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Radt: 101 : quizes up to midterm Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Societal pressures, lack of faith in oneself, and lack of communication are ____________ to caring. -
✔✔Obsticles
Compassion and concern are aspects of ____________________. - ✔✔Caring
Points to consider when dealing with issues of beneficence and nonmalefience are: - ✔✔Patients' medical
problems
The rational choice principle commands: - ✔✔that the surrogate choose what the patient would have
chosen when the patient was competent.
Improving communication skills may include: - ✔✔Active listening
Goals of the treatment of imaging procedure include: - ✔✔Probability of a successful exam and how the
patient may benefit.
Professional and human caring practiced by imaging professionals is based on: - ✔✔individual and
institutional values
In a medical malpractice trial, the applicable standard of care is generally established: - ✔✔through
expert testimony.
Better communication decreases litigation risk? - ✔✔True
Probably the single most important thing an imaging professionals can do to minimize litigations risk is: -
✔✔"Care" for patients
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Res ipsa loquitur means: - ✔✔the basis for a lawsuit when something happened that was obviously the
result of a negligent act.
_______ ______ ____________ is used as the basis of lawsuits when a result could not have happened but
for the negligence of some party who was involved. Thus all parties involved are defendants in the
lawsuit until they can prove they were not negligent. - ✔✔Res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself")
Which of the following would be considered an unethical practice for a radiologic technologist? -
✔✔Criticizing a doctor or team member in a private or public forum
____________ ___________ consists of rules of conduct or standards beyond conformance to either law or
etiquette, the internal controls of a profession based on human values or moral principles. It would be
unethical to publicly criticize a fellow health care worker or professional in either a public or private
forum. The key factor is the characteristic of conduct beyond conformance to either law or etiquette. -
✔✔Professional ethics
Being rude and impolite to a patient's family members because they are asking how long an examination
will take is an example of a(n) - ✔✔Professional ethics violation
Professional etiquette: - ✔✔the manners and attitudes toward patients generally accepted by
practitioners, should not be confused with professional ethics. Rudeness to patients or insensitivity to
their need to preserve modesty may violate our sense of professional propriety but are not considered
breaches in professional ethics.
Which of the following choices could be classified as an ethical outrage? - ✔✔A technologist refusing to
complete a procedure because his shift is over
__________ __________ tells us what actions are right or wrong. Two common theories are
consequentialism and nonconsequentialism. In this case, consequentialism is the guiding ethical theory
because it forces one to consider the consequences, good or bad, of a decision. The concept of "do no
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Radt: 101 : quizes up to midterm Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Societal pressures, lack of faith in oneself, and lack of communication are ____________ to caring. -
✔✔Obsticles
Compassion and concern are aspects of ____________________. - ✔✔Caring
Points to consider when dealing with issues of beneficence and nonmalefience are: - ✔✔Patients' medical
problems
The rational choice principle commands: - ✔✔that the surrogate choose what the patient would have
chosen when the patient was competent.
Improving communication skills may include: - ✔✔Active listening
Goals of the treatment of imaging procedure include: - ✔✔Probability of a successful exam and how the
patient may benefit.
Professional and human caring practiced by imaging professionals is based on: - ✔✔individual and
institutional values
In a medical malpractice trial, the applicable standard of care is generally established: - ✔✔through
expert testimony.
Better communication decreases litigation risk? - ✔✔True
Probably the single most important thing an imaging professionals can do to minimize litigations risk is: -
✔✔"Care" for patients
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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Res ipsa loquitur means: - ✔✔the basis for a lawsuit when something happened that was obviously the
result of a negligent act.
_______ ______ ____________ is used as the basis of lawsuits when a result could not have happened but
for the negligence of some party who was involved. Thus all parties involved are defendants in the
lawsuit until they can prove they were not negligent. - ✔✔Res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself")
Which of the following would be considered an unethical practice for a radiologic technologist? -
✔✔Criticizing a doctor or team member in a private or public forum
____________ ___________ consists of rules of conduct or standards beyond conformance to either law or
etiquette, the internal controls of a profession based on human values or moral principles. It would be
unethical to publicly criticize a fellow health care worker or professional in either a public or private
forum. The key factor is the characteristic of conduct beyond conformance to either law or etiquette. -
✔✔Professional ethics
Being rude and impolite to a patient's family members because they are asking how long an examination
will take is an example of a(n) - ✔✔Professional ethics violation
Professional etiquette: - ✔✔the manners and attitudes toward patients generally accepted by
practitioners, should not be confused with professional ethics. Rudeness to patients or insensitivity to
their need to preserve modesty may violate our sense of professional propriety but are not considered
breaches in professional ethics.
Which of the following choices could be classified as an ethical outrage? - ✔✔A technologist refusing to
complete a procedure because his shift is over
__________ __________ tells us what actions are right or wrong. Two common theories are
consequentialism and nonconsequentialism. In this case, consequentialism is the guiding ethical theory
because it forces one to consider the consequences, good or bad, of a decision. The concept of "do no
Emily Charlene © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
