RADR 1309 Quiz 26 questions and
answers
D ✔✔All of the following are necessary for a legitimate case of malpractice
EXCEPT:
a. a clear definition of duty.
b. proof of damages.
c. a clear illustration of one's breach of duty.
d. rumor and innuendo that the professional performed in such a manner as to
create cause for damages.
A ✔✔As a radiographer positions an elderly patient for an upright abdominal
view, the patient is asked to stand up from the wheelchair. As he does so, the
wheelchair moves out from under him and he falls to the floor, dislocating his
shoulder. As the technologist attempts to break his fall, a co-worker notes that the
wheel locks on the chair were left unlocked. In this situation:
a. a breach of duty has occurred.
b. it would be acceptable to apologize to the patient and perform the examination
free of charge to establish goodwill.
c. the technologist will not be held negligent, as the wheel locks were most likely
defective.
d. the patient's condition contributed significantly to the accident and will most
likely prove the technologist innocent.
B ✔✔In a legal case of negligence:
, 1. rationale and excuses are balanced against implied damages.
2. a breach of duty has to be identified.
3. the definition of duty has to be identified.
4. Standards of Practice are not considered.
5. injury has to clearly be identified.
6. injury has to be clearly connected to the negligent act.
a. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
b. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
c. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
d. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
C ✔✔As you position an adult patient for a skull examination, you begin to
position a shadow shield attached to the x-ray tube assembly in order to protect
the patient's thyroid from exposure. While you are doing so, the lead shield falls
and hits the patient in the throat. Apologies are given and nursing care is
administered to the patient to take care of the throat trauma. Eventually, the
patient's voice changes and he contends that the accident led to his throat
damage. In the court proceedings, his attorney claims negligence and uses the
principle of:
a. respondeat superior.
b. fraud.
c. res ipsa loquitur.
d. HIPAA violations.
answers
D ✔✔All of the following are necessary for a legitimate case of malpractice
EXCEPT:
a. a clear definition of duty.
b. proof of damages.
c. a clear illustration of one's breach of duty.
d. rumor and innuendo that the professional performed in such a manner as to
create cause for damages.
A ✔✔As a radiographer positions an elderly patient for an upright abdominal
view, the patient is asked to stand up from the wheelchair. As he does so, the
wheelchair moves out from under him and he falls to the floor, dislocating his
shoulder. As the technologist attempts to break his fall, a co-worker notes that the
wheel locks on the chair were left unlocked. In this situation:
a. a breach of duty has occurred.
b. it would be acceptable to apologize to the patient and perform the examination
free of charge to establish goodwill.
c. the technologist will not be held negligent, as the wheel locks were most likely
defective.
d. the patient's condition contributed significantly to the accident and will most
likely prove the technologist innocent.
B ✔✔In a legal case of negligence:
, 1. rationale and excuses are balanced against implied damages.
2. a breach of duty has to be identified.
3. the definition of duty has to be identified.
4. Standards of Practice are not considered.
5. injury has to clearly be identified.
6. injury has to be clearly connected to the negligent act.
a. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
b. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
c. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 only
d. 3, 4, 5, and 6 only
C ✔✔As you position an adult patient for a skull examination, you begin to
position a shadow shield attached to the x-ray tube assembly in order to protect
the patient's thyroid from exposure. While you are doing so, the lead shield falls
and hits the patient in the throat. Apologies are given and nursing care is
administered to the patient to take care of the throat trauma. Eventually, the
patient's voice changes and he contends that the accident led to his throat
damage. In the court proceedings, his attorney claims negligence and uses the
principle of:
a. respondeat superior.
b. fraud.
c. res ipsa loquitur.
d. HIPAA violations.
