Chapter 1 Review Questions

Question 1

1. Ethics is defined as: _____

Answer 1

a system or code of conduct and morals advocated by a particular individual or group

Question 2

T/F: Ethics was born of necessity.

Answer 2

true

Question 3

Biomedical ethics includes which of the following?
a. exact rules
b. feelings and beliefs of the imaging professional
c. legal issues and judicial decisions
d. guidelines from the American Medical Association
e. all of the above

Answer 3

e. all of the above

Question 4

Consequentialism is another name for which of the following?
a. virtue ethics
b. a contract
c. exact rules
d. teleology

Answer 4

d. teleology

Question 5

Deontology emphasizes which of the following?
a. significance of the motives
b. good of the majority
c. emotional problem solving
d. practical reasoning

Answer 5

a. significance of good motives

Question 6

The imaging professional may encounter biomedical ethical problems because of which of the following?
a. value conflicts
b. patient’s awareness or lack of awareness of rights
c. differing hierarchies of values
d. all of the above

Answer 6

d. all of the above

Question 7

Describe two major functions of a code of ethics.

Answer 7

personal study and investigations; system of professional conduct

Question 8

The ethical model that treats the relationship between the health care provider and patient as a business agreement is the _____ model.

Answer 8

contractual

Question 9

The _____ model treats the provider as on omniscient or fatherlike figure.

Answer 9

priestly

Question 10

The _____ model is based on traditional values and goals.

Answer 10

covenantal

Question 11

Three types of values are _____, _____, and _____.

Answer 11

personal, cultural, and professional

Question 12

What four questions may help the imaging specialist solve ethical problems?

Answer 12

1. What is the context in which the ethical problem occurred?
2. What is the significance of the values involved in the problem?
3. What is the meaning of the problem for all the parties involved?
4. What should be done to remedy the problem?

Question 13

The _____ problem-solving method was developed specifically for imaging professionals.

Answer 13

the Dowd Problem-Solving Model

Question 14

T/F: The patient has the right to refuse treatment.

Answer 14

true

Question 15

T/F: Patients have the right to know the immediate and long-term effects of their treatment choices.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

The origin of the current law is which of the following?
a. common law
b. statutes
c. judicial decisions
d. all of the above

Answer 16

d. all of the above

Question 17

An incident between a patient and an imaging technologist could involve which of the following?
a. administrative law
b. criminal law
c. civil law
d. all of the above

Answer 17

d. all of the above

Question 18

Lawsuits involving the medical imaging sciences generally are brought under which kind of law?
a. criminal law
b. administrative law
c. civil law, tort division
d. common law

Answer 18

c. civil law, tort division

Question 19

Risk management strives to do which of the following?
a. eliminate the causes of loss in the facility
b. lessen the effects of unavoidable losses
c. cover inevitable costs at the lowest price
d. all of the above

Answer 19

d. all of the above

Question 20

Common law is which of the following?
a. the law of common sense
b. the laws of the particular jurisdiction
c. based on ancient usages and customs
d. the law of the common persons in England

Answer 20

c. based on ancient usages and customs

Question 21

Risk management is performed by which of the following?
a. a risk manager
b. a risk management team
c. the imaging technologist
d. all of the above

Answer 21

d. all of the above

Question 22

Quality assurance uses which of the following?
a. report cards for employees
b. hospital committees to oversee quality issues
c. hall monitors to watch for mistakes
d. inspection teams to check cleaning of the facility

Answer 22

b. hospital committees to oversee quality issues

Question 23

Risk management tools include which of the following?
a. knowing and following policies and procedures
b. respecting patient confidentiality
c. practicing radiation protection
d. all of the above

Answer 23

d. all of the above

Question 24

T/F: Professionalism promotes the good of the individual and depends on high ethical standards.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

T/F: Patients share in the responsibility for their health care.

Answer 25

true

Question 26

T/F: Because health care facilities have legal counsel, imaging professionals do not need to know anything about the law.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

T/F: Current law has been established through common law, statutes, and judicial decisions.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

T/F: Lawsuits involving imaging professionals are most frequently brought under criminal law.

Answer 28

false

Question 29

T/F: A tort action alleges harm caused by the negligent or intentional act of another.

Answer 29

true

Question 30

T/F: An imaging professional never has to worry about answering questions or testifying in a lawsuit.

Answer 30

false

Question 31

T/F: Written answers to interrogatories are not important; the only information that is important is that presented at trial.

Answer 31

false

Question 32

T/F: Risk management is performed by the risk management department, and the imaging professional does not have to be concerned with it.

Answer 32

false

Question 33

T/F: The imaging professional should understand the elements of torts.

Answer 33

true

Question 34

T/F: Since all states have the same laws, the imaging professional does not need to know anything about the law in any particular state.

Answer 34

false

Question 35

T/F: When faced with interrogatories, the imaging professional should go ahead and just answer them.

Answer 35

false

Question 36

T/F: Tort actions can be brought only if a patient if harmed by the intentional act of an imaging professional.

Answer 36

false

Question 37

T/F: An imaging professional’s involvement in the discovery phase of a trial has no influence on whether the case proceeds to trial.

Answer 37

false

Question 38

T/F: An incident involving an imaging professional can be caused only for a case filed in civil court.

Answer 38

false

Question 39

T/F: Administrative law involves the administration of justice in a criminal case.

Answer 39

false