Question 1

How are the regulations that govern the health professions provided?&#10;A) Through affiliated associations&#10;B) Through university credentialing&#10;C) Through published provincial recommendations&#10;D) Through provincial or territorial legislation requirements

Accepted Answer

Health professions are regulated through provincial or territorial legislation that requires professionals to follow common rules, and through licensing bodies that investigate complaints and set educational and practice standards for registered members.

Question 2

What is unique about a profession and about disciplines that hold professional status?&#10;A) The philosophical nature of their practice&#10;B) A specific body of knowledge and complex skills&#10;C) Theoretical commonality among professionals&#10;D) They are tasked with developing hospital institutional controls

Accepted Answer

There is a specific body of detailed knowledge and complex skills, common and unique to the members of a profession, which require a lengthy period of training to acquire.

Question 3

Which type of provincial legislation enables greater public control of the professions in Canada?&#10;A) Constitution Act of 1867&#10;B) Professional ethics regulation&#10;C) Nursing Act&#10;D) Health Professions Act

Accepted Answer

Across Canada, provinces and territories have enacted legislation to ensure a certain amount of public control of the health professions (since many are self-regulated). This type of legislation is called Health Professions Act legislation.

Question 4

What does health care services regulation commonly require in relation to the provision of specific health care tasks?&#10;A) Risk-related licensing&#10;B) Scope of practice assessments&#10;C) Professional approval&#10;D) Public concern analysis

Accepted Answer

Task-based regulatory models are becoming more common in health care services regulation. Within this approach, tasks judged to carry serious risk of harm if performed incorrectly require a license. Many Health Professions Acts now require professionals to obtain a valid practitioner license as part of the regulation process.

Question 5

How are the authorized functions and interventions described for regulated health care professionals?&#10;A) Provincial guidelines&#10;B) Information control standards documentation&#10;C) Scope of practice documentation&#10;D) The Canada Health Act

Accepted Answer

Most health care professions that require a license to practice have defined their own distinct scope of practice and standards of practice. Scope of practice documentation describes the services that members of an occupation perform and the methods they must use (e.g., all the interventions that regulated health professionals are authorized, educated, and competent to perform).

Question 6

How can interprofessional practice approaches support health equity?&#10;A) Collaborate with patients and families&#10;B) Revise professional practice standards&#10;C) Consider a consumer report card&#10;D) Bring in experts to consult with patients

Accepted Answer

Interprofessional practice is a collaborative practice that occurs when health care providers work with people from within their own profession, with people outside their profession, and with patients and their families. Interprofessional practice can enhance health equity for patients by positively impacting wait times, enhancing rural and remote accessibility to health care, and enhancing patient safety. By working collaboratively, health care providers can make better use of their skills and knowledge and more effectively coordinate care according to patients' needs; this means that patients should receive higher-quality care. Interprofessional or primary care teams operating in clinics or networks can also support the needs of populations with different chronic diseases, often within their own communities.

Question 7

Which type of serious health care practice violation is increasingly investigated and acted upon by regulating bodies?&#10;A) Doctor suspensions&#10;B) Inappropriate media reporting and action&#10;C) Boundary offences&#10;D) Violations of patient confidentiality

Accepted Answer

Regulatory bodies are increasingly investigating and addressing "boundary offences," which are serious practice violations that encompass a wide range of improper conduct, including sexual comments, inappropriate touching, or sexual intercourse with a patient.

Question 8

What type of agency has more recently started to offer treatment for health care providers who are experiencing mental health or addiction problems?&#10;A) Non-profit community agencies with addictions expertise&#10;B) Professional associations and regulatory bodies&#10;C) Provincial mental health associations&#10;D) Human resources departments within health care environments

Accepted Answer

In recent years, professional associations, in collaboration with regulatory bodies, have been developing anonymous treatment facilities to provide support for health care providers who are experiencing mental health or addiction problems.

Question 9

Which groups of health care providers are usually described as human health resources? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Hospital administrators&#10;B) Licensed nurses&#10;C) Licensed physicians&#10;D) Patients' family members and volunteers&#10;E) Allied health professionals

Accepted Answer

Human health resources generally refers to individuals who provide health care or health services to the public, including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, as well as well as family members and volunteer caregivers.

Question 10

How is the move toward interprofessional practice in health care intended to enhance patient care and address looming health care resource challenges? (Select all that apply.)&#10;A) Better manage wait times&#10;B) Substantially reduce costs&#10;C) Promote healthy workplaces&#10;D) Improve rural care access&#10;E) Enhance patient safety

Accepted Answer

The expectation and hope for interprofessional practice is that this approach can positively impact wait times, support healthy workplaces, improve rural and remote accessibility, and enhance patient safety.

Deck 17: Human Resources for Health