Exam 24: Professional Ethics

A technologist who has completed a procedure on a patient leaves the area grumbling,"I hate to do HIV patients because I am afraid of catching the disease." A member of the housekeeping staff hears the technologist and asks who the HIV patient is so he can pass the information along to his coworkers for safety reasons.The technologist responds by giving the patient's name and room number.This act constitutes a(n)

When you were a student radiographer,the importance of radiation protection was constantly stressed,and you have incorporated the principle of ALARA as a professional value.As an employee working within a busy imaging department,you work with some technologists who do not practice radiation protection as you have been taught.One technologist in particular routinely overexposes patients to get a "perfect image for the radiologist." This poor technologist practice would be an example of

The term veracity refers to

Using moral rules as your complete guide to determine appropriate professional behavior

A patient arrives for her annual mammogram and registers with reception.Then she goes to the dressing room as instructed and puts on the gown that was given to her.As you bring her into the mammography room,she answers a few routine questions and listens intently as you explain the procedure to her.It is safe to assume as the mammographer that

After a stressful CT scan on a patient,you are confronted by the patient's family regarding the results of the examination.The patient was in a motor vehicle accident and has a severe head injury.The images you took are being sent to a "Nighthawk" reading service and will not be available for several minutes.The family insists they have a "right" to know the results immediately so they can make a decision about organ donation.How would you rationalize this situation to yourself as an imaging professional?

All professional decisions in medical imaging and other health care practices involve a consideration of

Failure to pay one's federal income taxes would be an example of a(n)

Which of the following best defines fidelity?

You are enjoying an evening with a friend at the theater.The person seated behind you routinely texts messages to his girlfriend about the movie and what is happening.This behavior would be a

You are the director of a busy medical imaging department.One of your technologists has been accused of looking up the personal medical records and radiography reports of his brother's girlfriend.The girlfriend visited the hospital as a patient for an ultrasound examination of the pelvis to rule out pregnancy.Disciplinary action for this technologist would be appropriate because of a violation of

When undertaking an ethical analysis,

Which of the following choices could be classified as an ethical outrage?

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)reserves the right to revoke any certification from an individual whom it has registered.Reasons for revocation can vary from ethical violations to failure to maintain continuing education credits,just to mention two.This process of sanctioning demonstrates professional _____ to society.

The best way to characterize an ethical dilemma is to describe it as the

You are placed in an unfortunate situation with a patient that requires you to tell a small "white lie" regarding the late arrival of the radiologist.The patient is noticeably upset about the procedure having to be done at all and is quite anxious.You are aware that the radiologist and the patient's surgeon are meeting in his office to discuss the best approach to deal with this patient's cancer.You feel certain that telling the patient the truth as to why the radiologist is late would increase her anxiety.This technologist is practicing

All of the following are related except

Being rude and impolite to a patient's family members because they are asking how long an examination will take,is an example of a(n)

Which of the following would be considered an unethical practice for a radiologic technologist?