Review Questions (Book) - M4

d. All of the above

1 Autonomy involves which of the following?
a. Informed consent
b. The self
c. Patient rights
d. All of the above

diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, risks, alternatives,
costs, rules, duration of incapacitation, names of
persons performing procedure

2 Informed consent should include the following:
a. __________
b. __________
c. __________
d. __________

feedback to ensure the patient’s understanding
of the procedure and opportunity to question

3 Why is two-way communication between patients and imaging professionals
important in imaging services?

The imaging professional may have a limited
role in the informed consent process, but it is
the physician’s duty to provide the information
about the procedure for informed consent.

4 Should the imaging professional be responsible for the informed consent process?
Explain.

a. competence—the ability to make decisions
concerning one’s life
b. surrogacy —the appointment of a person to
make decisions for another

5 Defi ne the following terms:
a. Competence
b. Surrogacy

b. Fatherlike (God-like) caretaking

6 Paternalism is defined as which of the following?
a. Motherlike caretaking
b. Fatherlike (God-like) caretaking
c. Necessary
d. None of the above

a prerogative invoked in limited
circumstances when health care providers
withhold information from a patient because
they believe the information would have adverse
effects on the patient’s condition or health

7 Defi ne therapeutic privilege.

a. The patient must be incapable of giving
consent and no lawful surrogate is available.
b. Danger to life or a risk of serious impairment
to health is apparent.
c. Immediate treatment is necessary to avert
these dangers.

8 Describe three conditions in which emergency situations may alter the informed
consent process:
a. __________
b. __________
c. __________

T

9 True or False Combining the prudent person rule and the subjective substantial
disclosure rule in most cases provides the information the patient needs to make
informed decisions.

T

10 True or False Respect for the autonomy of the patient includes the ability of the
patient to make choices.

F

11 True or False Surrogacy is not an issue in respecting the patient’s autonomy.

T

12 True or False Truly informed consent may not be possible.

F

13 True or False Intentional torts can occur only if the perpetrator of the tort
intends to do harm.

T

14 True or False Assault occurs when the victim is touched without giving consent.

F

15 True or False Battery cannot be found if the touching to which the patient has
not consented is for the good of the patient.

F

16 True or False Immobilization devices used in the imaging department are
considered restraints.

F

17 True or False Use of restraints of patients by imaging professionals is always an
exception to the torts of assault and battery.

T

18 True or False Communication is the imaging professional’s best tool to decrease
risk of litigation for assault, battery, and false imprisonment.

F

19 True or False The legal duty to obtain informed consent lies with the imaging
professional.

F

20 True or False Informed consent need not be given if an imaging professional
does not feel the patient wants to know about the procedure.

F

21 True or False The duty of informed consent lies with physicians, so imaging
professionals do not need to concern themselves.

F

22 True or False Consent forms may be used to obtain consent instead of an
explanation of the procedure and its risks.

determine patient competency, determine
whether patient has given consent, determine
if patient needs a surrogate, determine whether
patient has advance directive, determine whether
patient can cooperate and make choices

23 List three reasons the seven points of respect for the autonomy of the patient are
valuable tools in ethical and legal problem solving.
a. __________
b. __________
c. __________

F

24 True or False For informed consent to be legally recognized, a patient’s signature
on the form is suffi cient.

T

25 True or False The professional standard of informed consent requires a physician
to disclose the risks that a reasonable and prudent medical practitioner would
disclose under the same or similar circumstances.

T

26 True or False The lay standard of informed consent measures the physician’s
disclosure duty by the patient’s need for information rather than by the standards of the medical professional.

F

27 True or False An imaging professional does not need to be concerned with the law regarding informed consent in his or her jurisdiction, as long as the form is signed.