Section of the revised Radiologic Technologists Code of Ethics in the Philippines has been violated

A radiologic technologist who performed a procedure on a patient leaves the room saying, “I hate
to work AIDS patients because I am afraid of catching the disease.” A colleague hears the
technologist and asks who the AIDS patient is so he can pass the information along to his friends for
“safety” reasons. The technologist responds by giving the patient’s name and room number.

Answer the following questions:
1. What ethical violation did the radiologic technologist commit?
2. Under what Article and Section of the revised Radiologic Technologists Code of Ethics in the
Philippines has been violated?
3. After this incident, what can be done in the Radiology Department to avoid such ethical violation
from happening again?