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| the system or code of conduct and morals advocated by a particular individual or group |
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| individual conceptions of right and wrong |
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| purposeful, self-regulatory judgment which results in interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and inference |
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| a quality or standard that is desirable or worthy of esteem in itself |
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| who created the patient rights brochure 'the patient care partnership' |
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| the american hospital association |
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| the patient's role should include: |
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| active participation in their health care based on accurate information |
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| what are the three branches of the law |
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| administrative, criminal, civil |
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| what does administrative law deal with |
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| licensing and regulation (suspension of license) |
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| what does criminal law deal with |
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| wrongs against the state (fines, community service, jail) |
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| what does civil law deal with |
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| wrongs committed by one party harming another(monetary damages) |
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| body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority and having binding legal force |
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| lawsuits involving medical imaging are usually brought under what kind of law |
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| tort law (subdivision of civil law) |
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| what types of torts might a radiographer encounter |
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| assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, negligence, lack of informed consent, breach of confidentiality |
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| what are the three phases of the lawsuit |
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| pleading, discovery, trial |
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| complained lodged, answer given |
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| presentation of facts to judge or jury |
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| document everything, get informed consent, confidentiality, radiation protection, safe environment |
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| the system for identifying, analyzing, and evaluating risks and selecting the most advantageous method for treating them |
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| what are hospital quality assurance programs directly concerned with |
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| assessing and improving patient care |
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| the performance of good acts |
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| permission, usually in writing, given by a patient agreeing to the performance of a procedure |
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| what does the standard of care encompass? |
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| the obligation of health care professionals to do no harm and their duty to provide reasonable patient care |
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| national patient safety goals |
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| improve accuracy of patient identification and reduce patient falls |
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| an unintentional tort resulting from actions intended to do no harm (failure to provide standard of care results in an injury) |
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| the degree of care a reasonable person, similarly situated, would use |
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| what four things are required for negligence to occur |
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| a duty, breach of that duty, injury, causation |
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| the thing speaks for itself, when an injury would not have occurred in the absence of negligence |
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| never falsify, only use a single line to cross out wrong info, sign legal name and title and make it legible |
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| who has the sole responsibility of making sure that films have been correctly marked |
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| national council on radiation protection and measurements |
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| keep radiation well below the level at which adverse affect may occur and minimize incidence of genetic effects |
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| methods of radiation protection |
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| proper exposure factors, filtration, collimation, sheilding, restraining devices, technique charts, quality control program |
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| caring and communication are the: |
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| primary task of the imaging professional |
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| a function in which a person expresses concern for the growth and well-being of another in an integrated application of the mind, body, and spirit designed to maximize positive outcomes |
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| what are ways to express caring |
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| listening, providing information, helping, communicating, and showing respect |
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| spending less time to get to know your patient can have: |
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| a detrimental effect on patient satisfaction |
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| six steps to improve communication with patients |
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| speak slowly, speak plainly, show or draw pictures, limit information, use teach back technique, create shame-free environment |
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| explain why it happened, how the consequences will be mitigated, what is being done to prevent that happening again, and an apology |
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