A radiographer goes to the emergency room to perform an exam…
A radiographer goes to the emergency room to perform an examination of the forearm that is ordered on a female patient. The patient has a possible fracture and tells the radiographer that holding the position for the x-ray is extremely painful. The patient is unable to hold the position due to the amount of pain that she is in and the radiographic image is blurry due to motion. The technologist has to repeat the x-ray. Before positioning the patient again, the radiographer ties down the patient’s arm to stop it from moving. The patient informs the radiographer that she does not want her arm restrained, but the technologist leaves the restraints in place and performs the repeat x-ray. This is an example of: