based ethics.
The failure to use reasonable care or caution in the context of a professional relationship is
termed: - ANSWERS-malpractice.
If a patient refuses examination and wishes to leave, but is not allowed to do so, the
radiographer who restrains the patient may be liable for charges of: - ANSWERS-false
imprisonment.
When a patient does not respond to noises or words spoken out of the range of vision, uses lip
movements without making a sound, or speaks in a flat monotone, it is quite likely that the
patient is: - ANSWERS-deaf.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to comatose patients? - ANSWERS-They
may hear and comprehend while apparently unconscious.
Questions and Answers16
A tort is a(n): - ANSWERS-civil wrong.
The term ethics refers to: - ANSWERS-moral principles or values.
Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer? - ANSWERS-
Providing patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment
Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"? -
ANSWERS-Radiographers
A moral agent is: - ANSWERS-the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision.
A charge of battery may result if a patient is: - ANSWERS-slapped.
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: - ANSWERS-
doctrine of borrowed servant.
Which of the following is not necessarily an element of a malpractice charge? - ANSWERS-The
patient consented to the care.
A law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect the
privacy rights of patients is called the: - ANSWERS-Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
,The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year 2000 by
the: - ANSWERS-Human Genome Project.
Mandatory, specific, and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct
for all registered technologists are called: - ANSWERS-the Rules of Ethics.
If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm, this offense is
termed: - ANSWERS-assault.
Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of this
procedure. She asks for your opinion. You should: - ANSWERS-encourage her to discuss her
questions with her physician.
A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is
characteristic of: - ANSWERS-empathy.
In legal matters, the person called the plaintiff is: - ANSWERS-the one who brings a civil law suit.
If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work, you should
first report your observations to: - ANSWERS-your immediate supervisor.
Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true? - ANSWERS-Signed
forms may be filled in after the procedure is completed.
Res ipsa loquitur means: - ANSWERS-"the thing speaks for itself."
The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of
reputation is referred to legally as: - ANSWERS-libel.
, A four-step process for evaluating situations where the correct action is in question so that one
can act appropriately and defend one's actions is called: - ANSWERS-ethical analysis.
Violations of state radiation control regulations, such as practicing outside the legal scope of
practice, are usually classified as: - ANSWERS-misdemeanors.
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: - ANSWERS-burnout
A widely accepted ethical standard for selecting and defending solutions to ethical dilemmas in
healthcare communities uses six moral principles as guides to right action. This standard is
called: - ANSWERS-principle-based ethics.
The failure to use reasonable care or caution in the context of a professional relationship is
termed: - ANSWERS-malpractice.
If a patient refuses examination and wishes to leave, but is not allowed to do so, the
radiographer who restrains the patient may be liable for charges of: - ANSWERS-false
imprisonment.
When a patient does not respond to noises or words spoken out of the range of vision, uses lip
movements without making a sound, or speaks in a flat monotone, it is quite likely that the
patient is: - ANSWERS-deaf.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to comatose patients? - ANSWERS-They
may hear and comprehend while apparently unconscious.
