RADT 1010 Final Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
Professional Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Standards or Rules of Conduct by which a
particular group regulates its actions and sets standards for its members.
Standards of Professional Conduct - CORRECT ANSWER - behaviors that are defined by
the members in the profession
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Encourages the study of Radiologic Technology, created the Code of Ethics, certifies candidates
and publishes registrants
Consequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER - Avoiding potential harm and producing a good
effect on the patient (white lie)
Nonconsequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER - Doing the right thing and avoiding any
wrong-doings, such as telling the patient the truth because lying is morally wrong
What are the principles listed in Principle-Based Ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
beneficience - doing good
2. nonmaleficence - doing no harm
3. justice - fairness
4. autonomy - respecting the individuality of the patient
5. veracity - telling the truth
6. fidelity - being loyal
What are the steps in Ethic Evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Idenitify the problem
2. Develop alternative solutions
,3. Select the best option
4. Defend your solution
If a citizen were to get a speeding ticket, which form of law does this best represent? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Common Law of England
2. Case Law
3. Constitution
4. Legislative Law
Defamation in the form of published written words is best described as? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Slander
2. Libel
3. Tort
4. Both 1 & 2
What is the most common claim made against health care providers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Assault
B. Tort
C. Battery
D. Negligence
In the case of negligence, whom must prove the injury to the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. the physician
B. the patient
C. the technologist
D. the jury
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - Claim that a patient has been wronged or sustained an
injury while in the care of a health care worker, other than a breach of contract and to receive
compensation for damages.
, If the technologist placed a pediatric patient in a Pigg-O-Stat without any consent from the
parent, what legal claim could be made? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Battery
B. False Imprisonment
C. Assault
D. Libel
In the case of negligence, what must be proved? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Duty to
patient, standard of care
B. Breach of duty
C. Injury sustained
D. Casual relationship of injury and breach of duty
E. All of the above
F. A,B,C only
What is the purpose of contrast media? - CORRECT ANSWER - To enhance subject
contrast in areas where low subject contrast exists.
What are contrast media generally classified as? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Nonionic
and ionic
B. Radioluscent
C. Positive and negative
D. None of the above
What are the characteristics of a negative contrast agent? - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Radiopaque
B. Appears Light
C. Low atomic number
D. All of the above
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
Professional Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Standards or Rules of Conduct by which a
particular group regulates its actions and sets standards for its members.
Standards of Professional Conduct - CORRECT ANSWER - behaviors that are defined by
the members in the profession
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Encourages the study of Radiologic Technology, created the Code of Ethics, certifies candidates
and publishes registrants
Consequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER - Avoiding potential harm and producing a good
effect on the patient (white lie)
Nonconsequentialism - CORRECT ANSWER - Doing the right thing and avoiding any
wrong-doings, such as telling the patient the truth because lying is morally wrong
What are the principles listed in Principle-Based Ethics? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
beneficience - doing good
2. nonmaleficence - doing no harm
3. justice - fairness
4. autonomy - respecting the individuality of the patient
5. veracity - telling the truth
6. fidelity - being loyal
What are the steps in Ethic Evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Idenitify the problem
2. Develop alternative solutions
,3. Select the best option
4. Defend your solution
If a citizen were to get a speeding ticket, which form of law does this best represent? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Common Law of England
2. Case Law
3. Constitution
4. Legislative Law
Defamation in the form of published written words is best described as? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Slander
2. Libel
3. Tort
4. Both 1 & 2
What is the most common claim made against health care providers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Assault
B. Tort
C. Battery
D. Negligence
In the case of negligence, whom must prove the injury to the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. the physician
B. the patient
C. the technologist
D. the jury
Tort - CORRECT ANSWER - Claim that a patient has been wronged or sustained an
injury while in the care of a health care worker, other than a breach of contract and to receive
compensation for damages.
, If the technologist placed a pediatric patient in a Pigg-O-Stat without any consent from the
parent, what legal claim could be made? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Battery
B. False Imprisonment
C. Assault
D. Libel
In the case of negligence, what must be proved? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Duty to
patient, standard of care
B. Breach of duty
C. Injury sustained
D. Casual relationship of injury and breach of duty
E. All of the above
F. A,B,C only
What is the purpose of contrast media? - CORRECT ANSWER - To enhance subject
contrast in areas where low subject contrast exists.
What are contrast media generally classified as? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Nonionic
and ionic
B. Radioluscent
C. Positive and negative
D. None of the above
What are the characteristics of a negative contrast agent? - CORRECT ANSWER - A.
Radiopaque
B. Appears Light
C. Low atomic number
D. All of the above
