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A radiologic technologist observes a colleague consistently neglecting to shield patients during X-rays to save time. According to the code of ethics, what is the MOST appropriate course of action?
A radiologic technologist observes a colleague consistently neglecting to shield patients during X-rays to save time. According to the code of ethics, what is the MOST appropriate course of action?
- Casually mention the importance of shielding to the colleague during a break.
- Ignore the behavior if the patients haven't complained, focusing on one's own work.
- Discuss the colleague's behavior with other technologists to gather opinions before taking action.
- Report the observed violations to the Board of Radiologic Technology. (correct)
A radiologic technologist is offered a significant sum of money by a relative to alter an X-ray report to support a fraudulent insurance claim. What is the MOST ethical course of action for the technologist to take?
A radiologic technologist is offered a significant sum of money by a relative to alter an X-ray report to support a fraudulent insurance claim. What is the MOST ethical course of action for the technologist to take?
- Accept the money but ensure the altered report won't significantly impact the insurance claim outcome.
- Report the relative to the authorities for attempting to induce unethical behavior.
- Alter the report slightly, enough to help the relative but not enough to cause serious harm.
- Refuse to alter the report, upholding the integrity of the profession and avoiding involvement in fraudulent activities. (correct)
Which action BEST demonstrates a radiologic technologist's commitment to continuous professional growth?
Which action BEST demonstrates a radiologic technologist's commitment to continuous professional growth?
- Consistently arriving on time for scheduled shifts.
- Subscribing to professional journals and participating in continuing education activities. (correct)
- Avoiding conflicts with colleagues and supervisors.
- Maintaining a clean and organized workspace.
A senior radiologic technologist consistently dismisses new techniques suggested by a junior colleague, even when these techniques are supported by evidence-based research. Which ethical principle is the senior technologist violating?
A senior radiologic technologist consistently dismisses new techniques suggested by a junior colleague, even when these techniques are supported by evidence-based research. Which ethical principle is the senior technologist violating?
What is the PRIMARY reason for radiologic technologists to avoid conflicts of interest?
What is the PRIMARY reason for radiologic technologists to avoid conflicts of interest?
A technologist discovers that a piece of equipment is malfunctioning, leading to inconsistent image quality. What is the most appropriate initial action?
A technologist discovers that a piece of equipment is malfunctioning, leading to inconsistent image quality. What is the most appropriate initial action?
A radiologic technologist overhears a colleague making derogatory comments about a patient's ethnicity. What is the most ethical response?
A radiologic technologist overhears a colleague making derogatory comments about a patient's ethnicity. What is the most ethical response?
Which of the following actions best exemplifies a radiologic technologist upholding ethical conduct?
Which of the following actions best exemplifies a radiologic technologist upholding ethical conduct?
A radiologic technologist overhears a colleague discussing a patient's confidential medical information in a public area. What is the MOST appropriate course of action for the technologist?
A radiologic technologist overhears a colleague discussing a patient's confidential medical information in a public area. What is the MOST appropriate course of action for the technologist?
A radiologic technology student is struggling with a difficult imaging technique. What is the MOST appropriate course of action, according to the code of ethics?
A radiologic technology student is struggling with a difficult imaging technique. What is the MOST appropriate course of action, according to the code of ethics?
A radiologic technologist notices that a piece of equipment is malfunctioning, potentially affecting image quality and patient safety. What is the MOST responsible action to take?
A radiologic technologist notices that a piece of equipment is malfunctioning, potentially affecting image quality and patient safety. What is the MOST responsible action to take?
Which activity demonstrates a radiologic technologist's commitment to continuous improvement and professional development?
Which activity demonstrates a radiologic technologist's commitment to continuous improvement and professional development?
According to the code of ethics, what is the primary focus of radiologic technologists and X-ray technologists in their practice?
According to the code of ethics, what is the primary focus of radiologic technologists and X-ray technologists in their practice?
In which situation is it ethically permissible for a radiologic technologist to reveal confidential patient information?
In which situation is it ethically permissible for a radiologic technologist to reveal confidential patient information?
A radiologic technologist is asked by a physician to perform a task that is outside their scope of practice. What should the technologist do?
A radiologic technologist is asked by a physician to perform a task that is outside their scope of practice. What should the technologist do?
According to the provided text, what should radiologic technologists and X-ray technologists be aware of in relation to the state?
According to the provided text, what should radiologic technologists and X-ray technologists be aware of in relation to the state?
