Chapter 5 - Professional Roles and Behaviors Flashcards

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of GOODNESS; actions that bring about good are considered right

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BENEFICENCE

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of NO EVIL; an obligation not to inflict harm

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NONMALEFICENCE

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of TRUTH; an obligation to tell the truth

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VERACITY

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of FAITHFULNESS; an obligation to be loyal or faithful

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FIDELITY

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of FAIRNESS; an obligation to act with equity

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JUSTICE

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Professional Behavior

Ethical principle of SELF-DETERMINATION; respecting the independence of others, and acting with self-reliance

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AUTONOMY

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Professional Behavior

Ethics system emphasizing the rights of individuals in a democratic society to be shielded from undue restriction or harm.

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RIGHTS-BASED ETHICS

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Professional Behavior

Ethics system with six moral principles accepted as guides to right action

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PRINCIPLISM

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Professional Behavior

Ethics system based on admirable character traits such as caring, faithfulness, trustworthiness, compassion, and courage

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VIRTUE-BASED ETHICS

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Professional Behavior

Ethical theory that right and wrong is based on the essential nature of an action

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NONCONSEQUENTIALISM

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Professional Behavior

Ethical theory that right and wrong is based on the consequences of an action

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CONSEQUENTIALISM

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Professional Behavior

What are the four steps to ETHICAL ANALYSIS?

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  1. Identifying the problem
  2. Developing alternate solutions
  3. Selecting the best solution
  4. Defending your selection
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Key Terms - Professional Behavior

Who is the person responsible for implementing an ethical decision that has been selected through group ethical analysis?

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MORAL AGENT

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Patient Rights

What are 6 primary patient rights?

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  1. Considerate and Respectful Care
  2. Information
  3. Privacy and Confidentiality
  4. Informed Consent
  5. Refusal of Treatment/Examination
  6. Death with Dignity
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Key Terms - Patient Rights

What is necessary for the patient to provide for any procedure that involves substantial risk or is considered experimental?

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INFORMED CONSENT

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Key Terms - Patient Rights

An outline of specific wishes about the medical care to be given in the event that the individual loses the ability to make or communicate decisions

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ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

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Legal Considerations

What are the two general types of laws?

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  1. Criminal
  2. Civil
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Legal Considerations

What is the type of law that deals with offenses against the state or society at large?

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CRIMINAL LAW

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Legal Considerations

What is the type of law that deals with the rights and duties of individuals with respect to one another?

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CIVIL LAW

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

A serious crime that may be punished by imprisonment

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FELONY

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

A less significant crime usually punished by a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year

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MISDEMEANOR

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

A civil wrong committed by one individual against the person or property of another

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TORT

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

Tort that alleges unjustifiable detention of a person against their will

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FALSE IMPRISONMENT

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Legal Considerations

Tort that alleges breach of patient’s confidentiality or unnecessary exposure or touching of a patient’s body

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INVASION OF PRIVACY

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

WRITTEN malicious spreading of information that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation

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LIBEL

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

VERBAL malicious spreading of information that causes defamation of character or loss of reputation

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SLANDER

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

The THREAT of touching in an injurious way

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ASSAULT

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

unlawful touching of a person without consent

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BATTERY

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

omission of reasonable care or caution

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NEGLIGENCE

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

negligence in the context of a professional and patient/client relationship

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MALPRACTICE

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

“reckless disregard for life and limb”

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GROSS NEGLIGENCE

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

“the thing speaks for itself” - it is obvious what happened

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RES IPSA LOQUITUR

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

“let the master respond” - legal responsibility is placed on the highest authority possible

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RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR

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Key Terms - Legal Considerations

the liability by one person or agency for the actions of another

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VICARIOUS LIABILITY

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Legal Considerations

rule that states each person is liable for his or her own negligent conduct

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RULE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

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Key Terms - Medical Information and Records

medical records storage and billing system for imaging specific information

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RIMS - Radiology Information Management System (AKA RIS)

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Key Terms - Medical Information and Records

digital patient medical records

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EMR - Electronic Medical Record (AKA eChart)

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Diagnostic Images as Records

Who legally owns the images that are taken whether film or electronic?

