Ethics Final ch1 questions

Ethics is defined as

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

Ethics was born of necessity

a. True

b. False 

a. True

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

All of the above

Consequentialism is another name for which of the following?

a. Virtue ethics

b. A contract

c. Exact rules

d. Teleology

Teleology

Deontology emphasizes which of the following?

a. Significance of the motives

b. Good of the majority 

c. Emotional problem solving

d. Practical reasoning

Significance of the motives

The imaging professional may encounter biomedical ethical problems because of which of the following?

a. Value conflicts

b. Patients’ awareness or lack of awareness of rights

c. Differing hierarchies of values

d. All of the above

All of the above

Describe two major functions of the code of ethics

Give a guideline for how to act in a professional ethical manner and help professionals make informed ethical decisions

The ethical model that treats the relationship between the healthcare provider and patient as a business agreement is the _______ model

contractual

The ____ model treats the provider as an omniscient or fatherlike figure.

priestly

The _____ model is based on traditional values and goals.

covenantal

Three types of values

personal, cultural, and professional.

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

1. What happened from an unbiased view point?

2. How does the outcome affect everyone involved?

3. How should the problem be solved or harm reduced?

4. Which values involved in the problem are most important to me and the profession?

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

Dowd

Patients have the right to refuse treatment.

a. True

b. False

True

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

a. True

b. False

True

The origin of the current law is which of the following?

a. Common law

b. Statues

c. Judicial decisions

d. All of the above

All of the above

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

All of the above

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

Civil law, tort division

Risk management strives to do which of the following?

a. Eliminate the cause 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

All of the above

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

Based on ancient usages and customs

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

All of the above

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

Hospital committees to oversee quality issues

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

All of the above

Professionalism promotes the good of the individual and depends on high ethical standards.

1. True

2. False

True

Patients share in the responsibility for their health care.

1. True

2. False

True

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

1. True

2. False

False

Current law has been established through common law, statues, and judicial decisions

1. True

2. False

True

Lawsuits involving imaging professionals are most frequently brought under criminal law.

1. True

2. False

False

A tort action alleges harm caused by the neglect or intentional act of another.

1. True

2. False

True

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

1. True

2. False

False

An imaging professional’s role in a lawsuit may include being a witness or a defendant.

1. True

2. False

True

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

1. True

2. False

False

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

1. True

2. False

False

The imaging professional should understand the elements of torts.

1. True

2. False

True

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

1. True

2. False

False

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

1. True

2. False

False

Tort actions can be brought only if a patient is harmed by the intentional act of an imaging professional.

1. True

2. False

False

An imaging professional’s involvement in the discovery phase of a trial has no influence on whether the case proceeds to trial.

1. True

2. False

False

An incident involving an imaging professional can be cause only for a case filed in civil court.

1. True

2. False

False

Administrative law involves the administration of justice in a criminal case.

1. True

2. False

False