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| differences rooted in culture, age, experience, health status, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic identity, mental abilities, and other aspects of sociocultural descriptions and socioeconomic status |
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| rad techs who recognize, accept, and learn ways to accommodate diversity are more adept at |
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| providing care that protects patient autonomy and right to information |
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| providing readily available, culturally appropriate oral and written language services to limited English proficiency patients through bilingual and bicultural staff, trained medical interpreters, and qualified translators |
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| professional mandates from the code of ethics |
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| respectful service to all humankind without discrimination (communicating and relating) |
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| the use of untrained interpreters can result in |
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| errors in diagnosis and hinder in proper care delivery |
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| title 7 of the civil rights act |
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| prevents discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, or national origin (most commonly used in discrimination cases) |
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| assert that initial or continued employment or advancement depends on sexual conduct |
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| hostile work environment sexual harassment |
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| when harassment unreasonably interferes with the employee's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment |
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| continuous quality improvement |
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| the aspect of quality assurance that monitors technical equipment to maintain quality standards |
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| quality improvement programs |
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| fix problems before they arise and focus on the best interest of the patients |
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| the RA's three main areas of responsibilty |
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| patient management and assessment, performing select exams, evaluating image quality and making initial observations |
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| what is the legal consequences of not obtaining consent |
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| the individual giving consent must fully understand: |
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| nature of the procedure, risk involved, desired outcomes, possible alternatives |
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| the person giving consent must be |
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| competent adult, legal guardian, emancipated, married, or mature minor, individual obligated by court |
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| when a patient climbs onto a table and allows an exam |
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| most civil suits are punishable by |
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| negligence and malpractice |
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| assault, battery, false imprisonment, and defamation of character |
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| how long are radiographs kept |
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| 7 years or until a child is 18 |
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