Exam 26: Medical Law

As a radiographer positions an elderly patient for an upright abdominal view,the patient is asked to stand up from his wheelchair.As he does so,the wheelchair moves out from under him,and he falls to the floor.As the technologist attempts to break his fall,a coworker notes that the wheel locks on the chair were left unlocked.In this situation,

Getting a speeding ticket from a state police officer on an interstate highway would be a violation of

Placing a child in a Pigg-O-Stat without the parent's permission may warrant

As you begin a barium study of the colon,the patient states clearly that she wants the examination to stop.A professional imaging technologist should

As you perform a mammogram on an anxious patient,she asks you to stop the breast compression and examination because it is getting painful.Your responsibility as a professional is to

Which of the following is an example of negligence?

At a recent professional meeting of radiographers,an attendee stands up at a business meeting and states that the chairperson uses excessive radiation and violates ALARA daily.The person making these statements would be committing an act of

The legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur intends to shift the burden of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant (technologist).It implies that the patient was injured through no fault of his or her own while in the complete control of another.An example of this is a

The term res ipsa loquitur means the

It has been estimated that about 10% of all medical claims of negligence involve

All of the following are necessary for a legitimate case of malpractice except

Which of the following is false regarding informed consent?

When negligence occurs to a patient,who is responsible for proving injury?

If the threat of bodily harm were to occur to a patient as a result of reckless conduct by the health care provider,this would be deemed

The doctrine of respondeat superior states that the

It is the duty of any health care practitioner,including medical imaging personnel,to

In a legal proceeding,the actions of a radiographer will be judged with regard to his or her compliance with the

Defamation of a character by speaking poorly of an individual is

Acceptable informed consent for a simple breast biopsy

Touching a patient on the symphysis pubis for a frontal thoracic spine projection