RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING

Stuvia.com TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO RADIOLOGIC AND IMAGING SCIENCES AND PATIENT CARE MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. It has been estimated that about 10% of all medical claims of negligence involve a. orthopedic surgeons. b. family practitioners. c. pharmacy. d. medical imaging. ANS: D An estimated 10% of all medical negligence claims are somehow related to diagnostic imaging, either by improper diagnosis or by injuries to patients sustained during diagnostic procedures. Therefore any radiographer may be called to testify at some time, either as a defendant or as a witness to the practice of another. REF: p. 322 2. Which of the following is false regarding informed consent? a. The patient must be competent to sign. b. For accuracy, medical terms specific to the procedure should be used. c. The physician named on the consent form is the only physician who can perform the procedure. d. Any condition stated on the consent form must be met. ANS: Informed consent information must be relayed to patients in language they can understand. A patient cannot understand the explanation of a procedure if the health care practitioner uses medical terminology that is foreign to th e patient. REF: p. 326 3. When negligence occurs to a patient, who is responsible for proving injury? a. An expert witness b. Plaintiff c. A reasonable and prudent practitioner d. Defendant ANS: A For a patient (plaintiff) to recover damages for injuries sustained because of alleged negligence, four elements must be proved by the plaintiff: (1) a duty to the patient by the health care practitioner, (2) breach of this duty by an act or by failing to perform some act, (3) a compensable injury, and (4) a causal relatio nship between the injury and the breach of duty. REF: p. 324 4. If the threat of bodily harm were to occur to a patient as a result of reckless conduct by the health care provider, this would be deemed a. battery. Stuvia.com b. assault. c. defamation. d. slander. ANS: B An assault claim may arise when a patient believes he or she has been threatened in such a way that reason to fear or to expect immediate bodily harm exists. This fear may arise from comments made by a technologist to the patient before or during the examination and does not necessarily involve physical contact between the parties. REF: p. 322 5. What type of complaint can be filed by patients if they feel they have been touched without permission? a. Battery b. Assault c. Defamation d. Slander ANS: A A technologist who performs an examination or touches a patient without that patient’s permission may be accused of battery even if no injury arises from such contact. Any unlawful touching may constitute battery if the patient thinks that the technologist h as touched him or her in an offensive way. REF: p. 322 6. Placing a child in a Pigg-O-Stat without the parents permission may warrant a. assault. b. battery. c. false imprisonment. d. libel. ANS: C The common claim of false imprisonment arises when a person is restrained or believes that he or she is being restrained against his or her will. In the case of pediatric patients, obtaining consent to restrain or immobilize from someone authorized to give consent is important. This person may be a parent or guardian who has the legal right to make decisions about the treatment and care of the patient. This person must be informed as to the reasons for the restraint and the possible risks that may occur if restraints are not used before any such devices may be applied. In either of these cases, the radiographer or other provider should document the use of restraint or immobilization device as well as the rationale for use and evidence of consent, if available. REF: p. 322 7. Which of the following is an example of negligence? a. Delaying a procedure until an interpreter arrives b. Radiographing the wrong body part c. Making a patient wait in the reception area until a radiologist is available d. Recording in the patient chart the family’s reaction to examination results