COKO Professional Practice sample
exam Q's Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
What sentence best describes the roles of the College and professional
associations?
i. The College serves the public interest and the professional associations serve the
interests of the profession.
ii. The College and the professional associations both serve the public interest.
iii. The College and the professional associations both serve the interests of the
profession.
iv. The professional associations direct the operations of the College. - Correct
answer-The best answer is i. The College's mandate is to regulate the profession in
order to serve and protect the public interest. Answer ii is not the best answer
because professional associations are designed to serve the interests of their
members. While professional associations care about the public interest and often
take actions that assist the public interest, they are under no statutory duty to do so
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,and are accountable only to their members. Answer iii is not the best answer
because the College is not permitted to serve the interests of its members under its
statute. While it tries to ensure that it regulates its members sensitively and fairly,
and consults with its members, the College's mandate is the public interest. Answer
iv is not correct. While the College consults with the professional associations and
considers seriously their views and respects their expertise, the College is not
under the control of any professional association.
Ethics Scenario:
David, a kinesiologist, is always polite to his patients/clients, in a formal way. He
feels good about himself. However, he often says "God" to express surprise. The
phrase means nothing to him and no one has ever expressed concerns about it. One
of his patients/clients, Paul, has shared that he is very religious. Whenever David
says "God" Paul flinches a bit. What should David do? - Correct answer-David
notices and asks Paul if the use of the word "God" bothers Paul. Paul says that,
actually it does. David makes a point of not saying "God" anymore in front of Paul.
After discussing the incident with a colleague, David decides that the ethical thing
for him to do is to stop using the word "God" as an expression of surprise
whenever he is with a patient/client because David cannot tell in advance who will
be offended. This relates to the Code of Ethics that kins must follow.
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,Discontinuing Professional Services Scenario - Correct answer-Donna, a
kinesiologist, wants to stop treating a patient/client because the patient/client has
stopped paying. She reads an article in the College's newsletter suggesting that
patients/clients should be given at least two weeks to find a new kinesiologist
before one stops treating the patient/client. Donna cannot see why she needs to see
a patient/client who is not paying for her services and does not follow the
newsletter suggestion. The patient/client experiences pain once the treatment stops
and misses ten days of work before the patient/client can find another kinesiologist
to treat him. The patient/client complains to the College. After investigating the
complaint the College requires Donna to appear before it to receive a verbal
caution because Donna abandoned a patient/client who was in pain without giving
the patient/client adequate time to find another kinesiologist. The fact that Donna
was not paid did not remove her duty to the patient/client who was in pain.
David, a kinesiologist, is registered with the College. David's father is no longer
registered with the College. David's father sometimes drops into David's office to
treat his former long term patients/clients. The office assistant refers to David's
father as "Doctor" when booking patients/clients. A patient/client complains to the
College when her extended health insurance refused to pay for David's father's
services because he was unregistered. Is David at risk for his father's conduct? -
Correct answer-The answer is yes. It is professional misconduct to permit a person
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, to hold themselves out as practising the profession when they are not registered.
Similarly, permitting a person to illegally use the title "Doctor" in one's practice
would often be seen as professional misconduct if David knew about it. David
condoned the conduct that occurred at David's office. David, by being registered,
gave credibility and status to the illegal conduct of his father. David could face a
discipline hearing.
Donna, a kinesiologist, does not really assess her patients/clients. She just asks the
patient/client what is wrong and then gives all of them exactly the same treatment.
A patient/client, Paula, came in with a serious condition. Donna did not recognize
it. Paula's condition worsened. Donna still did not recognize it. After three months
Paula went to the emergency department of the hospital and was immediately
diagnosed and treated correctly. What is this a case of? - Correct answer-This is an
Incompetence Scenario. Paula complained to the College about Donna's
incompetence. The Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee looked at
Donna's records and heard Donna's explanation for what she had done. It sent the
case to discipline. The Discipline Committee agreed that Donna showed a lack of
knowledge, skill and judgment. It ordered Donna to participate in specific
upgrading courses aimed at assessment.
