An OSL dosimeter should be worn on this part of the body
What is the collar, or level of the thyroid?
Name three characteristics/types of human diversity
What are: age, race, mental ability, gender, sexual preference, ethnicity/national origin, religion?
Another term for prejudice
What is bias?
The term for a patient's claim that s/he has been wronged
What is a tort?
A rad tech must have this document either in paper or electronic form from a physician before performing an exam on a patient
What is an order?
Per NRC recommendations, the fetal dose limit during an entire pregnancy
What is 0.5 rem?
The tendency to consider one's own culture as superior and the only one with acceptable norms and values
What is ethnocentrism?
Term meaning "Above all, do no harm"
What is non-maleficence?
What is negligence?
Name three individuals who may access or edit the health record
Who are physician, nurse, rad tech, lab tech, pct, patient?
This type of radiation monitoring device is easily damaged by heat and humidity
What is a film badge?
Term describing when an individual is able to maintain their own native culture and balance this with adapting norms of a new culture as well
What is biculturalism?
The term for telling the truth
What is veracity?
Actual bodily harm that occurs to a patient as a result of reckless conduct
What is battery?
This type of consent must be acquired and documented into the health record for an invasive radiologic procedure
What is informed consent?
The automatic collimation system most x-ray machines are equipped with
What is a positive beam limitation device (PBL)?
What is assimilation?
The science of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character
What is ethics?
A rad tech could be accused of this for restraining a patient without a reason and explanation
What is false imprisonment?
A rad tech should never share this specific health information with a patient before a physician does
What is a diagnosis?
The type of x-ray interaction where the incident photon becomes completely absorbed
What is photoelectric absorption?
This percent of the world has some sort of disability
What is 10%?
What is justice?
Term meaning "the thing speaks for itself"
What is "res ipsa loquitor"?
A major function of the HIM department is to protect health information according to this act (full name- no acronyms allowed!)
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
Who are Bergonie and Tribondeau?
Dr Alfred Kinsey is credited for providing statistics and research on this human characteristic, and describes it not as defined categories but more of a spectrum
What is human sexuality?
What are identifying the problem, developing solutions, and selecting the best solution?
X-raying the wrong body part could be considered an example of this is a court
What is unintentional misconduct?
The standards set for maintenance and requirements of the patient health record are established by this organization
What is JCAHO?
The difference between slander and libel
What is in regards to defamation of character, slander is spoken and libel is written?