Professional Ethics & Legal Standards Flashcards
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Which organization publishes the Standards of Ethics for registered radiologic technologists, consisting of a Code of Ethics and Rules of Ethics?
Answer: ARRT
The ARRT publishes the Standards of Ethics that registrants must follow.
Informed consent for a procedure with significant risk should be obtained by:
Answer: The physician performing the procedure
The provider performing the procedure is responsible for explaining risks and obtaining consent.
A patient asks the technologist whether an image shows a tumor. The best response is to:
Answer: Explain that the radiologist or physician will discuss results
Diagnosis is outside the technologist's scope; results are communicated by the physician.
Which of the following is considered an intentional tort?
Answer: Assault
Assault is a deliberate act creating fear of harmful contact, so it is an intentional tort.
Occupational dose limit for the whole-body effective dose of a radiation worker in the US is:
Answer: 5 rem (50 mSv) per year
The NRC occupational limit for total effective dose equivalent is 5 rem (50 mSv) per year.
If a patient falls from the exam table because the technologist left the room, the legal concept most directly involved is:
Answer: Negligence through breach of duty
Failing to ensure patient safety breaches the duty of care and can be negligence.
A technologist's certification status may be affected by which of the following under ARRT rules?
Answer: A felony conviction or ethics violation
Convictions and ethics violations must be reported and can lead to sanctions.
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