Patient Rights and Care: Legal Issues Quiz
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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?

  • Blanket consent
  • Implied consent
  • Passive consent
  • Informed consent (correct)
  • 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?

  • Res ipsa loquitor
  • Battery
  • Negligence
  • Respondeat superior (correct)
  • What is the term for the intentional and unauthorized touching or striking of another person?

  • Beneficence
  • Battery (correct)
  • Malpractice
  • Common terminology
  • 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?

    <p>Negligence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the practice of a healthcare provider intentionally or unintentionally failing to meet a standard of care?

    <p>Malpractice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Beneficence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Res ipsa loquitor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Living will</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Brightness/Contrast', 'Cropping or masking off anatomy', and 'Exposure indicator' are related to which aspect of patient care?

    <p>'Processing Algorithm'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of tort includes acts such as assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, and libel and slander?

    <p>Intentional misconduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to the unjustifiable detention of a person against their will?

    <p>False imprisonment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution?

    <p>Malpractice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'libel' usually refer to?

    <p>Written information causing defamation of character</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of tort refers to acts that result from the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution?

    <p>Unintentional misconduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of a professional-patient relationship, what is an act of negligence referred to as?

    <p>Malpractice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the unlawful touching of a person without their consent?

    <p>Battery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is within the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist?

    <p>Determining and applying appropriate pre-exposure collimation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered acceptable when automatic processing fails to eliminate large brightness regions?

    <p>Using postexposure shuttering to eliminate anatomical information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be presented to the licensed practitioner for determination of diagnostic value?

    <p>The patient's permanent medical record</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which action is legally required for facilities acquiring digital images?

    <p>Retaining information in the DICOM of each image that identifies the selected view or projection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is outside the scope of practice of a radiologic technologist?

    <p>Using postexposure shuttering to eliminate anatomical information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered unacceptable according to the text?

    <p>Duplicating and using acquired images for more than one prescribed view</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must facilities do when automatic processing fails to eliminate large brightness regions?

    <p>Use postexposure shuttering to eliminate anatomical information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is legally required for facilities acquiring digital images in terms of retaining information?

    <p>Retain information that identifies the selected view or projection at image acquisition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered outside the scope of practice in terms of acquired images?

    <p>Using multiple prescribed views for one acquired image</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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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    Test your knowledge of patient rights, consent, confidentiality, legal issues, and common terminology in patient care. This quiz covers topics such as HIPAA, Patients Bill of Rights, legal doctrines, negligence, malpractice, and more.

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