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THE INSTITUTION THAT CAPTURED THEM

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Malpractice prevention

What are the 7 C’s of malpractice prevention?

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  1. Competence
  2. Compliance
  3. Charting
  4. Communication
  5. Confidentiality
  6. Courtesy
  7. Caution
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Review

A moral agent is one who:

A. behaves correctly
B. is responsible for implementing an ethical decision
C. judges the morality of others
D. analyzes ethical dilemmas

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B

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Review

“A response in which understanding and compassion are accompanied by an objective detachment that enables you to act appropriately.” This phrase describes the characteristic of:

A. aggressiveness
B. assertiveness
C. empathy
D. sympathy

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C

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Review

Which of the following is not a component of ethical analysis?

A. Identifying the problem
B. Determining who is at fault
C. Developing alternative solutions
D. Defending your selection

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B

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Review

The neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution in the context of a professional relationship is termed:
A. malfeasance
B. malpractice
C. misdemeanor
D. malapropism

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B

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Review

Which of the following statements about diagnostic images is true?

A. They do not need to be kept confidential because they do not contain written information.
B. They belong to the patient when they have been paid for by the patient or his or her insurance company.
C. They are part of the legal medical record.
D. They may be discarded or deleted as soon as the report has been sent to the patient’s physician.

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C

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Review

Arm and leg restraints applied without either the patient’s permission or a physician’s order could result in charges of:

A. false imprisonment
B. negligence
C. invasion of privacy
D. battery

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A

44
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Review

Standards of correct behavior for professional groups are called:

A. morals
B. codes of ethics
C. torts
D. regulations

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B

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Review

A patient has the right to revoke consent with regard to a risky procedure:

A. before the procedure begins
B. during the procedure
C. after the procedure ends
D. both A and B

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D

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Review

Health care providers may disclose a patient’s protected health information without the patient’s consent to:

A. another physician providing care to the patient
B. the patient’s employer
C. the patient’s family
D. the news media

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A

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Review

In which of the following states is there a law protecting a patient’s right to die with dignity?

A. Texas
B. Alaska
C. Oregon
D. Wyoming

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C

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Professional Behavior

MANDATORY, specific standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct for all RTs - set and enforced by ARRT

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RULES OF ETHICS

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Professional Behavior

aspirational, broad principles of professional conduct - developed jointly by ARRT & ASRT

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CODE OF ETHICS

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Professional Behavior

A two part document that includes an aspirational ethics document and a specific list of enforceable standards

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STANDARDS OF ETHICS

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Key Terms - Professional Behavior

a branch of philosophy that can be defined as a systematic reflection on morality

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ETHICS

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Professional Behavior

moral principles that apply specifically to certain groups of people

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GROUP MORALITY

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Professional Behavior

based on the lessons of right and wrong that were taught to us at an early age

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PERSONAL MORALITY

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Professional Behavior

What are 3 stages of development in Kohlberg’s Theory?

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  1. learn through obedience/punishment
  2. learn through acceptance/approval
  3. principled conscience that values morality
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Key Terms - Job Satisfaction

a sensitivity to others that allows you to meet their needs constructively rather than merely sympathizing or reacting to their distress

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EMPATHY

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Job Satisfaction

a response to the strain of dealing with the constant demands and problems of people under our care

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BURNOUT

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Key Terms

a patient’s medical record

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CHART

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Key Terms

the act of adding data to a patient’s medical record

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CHARTING

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Key Terms

an act of negligence in which the behavior of the injured party contributed to the injury

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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

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Key Terms

negligence attributable to a hospital or other corporation as an entity

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CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE

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Key Terms

in a civil trial, the party named in a plaintiff’s complaint and against whom the plaintiff’s allegations are made; in a criminal trial, the accused

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DEFENDANT

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Key Terms

a method of evaluating situations in which the correct action is in question

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ETHICAL ANALYSIS

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Key Terms

law that covers patient privacy

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HIPAA - abbreviation for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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Key Terms

a person who files a civil lawsuit initiating a legal action

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PLAINTIFF