Chapter 5 Review Questions

Question 1

Define truthfulness.

Answer 1

conformance with fact or reality

Question 2

Expectations of truth vary with which three conditions?

Answer 2

(1) place of communication
(2) roles of the communication
(3) nature of the truth involved

Question 3

The right to the truth is determined by the _____ _____ of the patient in many nonmedical situations (such as in preparing for death).

Answer 3

practical needs

Question 4

Informed consent and the need to make treatment decisions are examples of conditions for the _____ _____ _____ _____.

Answer 4

right to the truth

Question 5

_____ is concerned with the keeping of secrets.

Answer 5

Confidentiality

Question 6

List the three types of obligatory sectrets:

Answer 6

(1) natural secrets
(2) promised secrets
(3) professional secrets

Question 7

The most binding obligatory secret is the _____.

Answer 7

professional secret

Question 8

Describe the most common exceptions to confidentiality.

Answer 8

mechanisms for reporting certain types of wounds, communicable diseases, auto accidents, birth defects, drug addiction, and industrial accidents

Question 9

According to the AHA Committee on Biomedical Ethics, duties to disclose patient information exist in which situations?

Answer 9

when the life or safety of a patient is endangered, when intervention can prevent threatened suicide or self-injury, or when an innocent third party may be harmed as in an abuse situation

Question 10

Which of the following are origins of the duty of confidentiality?
a. right to privacy
b. statutes
c. ethical obligations
d. breach of contract issues
e. all of the above

Answer 10

all of the above

Question 11

T/F: The imaging professional must always tell the whole truth.

Answer 11

false

Question 12

T/F: The imaging professional has an obligation to the patient, profession, and society to maintain confidentiality.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

T/F: An imaging professional who finds himself or herself in the role of the patient should not expect the same degree of confidentiality.

Answer 13

false

Question 14

T/F: If the risk of keeping a secret outweighs the harm to the patient, no ethical decision making is necessary.

Answer 14

false

Question 15

T/F: A deontologist believes that stricter rules of right and wrong should be used in keeping information confidential.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

T/F: The duty of patient confidentiality is clear, and courts allow compensation for breach of confidentiality.