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exam Q's Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
What sentence best describes the roles of the College and professional
associations?
i. The College serves the public interest and the professional associations serve the
interests of the profession.
ii. The College and the professional associations both serve the public interest.
iii. The College and the professional associations both serve the interests of the
profession.
iv. The professional associations direct the operations of the College. - Correct
answer-The best answer is i. The College's mandate is to regulate the profession in
order to serve and protect the public interest. Answer ii is not the best answer
because professional associations are designed to serve the interests of their
members. While professional associations care about the public interest and often
take actions that assist the public interest, they are under no statutory duty to do so
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,and are accountable only to their members. Answer iii is not the best answer
because the College is not permitted to serve the interests of its members under its
statute. While it tries to ensure that it regulates its members sensitively and fairly,
and consults with its members, the College's mandate is the public interest. Answer
iv is not correct. While the College consults with the professional associations and
considers seriously their views and respects their expertise, the College is not
under the control of any professional association.
Ethics Scenario:
David, a kinesiologist, is always polite to his patients/clients, in a formal way. He
feels good about himself. However, he often says "God" to express surprise. The
phrase means nothing to him and no one has ever expressed concerns about it. One
of his patients/clients, Paul, has shared that he is very religious. Whenever David
says "God" Paul flinches a bit. What should David do? - Correct answer-David
notices and asks Paul if the use of the word "God" bothers Paul. Paul says that,
actually it does. David makes a point of not saying "God" anymore in front of Paul.
After discussing the incident with a colleague, David decides that the ethical thing
for him to do is to stop using the word "God" as an expression of surprise
whenever he is with a patient/client because David cannot tell in advance who will
be offended. This relates to the Code of Ethics that kins must follow.
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,Discontinuing Professional Services Scenario - Correct answer-Donna, a
kinesiologist, wants to stop treating a patient/client because the patient/client has
stopped paying. She reads an article in the College's newsletter suggesting that
patients/clients should be given at least two weeks to find a new kinesiologist
before one stops treating the patient/client. Donna cannot see why she needs to see
a patient/client who is not paying for her services and does not follow the
newsletter suggestion. The patient/client experiences pain once the treatment stops
and misses ten days of work before the patient/client can find another kinesiologist
to treat him. The patient/client complains to the College. After investigating the
complaint the College requires Donna to appear before it to receive a verbal
caution because Donna abandoned a patient/client who was in pain without giving
the patient/client adequate time to find another kinesiologist. The fact that Donna
was not paid did not remove her duty to the patient/client who was in pain.
David, a kinesiologist, is registered with the College. David's father is no longer
registered with the College. David's father sometimes drops into David's office to
treat his former long term patients/clients. The office assistant refers to David's
father as "Doctor" when booking patients/clients. A patient/client complains to the
College when her extended health insurance refused to pay for David's father's
services because he was unregistered. Is David at risk for his father's conduct? -
Correct answer-The answer is yes. It is professional misconduct to permit a person
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, to hold themselves out as practising the profession when they are not registered.
Similarly, permitting a person to illegally use the title "Doctor" in one's practice
would often be seen as professional misconduct if David knew about it. David
condoned the conduct that occurred at David's office. David, by being registered,
gave credibility and status to the illegal conduct of his father. David could face a
discipline hearing.
Donna, a kinesiologist, does not really assess her patients/clients. She just asks the
patient/client what is wrong and then gives all of them exactly the same treatment.
A patient/client, Paula, came in with a serious condition. Donna did not recognize
it. Paula's condition worsened. Donna still did not recognize it. After three months
Paula went to the emergency department of the hospital and was immediately
diagnosed and treated correctly. What is this a case of? - Correct answer-This is an
Incompetence Scenario. Paula complained to the College about Donna's
incompetence. The Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee looked at
Donna's records and heard Donna's explanation for what she had done. It sent the
case to discipline. The Discipline Committee agreed that Donna showed a lack of
knowledge, skill and judgment. It ordered Donna to participate in specific
upgrading courses aimed at assessment.
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