Government Legislation

Question 1

Profession Definition

Answer 1

A calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation

Question 2

Professional Conduct CSRT Definition

Answer 2

While performing professional activities RT shall uphold vision of CSRT by adhering to the following principals of ethical and professional conduct

Question 3

Professional Conduct CARTA Definition

Answer 3

As registered respiratory therapists (RRT), we individually and collectively strive to maintain the highest ethical, professional and moral standards.

RRTs are obliged to provide competent, safe and respectful care, which respects the integrity of the clinician/patient relationship.

We must deal in a dignified manner with colleagues, patients and members of the public, and demonstrate accountability for our actions.

Question 4

5 PRINCIPLES OF CANADIAN HEALTH CARE POLICY

Answer 4

1. Public Administration
2. Comprehensiveness
3. Universality
4. Portability
5. Accessibility

Question 5

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Answer 5

• Established in order to provide social equity to healthcare
• Require free and universal access to publicly insured healthcare
• Establishes the roles of federal and provincial governments
  
  • Yields more efficiencies
  • Controls taxes and transfer payments to provinces
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Question 6

The federal government is responsible for

Answer 6

Navy hospitals, Canadian Forces personnel

Quarantine

Aboriginal people

Federal penitentiaries

Question 7

ROLES OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

Answer 7

Responsible for healthcare delivery

Responsible to pay for the services

Penalized by reduced transfer payments if not compliant

Question 8

THE ALBERTA HEALTHCARE ACT-Purpose

Answer 8

• Establishes the goals, process and governance of how healthcare will be delivered in Alberta
• Establishes the need for regulated professions to deliver healthcare
• Establishes the requirement that we govern our own profession and report to the government
  
  • College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta (CARTA)
  • Thus we have our own section under the AHA

Question 9

The Alberta Health Care Act and RT Profession

Answer 9

Health professionals are encouraged and empowered to work collaboratively, ethically, efficiently, and in ways that maximize their skills, training and competencies

Question 10

Rt Authorized Restricted Activities

Answer 10

• Cut a body tissue to administer anything by an invasive procedure
  
  • Performing blood analysis
  • assisting in cardiac procedures
  • performing hemo-dynamic monitoring
  • assisting in anesthesia
  • administering injections
  • Suturing
  • Performing routing wound care
• To insert or remove instruments, devices, fingers or hands beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow and beyond the parynx for the purpose of inserting or removing tubes
• to administer blood or blood products when assisting in anesthesia
• To order any form of ionining radiation in medical radiography for the purpose of a chest xray

Despite authorization RT must restrict themselves to activities they are competent to perform and perform activties in accordance to the standards of practice

Question 11

Rt Authorized Restricted Activities-Cut a Body Tissue

Question 12

Students and Supervision

Answer 12

Students are allowed to perform restricted activties under the supervision of a regulated member

Question 13

Alberta Health Professional Act

Answer 13

The Alberta Government Act establishes details of eth regulation of healthcare professionals

The goal is to maintain the safety of the public

Question 14

Alberta Health Professional Act-Guidelines for self-governing

Answer 14

Rules

Education requirements

Practice standards

Registration of members

Question 15

Alberta Health Professional Act–Professions must Establish

Answer 15

Code of ethics

Standards of practice

Public accountability

Reporting requirements