LRA 212 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A tort is a(n): - (ANSWER)civil wrong.
The term ethics refers to: - (ANSWER)moral principles or values.
Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer? - (ANSWER)Providing
patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment
Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"? -
(ANSWER)Radiographers
A moral agent is: - (ANSWER)the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision.
A charge of battery may result if a patient is: - (ANSWER)slapped.
When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the orders of an
attending physician, the physician may be held responsible according to the: - (ANSWER)doctrine of
borrowed servant.
Which of the following is not necessarily an element of a malpractice charge? - (ANSWER)The patient
consented to the care.
A law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect the privacy
rights of patients is called the: - (ANSWER)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year 2000 by the: -
(ANSWER)Human Genome Project.
Mandatory, specific, and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct for all
registered technologists are called: - (ANSWER)the Rules of Ethics.
, LRA 212 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm, this offense is termed: -
(ANSWER)assault.
Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of this procedure. She
asks for your opinion. You should: - (ANSWER)encourage her to discuss her questions with her physician.
A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is characteristic
of: - (ANSWER)empathy.
In legal matters, the person called the plaintiff is: - (ANSWER)the one who brings a civil law suit.
If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work, you should first
report your observations to: - (ANSWER)your immediate supervisor.
Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true? - (ANSWER)Signed forms may
be filled in after the procedure is completed.
Res ipsa loquitur means: - (ANSWER)"the thing speaks for itself."
The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation is
referred to legally as: - (ANSWER)libel.
A four-step process for evaluating situations where the correct action is in question so that one can act
appropriately and defend one's actions is called: - (ANSWER)ethical analysis.
Violations of state radiation control regulations, such as practicing outside the legal scope of practice,
are usually classified as: - (ANSWER)misdemeanors.
A negative and destructive response to the chronic strain of dealing with the demands and problems of
others that is characterized by exhaustion, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and eventually apathy is called: -
(ANSWER)burnout
A tort is a(n): - (ANSWER)civil wrong.
The term ethics refers to: - (ANSWER)moral principles or values.
Which of the following does NOT represent a responsibility of the radiographer? - (ANSWER)Providing
patients with complete and accurate information regarding diagnosis and treatment
Information confided to which of the following professionals is NOT legally "privileged"? -
(ANSWER)Radiographers
A moral agent is: - (ANSWER)the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision.
A charge of battery may result if a patient is: - (ANSWER)slapped.
When a hospital radiographer innocently commits an error as the result of following the orders of an
attending physician, the physician may be held responsible according to the: - (ANSWER)doctrine of
borrowed servant.
Which of the following is not necessarily an element of a malpractice charge? - (ANSWER)The patient
consented to the care.
A law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to protect the privacy
rights of patients is called the: - (ANSWER)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The mapping and identification of the human genetic code was completed in the year 2000 by the: -
(ANSWER)Human Genome Project.
Mandatory, specific, and enforceable standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct for all
registered technologists are called: - (ANSWER)the Rules of Ethics.
, LRA 212 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If a radiographer attempts to gain a patient's cooperation by threatening harm, this offense is termed: -
(ANSWER)assault.
Your friend is scheduled to have an arteriogram and is concerned about the safety of this procedure. She
asks for your opinion. You should: - (ANSWER)encourage her to discuss her questions with her physician.
A sensitivity to the needs of others that allows you to meet those needs constructively is characteristic
of: - (ANSWER)empathy.
In legal matters, the person called the plaintiff is: - (ANSWER)the one who brings a civil law suit.
If you observe unethical or unprofessional conduct during the course of your work, you should first
report your observations to: - (ANSWER)your immediate supervisor.
Which of the following statements about informed consent is NOT true? - (ANSWER)Signed forms may
be filled in after the procedure is completed.
Res ipsa loquitur means: - (ANSWER)"the thing speaks for itself."
The offense of producing written material that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation is
referred to legally as: - (ANSWER)libel.
A four-step process for evaluating situations where the correct action is in question so that one can act
appropriately and defend one's actions is called: - (ANSWER)ethical analysis.
Violations of state radiation control regulations, such as practicing outside the legal scope of practice,
are usually classified as: - (ANSWER)misdemeanors.
A negative and destructive response to the chronic strain of dealing with the demands and problems of
others that is characterized by exhaustion, dissatisfaction, anxiety, and eventually apathy is called: -
(ANSWER)burnout
