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CSMLS exam questions and
answers.
- correct answer.it is a national exam, so no CMLTO documents will be
assessed.
CMLTO - correct answer.College of Medical Laboratory Technologists in
Ontario
- Provincial MLT regulatory body
- Protects the public's right to safe, competent, ethical health care by
regulating the professionals who conduct lab test
- Responsible for protecting the public by keeping MLTs accountable
CSMLS - correct answer.Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science
- National certifying body for MLTs and MLAs
- Promote and maintain a nationally accepted standard of MLT
- Sets the standard for MLTs and the profession.
CSMLS Code of Professional Conduct - correct answer.MLTs:
1. are dedicated to serving the health care needs of the public. The
welfare of the patient and respect for the dignity of the individual shall
be paramount at all times.
2. work with other health care professionals to provide effective patient care.
3. promote the image and status of their profession by maintaining high
standards in their professional practice and through active support of
their professional bodies.
4. protect the confidentiality of all patient information.
5. take responsibility for their professional acts.
, 6. practise within the scope of their professional competence.
7. endeavour to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge and keep
current with scientific advances. They will uphold academic integrity in all
matters of professional certification and continuing education.
8. share their knowledge with colleagues and promote learning.
9. shall be aware of the laws and regulations governing medical laboratory
technology and shall apply them in the practise of their profession.
10.practise safe work procedures at all times to ensure the safety of
patients and co‐ workers and the protection of the environment.
CSMLS Code of Ethics - 5 topics it outlines - correct answer.Outlines:
1. Safe Practices
2. Confidentiality
3. Professional Development
4. Accountability
5. Behaviour and Attitude
Safe Practices
1.1Practise only those disciplines within the medical laboratory
profession for which CSMLS certification has been achieved.
1.2Practise only those procedures for which qualification has been achieved
or officially delegated by an appropriate institutional authority, where the
member has the current requisite knowledge, skills and judgment to ensure
and demonstrate competence.
1.3Recognize risk prone situations in order to minimize harm to patients,
staff and self.
1.4Utilize professional and institutional mechanisms to intervene when
witness to unsafe, incompetent or unethical practices.
1.5Assume responsibility for errors one has committed or observed and take
immediate action to prevent or minimize associated harm.
1.6Advocate for working environments that support safe, competent
and ethical practices.
Confidentiality
2.1Understand and comply with applicable privacy legislation and policies
regarding the collection, use and disclosure of confidential information.
2.2Preserve and protect the confidentiality of any information, either
medical or personal, acquired through professional contact (in
person, through collegial conversations, via medical records etc.) to
safeguard patients.
2.3Abstain from using confidential information to the detriment of a
patient, or with direct or indirect intent to benefit oneself or another
person.
2.4Access information relevant only to the professional task being
performed.
2.5Communicate and release information only with written or formal
authorization, or where so ordered or expressly authorized by law.
2.6Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest and resolve them in a
manner which maintains the integrity of personal health informat
CSMLS exam questions and
answers.
- correct answer.it is a national exam, so no CMLTO documents will be
assessed.
CMLTO - correct answer.College of Medical Laboratory Technologists in
Ontario
- Provincial MLT regulatory body
- Protects the public's right to safe, competent, ethical health care by
regulating the professionals who conduct lab test
- Responsible for protecting the public by keeping MLTs accountable
CSMLS - correct answer.Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science
- National certifying body for MLTs and MLAs
- Promote and maintain a nationally accepted standard of MLT
- Sets the standard for MLTs and the profession.
CSMLS Code of Professional Conduct - correct answer.MLTs:
1. are dedicated to serving the health care needs of the public. The
welfare of the patient and respect for the dignity of the individual shall
be paramount at all times.
2. work with other health care professionals to provide effective patient care.
3. promote the image and status of their profession by maintaining high
standards in their professional practice and through active support of
their professional bodies.
4. protect the confidentiality of all patient information.
5. take responsibility for their professional acts.
, 6. practise within the scope of their professional competence.
7. endeavour to maintain and improve their skills and knowledge and keep
current with scientific advances. They will uphold academic integrity in all
matters of professional certification and continuing education.
8. share their knowledge with colleagues and promote learning.
9. shall be aware of the laws and regulations governing medical laboratory
technology and shall apply them in the practise of their profession.
10.practise safe work procedures at all times to ensure the safety of
patients and co‐ workers and the protection of the environment.
CSMLS Code of Ethics - 5 topics it outlines - correct answer.Outlines:
1. Safe Practices
2. Confidentiality
3. Professional Development
4. Accountability
5. Behaviour and Attitude
Safe Practices
1.1Practise only those disciplines within the medical laboratory
profession for which CSMLS certification has been achieved.
1.2Practise only those procedures for which qualification has been achieved
or officially delegated by an appropriate institutional authority, where the
member has the current requisite knowledge, skills and judgment to ensure
and demonstrate competence.
1.3Recognize risk prone situations in order to minimize harm to patients,
staff and self.
1.4Utilize professional and institutional mechanisms to intervene when
witness to unsafe, incompetent or unethical practices.
1.5Assume responsibility for errors one has committed or observed and take
immediate action to prevent or minimize associated harm.
1.6Advocate for working environments that support safe, competent
and ethical practices.
Confidentiality
2.1Understand and comply with applicable privacy legislation and policies
regarding the collection, use and disclosure of confidential information.
2.2Preserve and protect the confidentiality of any information, either
medical or personal, acquired through professional contact (in
person, through collegial conversations, via medical records etc.) to
safeguard patients.
2.3Abstain from using confidential information to the detriment of a
patient, or with direct or indirect intent to benefit oneself or another
person.
2.4Access information relevant only to the professional task being
performed.
2.5Communicate and release information only with written or formal
authorization, or where so ordered or expressly authorized by law.
2.6Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest and resolve them in a
manner which maintains the integrity of personal health informat