A patient feels that a radiographer's actions during their imaging procedure constituted false imprisonment. Which scenario would most likely support this claim?
A patient feels that a radiographer's actions during their imaging procedure constituted false imprisonment. Which scenario would most likely support this claim?
In the context of legal proceedings, what differentiates libel from slander?
In the context of legal proceedings, what differentiates libel from slander?
A radiographer discloses a patient's confidential HIV status to an unauthorized individual. This action could lead to a lawsuit based on what?
A radiographer discloses a patient's confidential HIV status to an unauthorized individual. This action could lead to a lawsuit based on what?
Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the legal concept of Res Ipsa Loquitur?
Which of the following scenarios exemplifies the legal concept of Res Ipsa Loquitur?
In a case of negligent tort liability, what constitutes the 'breach' element?
In a case of negligent tort liability, what constitutes the 'breach' element?
A radiographer performs an imaging examination on the wrong patient due to miscommunication. What element needs to be proven for a malpractice claim?
A radiographer performs an imaging examination on the wrong patient due to miscommunication. What element needs to be proven for a malpractice claim?
A patient falls while being transferred from a wheelchair to the x-ray table. Which of the following is the least relevant factor in determining negligence?
A patient falls while being transferred from a wheelchair to the x-ray table. Which of the following is the least relevant factor in determining negligence?
The concept of duty of care is central to negligence claims. In the context of a radiographer's professional practice, what BEST describes this duty?
The concept of duty of care is central to negligence claims. In the context of a radiographer's professional practice, what BEST describes this duty?
A patient develops a severe infection after a radiographer uses improperly sterilized instruments during an imaging procedure. Under which legal doctrine could the radiographer's actions primarily be examined?
A patient develops a severe infection after a radiographer uses improperly sterilized instruments during an imaging procedure. Under which legal doctrine could the radiographer's actions primarily be examined?
A hospital hires an individual who is not a licensed radiologic technologist. This individual subsequently makes a critical error while performing an X-ray, harming a patient. Which legal doctrine would most directly hold the hospital accountable?
A hospital hires an individual who is not a licensed radiologic technologist. This individual subsequently makes a critical error while performing an X-ray, harming a patient. Which legal doctrine would most directly hold the hospital accountable?
During a severe earthquake, a hospital's imaging equipment is damaged, causing a delay in critical patient diagnoses. Which legal concept might the hospital invoke to explain potential lapses in timely care?
During a severe earthquake, a hospital's imaging equipment is damaged, causing a delay in critical patient diagnoses. Which legal concept might the hospital invoke to explain potential lapses in timely care?
A radiographer provides assistance to an injured person at the scene of a traffic accident, providing care within their scope of practice and without gross negligence. Under what legal protection might the radiographer be shielded from liability should the person's condition worsen?
A radiographer provides assistance to an injured person at the scene of a traffic accident, providing care within their scope of practice and without gross negligence. Under what legal protection might the radiographer be shielded from liability should the person's condition worsen?
What is the primary difference between a 'Subpoena' and a 'Subpoena Duces Tecum'?
What is the primary difference between a 'Subpoena' and a 'Subpoena Duces Tecum'?
In a legal context, what differentiates a 'plaintiff' from a 'defendant'?
In a legal context, what differentiates a 'plaintiff' from a 'defendant'?
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'due process' in a legal setting?
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'due process' in a legal setting?
What constitutes 'perjury' in a court of law?
What constitutes 'perjury' in a court of law?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the historical context of Radiologic Technology associations in the Philippines?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the historical context of Radiologic Technology associations in the Philippines?
Based on the timeline, what can be inferred about the leadership of radiologic technology organizations in the Philippines during the mid-20th century?
Based on the timeline, what can be inferred about the leadership of radiologic technology organizations in the Philippines during the mid-20th century?
How does the stated creed of the Radiologic Technologist association align with their organizational goals?
How does the stated creed of the Radiologic Technologist association align with their organizational goals?
What key objective, outlined in the preamble, aims to enhance the Radiologic Technologist's role in healthcare?
What key objective, outlined in the preamble, aims to enhance the Radiologic Technologist's role in healthcare?
If the association aims to foster collaboration, which action would be most contradictory to this goal?
If the association aims to foster collaboration, which action would be most contradictory to this goal?
Considering the changes in chairpersons from 2000 to the present, what trend can be observed in the leadership of the organization?
Considering the changes in chairpersons from 2000 to the present, what trend can be observed in the leadership of the organization?
