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What is the term for a person's agreement to allow something to happen, such as surgery, based on full disclosure of the relevant information?
Informed consent
In the context of patient rights, what is the term for the legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the actions of their employees performed within the course of their employment?
Respondeat superior
What is the term for the intentional and unauthorized touching or striking of another person?
Battery
In the context of patient care, what is the term for the failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in a similar situation?
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What is the term for the practice of a healthcare provider intentionally or unintentionally failing to meet a standard of care?
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In the context of patient rights, what is the term for the principle of doing good, i.e., acting in the best interest of the patient?
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What is the term for a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence on the part of the defendant without having to provide direct evidence of negligence?
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What is the term for a directive made by a competent adult, indicating what measures should be taken or avoided in the event of his or her incapacity?
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'Brightness/Contrast', 'Cropping or masking off anatomy', and 'Exposure indicator' are related to which aspect of patient care?
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Which category of tort includes acts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and libel and slander?
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What term refers to the unjustifiable detention of a person against their will?
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What is the term for the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution?
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What does the term 'libel' usually refer to?
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Which category of tort refers to acts that result from the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution?
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In the context of a professional-patient relationship, what is an act of negligence referred to as?
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Which term refers to the unlawful touching of a person without their consent?
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What is within the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist?
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What is considered acceptable when automatic processing fails to eliminate large brightness regions?
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What should be presented to the licensed practitioner for determination of diagnostic value?
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Which action is legally required for facilities acquiring digital images?
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What is outside the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist?
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What is considered unacceptable according to the text?
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What must facilities do when automatic processing fails to eliminate large brightness regions?
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What is legally required for facilities acquiring digital images in terms of retaining information?
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What is considered outside the scope of practice in terms of acquired images?
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Study Notes
Patient Rights and Medical Terminology
- Informed consent is the agreement to allow something to happen, such as surgery, based on full disclosure of relevant information.
- Respondeat superior is the legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the actions of their employees performed within the course of their employment.
Negligence and Tort
- Battery is the intentional and unauthorized touching or striking of another person.
- Negligence is the failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in a similar situation.
- Malpractice is the practice of a healthcare provider intentionally or unintentionally failing to meet a standard of care.
- Res ipsa loquitur is a legal doctrine that allows a plaintiff to establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence on the part of the defendant without having to provide direct evidence of negligence.
Patient Care and Ethics
- Beneficence is the principle of doing good, i.e., acting in the best interest of the patient.
- Advance directive is a directive made by a competent adult, indicating what measures should be taken or avoided in the event of their incapacity.
Radiologic Technologists
- Brightness/Contrast, Cropping or masking off anatomy, and Exposure indicator are related to image acquisition.
- Intentional torts include acts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and libel and slander.
- False imprisonment is the unjustifiable detention of a person against their will.
- Neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution is referred to as negligence.
- Libel usually refers to written or published statements that defame a person.
- Negligent torts refer to acts that result from the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution.
- Malpractice is an act of negligence in a professional-patient relationship.
- Battery is the unlawful touching of a person without their consent.
- Within the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist is image acquisition and processing.
- When automatic processing fails to eliminate large brightness regions, it is considered acceptable to manually adjust the image.
- Images should be presented to the licensed practitioner for determination of diagnostic value.
- Facilities acquiring digital images must retain information about image acquisition and processing.
- Outside the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist is diagnosing or interpreting images.
- Unacceptable practices include failing to adjust image brightness and contrast, and failing to retain information about image acquisition and processing.
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