Interpersonal Relationships, Communication, MLAT Training, and RHPA Flashcards
What role do interpersonal relationships serve at work?
Critical role in the development and maintenance of trust and positive feelings
What does a strong association among individuals working in the same organization contribute towards?
Worker productivity
What must an effective supervisor abstain from?
Favouritism and bias
Why must health professionals not exchange contact information with patients?
Favouritism and bias in the workplace
How long must health professionals wait until they can begin personal relations with a previous patient?
1 year after discharge of the patient
Why can’t an individual take on 2 roles?
Difficult to finish tasks in a timely manner while maintaining the quality of work
What is the role of communication?
Basis of every interpersonal relationship
What does effective communication reduce?
The possibility of negative events occurring
What two ways are MLATs professionals qualified? (2)
- Obtained an Ontario Secondary School graduation diploma or equivalent standing that is approved by the Director and has served 2yrs as a technical trainee in a lab
- Is able to produce evidence of equivalent standing that is approved by the Director and has successfully completed relevant courses which together with experience are in the opinion of the Director equivalent
What types of tests do MLATs run?
Pre-analytical functions
What is required of all MLATs?
Continuous training
What is the RHPA and what does it entail? (1 + 6)
- Regulated Health Professions Act
- Protect public from harm
- Promote high quality of care
- Makes regulated health professions accountable to the public
- Gives patient access to the health care professionals of choice
- Achieve regulatory equality by making all regulated health professionals adhere to the same purpose and public interest principles
- Treat individuals and health professionals in an equitable manner
Are MLATs regulated?
No
List 10 types of health professionals governed by the RHPA. (10)
Audiologists Chiropodists Chiropractors Dental hygienists Dental technologists Dentists Denturists Dietitians Homeopaths Kinesiologists Massage therapists Medical laboratory technologists Medical radiation technologists Midwives Naturopaths Nurses Occupational therapists Opticians Optometrists Pharmacists Physicians and surgeons Physiotherapists Podiatrists Psychologists Psychotherapists Respiratory therapists Speech-language pathologists Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
Who can order tests? (4)
- Doctors
- Midwives
- Dentists
- Nurse practitioners
