ARRT Radiography Exam Review

What is a tort? - Answer- A violation of civil law. Torts are also known as ________. - Answer- Personal Injury Law If a patient is apprehensive about being injured, or a radiographer causes fear in the patient, it is known as ________. - Answer- Assault Unlawful touching or touching without consent, harm resulting from physical contact with the radiographer, and imaging the wrong body part or against the patients will is known as ________. - Answer- Battery Unjustified restraint of a patient is known as ________. - Answer- False Imprisonment Exposing confidential information, improperly exposing the patients body, inappropriately touching a patients body, or photographing a patient without their permission is known as ________. - Answer- Invasion of Privacy Written information that results in defamation of character or loss of reputation is known as ________. - Answer- Libel Orally spreading false information that results in defamation of character or loss of reputation is known as ________. - Answer- Slander Respondeat Superior is a legal doctrine stating the employer is held liable for an employee's negligent act. Respondeat Superior means ________. - Answer- Let the master answer. Res Ipsa Loquitur is a legal doctrine stating that the cause of the negligence is obvious. Res Ipsa Loquitur means ________. - Answer- The thing speaks for itself. The ARRT Standards of Ethics consists of the ________ of Ethics and the ________ of Ethics. - Answer- 1) Code 2) Rules The ARRT ________ of Ethics serves as a guide for what radiographers aspire to become as professionals. - Answer- Code The ARRT ________ of Ethics are mandatory, enforceable, and carry sanctions for violations. - Answer- Rules Attempting to copy ARRT exam materials, disclosing exam questions, impersonating a test candidate, being convicted of a crime, engaging in unprofessional conduct, injuring a patient, misrepresenting