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,Study guide for the ARRT Anatomy and positioning are not covered in this study
exam in radiography. guide.
What is a Tort A violation of CIVIL LAW
Torts are also known as ________. Personal Injury Law
If a patient is
apprehensiveAssault about being
INJURED, or a radiographer
causes FEAR in the patient, it is
known as
________.
UNLAWFUL TOUCHING orBattery
touching WITHOUT
CONSENT
, harm resulting from
physical contact with the
radiographer, and
IMAGING WRONG BODY
PART or against the
patients will is known as
________.
UNJUSTIFIED RESTRAINT of aFalse Imprisonment
patient is known as ________.
EXPOSING
CONFIDENTIALInvasion of Privacy
INFORMATION, improperly exposing
the patients body,
inappropriately touching a patients
body, or photographing a patient without
their permission is known as ________.
WRITTEN information thatLibel
results in DEFAMATION of
chracater or loss of reputation is
known as ________.
, ORALLY SPREADING FALSESlander
INFORMATION that
results in DEFAMATION
of character or loss of
reputation is known as
________.
RESPONDEAT Superior is a legal Let the master answer.
DOCTRINE stating the
EMPLOYER is held LIABLE for an
employee's negligent act.
Respondeat Superior means
________.
RES IPSA LOQUITOR is a legalThe thing speaks for itself.
DOCTRINE stating that the cause of the NEGLIGENCE is
obvious. Res Ipsa Loquitur means ________.
The ARRT Standards of Ethics1) Code
consists of the ________ of Ethics2)
Rules and the ________ of Ethics.
The ARRT ________ of EthicsCode serves as a
GUIDE FOR what
RADIOGRAPHER aspire TO
BECOME as
PROFESSIONALS.
The ARRT ________ of Ethics areRules
MANDATORY,
ENFORCEABLE, and carry
SANCTIONS for violations.