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Professional Roles
Patient Care in Radiography 8th Edition Chapter 5
Question | Answer |
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A document that outlines specific wishes about medical care to be followed in the event that an individual loses the ability to make or communicate healthcare decisions | Advanced Directive |
The threat of touching in an injurious way | Assault |
The unlawful use of force against a person | Battery |
A patient’s medical record | Chart |
To note data in a patient record, usually at prescribed intervals | Charting |
Developing slowly and persisting for a long period | Chronic |
The party named in a plaintiffs complaint and against whom the plaintiffs allegations are made | Defendant |
the ability to recognize and to some extent share the emotions and states of mind of another and to understand the meaning and significance of that persons behavior | Empathy |
A method of evaluation situations in which the correct action is in question | Ethical Analysis |
The science or study of moral values or principles, including ideals of autonomy, beneficence and justice; the term is also applied to the moral values or principles themselves | Ethics |
The intentional, unjustified, nonconsensual detention, or confinement of a person for any length of time | False Imprisonment |
A crime declared by statute to be more serious than a misdemeanor and deserving a more severe punishment | Felony |
Law enacted under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that protects the privacy rights of patients | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-(HIPAA) |
A false accusation written printed typedwritten or presented in a picture of a sign that is made with malicious intent to defame the reputation of a person resulting in public embarrassment contempt ridicule or hatred | Libel |
Professional negligence that is the proximate cause of injury or harm to a patient resulting from a lack of professional knowledge experience or skill | Malpractice |
A criminal offense that is considered less serious than a felony and carries a lesser penalty, usually a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year | Misdemeanor |
A moral agent is one who: | Is responsible for implementing an ethical decision |
A responce in which understanding and compassion are accompanied by an objective detachment that enables you to act appropriately. This phrase describes the characteriscs of: | Empathy |
The following are components of ethical analysis: | Identifying the problem, Developing alternative solutions, and Defending your selection |
The neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution in the context of a professional relationship is termed: | Malpractice |
Diagnostic images: | Are apart of the medical record |
Arm and leg restraints applied withouth either the patient's permission or a physicians's order could result in charges of: | False Imprisonment |
Standards of correct behavior by professional groups are called: | Code of Ethics |
A patient has the right to revoke consent in regard to a risky procedure: | Before the procedure begins, and during the procedure |
Healthcare may disclose a patient's protected health information without a patient's consent to: | Another physician providing care to the patient |
In which state is the a law protecting a patient's right to die with dignity? | Oregon |