ARRT Seminar: Patient Care Questions and Answers | Already passed | Latest Update

Which of the following must occur for an informed consent to be considered valid? : - The patient must be mentally compentent - The patient must sign the consent voluntarily - The patient has to be 18 years of age - The physician has to explain the procedure using lay terms - The patient has to be made aware of the possible risk or complications What is it called when care is provided to an unconscious individual, assuming that they would approve the care if conscious? : Implied Consent HIPPA : Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act DNR : Do not resuscitate 2 Which term describes a document by which a person makes provisions for health care decisions in the event that, in the future, they become unable to make those decisions? : Advance Directive Which term describes a signed, witnessed (or notarized) document in which the signer designates an agent to make health care decisions if the signer is temporarily or permanently unable to make such decisions. : Health Care Proxy Which term is a type of advance directive and instructs an attending physician to withhold or withdraw medical interventions from its signer if they have a terminal condition and are unable to make decisions about medical treatment. : Living Will Which term describes violations of civil law or a private injustice, injury, or misconduct? : Tort Which type of tort includes false imprisonment, assault, battery, defamation, and invasion of privacy? : Unintentional Tor