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AART - ANS-The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
Certifies and keeps registry of technologists.
ASRT - ANS-The American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Sets up standards for Radiologic Technologists.
Beneficence - ANS-A concept in research ethics which states that researchers should
have the welfare of the research participant as a goal of any clinical trial or other
research study. The antonym of this term, maleficence, describes a practice which
opposes the welfare of any research participant.
Nonmaleficence - ANS-Nonmaleficence means non-harming or inflicting the least harm
possible to reach a beneficial outcome.
HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The primary goal of the law is to make it easier for people to keep health insurance,
protect the confidentiality and security of healthcare information and help the healthcare
industry control administrative costs.
Licensure - ANS-Licensure means a restricted practice or a restriction on the use of an
occupational title, requiring a license.
Accreditation - ANS-Accreditation is a process of validation in which colleges,
universities and other institutions of higher learning are evaluated. The standards for
accreditation are set by a peer review board whose members include faculty from
various accredited colleges and universities.
Certification - ANS-Professional certification is a voluntary process by which a
non-governmental professional organization grants recognition to an individual who has
met certain qualifications.
Autonomy - ANS-Autonomy refers to the ability to act according to one's knowledge and
judgment, providing nursing care within the full scope of practice as defined by existing
professional, regulatory, and organizational rules.
, Veracity - ANS-Veracity is the principle of truth telling, and it is grounded in respect for
persons and the concept of autonomy. In order for a person to make fully rational
choices, he or she must have the information relevant to his or her decision.
Fidelity - ANS-This principle stands for many things, including dedication, loyalty,
truthfulness, advocacy and fairness to patients.
Informed Consent - ANS-Permission granted in the knowledge of the possible
consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with
full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits
Implied consent - ANS-Implied consent is consent which is not expressly granted by a
person, but rather implicitly granted by a person's actions and the facts and
circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person's silence or
inaction).
Tort - ANS-A civil wrong, other than a breach of contract. Torts include negligence, false
imprisonment, assault, and battery.
Negligence - ANS-The failure to do something that a reasonable person of ordinary
prudence would do in a certain situation or the doing of something that such a person
would not do.
Duty- A recognized relationship between Pt and physician
Breach- Failure of a medical practitioner to practice in accordance with standard of care
Proximate cause- The plaintiff must show that injury is reasonably connected to
physician's action
Damages- Plaintiff must show that alleged loss or damage has a quantifiable value such
that a monetary payment can be made
Assault - ANS-An unlawful act that places another person, without that person's
consent, in fear of immediate bodily harm or battery.
Battery - ANS-Unlawful touching of another person.
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