Exam 26: Medical Law

A technologist who has completed a procedure on a patient leaves the area grumbling,"I hate to do AIDS patients because I am afraid of catching the disease." A member of the housekeeping staff hears the technologist and asks who the AIDS 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.After the incident,housekeeping personnel refuse to clean the room.One person from housekeeping tells the story to members of the housekeeper's church,where the patient is also a church member.After learning of the patient's condition,the church asks the patient not to return to church.What type of complaint might be brought against the technologist?

Written defamation of a person is termed

A process by which patients can agree to be treated or refuse to be treated based on information provided by the radiographer about the examination is called _____ consent.

Your department has received a new piece of digital radiographic equipment.A radiation physicist has inspected the unit and determined that the automatic exposure control function is not operating properly.His report indicates this clearly and is submitted to the department director.This new equipment has been expected for weeks and is the only device in the department capable of performing certain examinations.The director insists that the device is completely safe,and the technologists need to use it while applications' training is on site.In this situation,who is responsible for taking corrective action?

What type of complaint can be filed by patients if they feel they have been touched without permission?

As you position an adult patient for a skull examination,you begin to position a shadow shield attached to the X-ray tube assembly to protect the patient's thyroid from exposure.While you are doing so,the lead shield falls and hits the patient in the throat.You apologize,and nursing care is administered to the patient.Eventually,the patient's voice changes,and he contends that the accident led to his throat damage.In the court proceedings,his attorney claims negligence and uses the principle of

Which of the following is not a legal right of a patient in the radiology department?

Fastening a patient into a confining,immobilization device that they question,for a simple wrist radiograph can be viewed as

A claim that someone has been wronged or sustained injury is called