How have Dr. Orestes M. Monzon's contributions shaped the organization's structure and goals over the years?
How have Dr. Orestes M. Monzon's contributions shaped the organization's structure and goals over the years?
If a new radiologic technology school aims to align with the association's goals, which curriculum aspect should it prioritize?
If a new radiologic technology school aims to align with the association's goals, which curriculum aspect should it prioritize?
An individual passed the Civil Service examination for X-ray technicians prior to the Act's approval. What additional condition must they meet to be exempt from the Radiologic Technology examination?
An individual passed the Civil Service examination for X-ray technicians prior to the Act's approval. What additional condition must they meet to be exempt from the Radiologic Technology examination?
A radiologist from another country is invited to lecture at a university in the Philippines. Under what condition can they be exempted from the Radiologic Technology examination?
A radiologist from another country is invited to lecture at a university in the Philippines. Under what condition can they be exempted from the Radiologic Technology examination?
Which group is NOT required to take the Radiologic Technology examination?
Which group is NOT required to take the Radiologic Technology examination?
What must individuals falling under categories (a), (c), and (d) do after they meet the requirements?
What must individuals falling under categories (a), (c), and (d) do after they meet the requirements?
What is the role of the Board in granting special permits to visiting radiologic technologists from other countries?
What is the role of the Board in granting special permits to visiting radiologic technologists from other countries?
A radiologic technologist from Spain wants to practice temporarily in clinics in the Philippines. According to the content, what condition must Spain meet to allow this?
A radiologic technologist from Spain wants to practice temporarily in clinics in the Philippines. According to the content, what condition must Spain meet to allow this?
An individual passed the Department of Health's proficiency examination for medical radiation technicians after the Act was approved. How does this affect their requirement to take the Radiologic Technology examination?
An individual passed the Department of Health's proficiency examination for medical radiation technicians after the Act was approved. How does this affect their requirement to take the Radiologic Technology examination?
What is the primary purpose of the exemption criteria outlined in the content?
What is the primary purpose of the exemption criteria outlined in the content?
Flashcards
Radiologic Technologist Role
Radiologic Technologist Role
Acts as an agent to obtain pertinent patient information for diagnosis and treatment but does not interpret or diagnose.
RT Equipment Use
RT Equipment Use
Use equipment and techniques according to accepted standards and demonstrate expertise.
Ethical Conduct
Ethical Conduct
Practice ethical conduct and protect patient's right to quality care.
Patient Confidentiality
Patient Confidentiality
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Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement
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Adherence to Laws
Adherence to Laws
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Public Welfare
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Patient-Centered Care
Patient-Centered Care
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Radiologic Technologist Professional Duty
Radiologic Technologist Professional Duty
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Reporting Violations
Reporting Violations
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Professional Development
Professional Development
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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
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Reputation and Public Esteem
Reputation and Public Esteem
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Continuing Education
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Supporting Colleagues
Supporting Colleagues
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Receptiveness to Innovation
Receptiveness to Innovation
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When was the association conceived?
When was the association conceived?
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Who was the 1st association president?
Who was the 1st association president?
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Term of the first president
Term of the first president
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When was the association inactive?
When was the association inactive?
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1st RadTech School in the Philippines
1st RadTech School in the Philippines
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What was the 2nd RadTech school?
What was the 2nd RadTech school?
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When did three societies emerge?
When did three societies emerge?
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Association's Objective
Association's Objective
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Common Law
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Public Law
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Private (Civil) Law
Private (Civil) Law
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Tort
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False Imprisonment
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Assault
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Battery
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Malpractice
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Res Ipsa Loquitur
Res Ipsa Loquitur
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Good Samaritan Law
Good Samaritan Law
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Force Majeure
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Respondeat Superior
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Summon
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Plaintiff/Complainant
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Legal Right
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Perjury
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Exam Exemption
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Exemption: Initial Board
Exemption: Initial Board
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Exemption: Visiting Radiologists
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Reciprocity Requirement
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Exemption: DOH Exam Passers
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Exemption: Experienced Technicians
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Registration Requirement
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Registration Compliance
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Study Notes
Management
- Management coordinates efforts to achieve goals using available resources efficiently.
- Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling are all part of an organization achieving its goals
Adam Smith
- Is known for the division of labour.
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber
- Weber is known for bureaucracy,
- Bureaucracy is suitable for government organizations, but not suitable for business organizations.
- Bureaucracy means an organization has a well-defined line of authority, clear rules, and strictly followed regulations.
- "Red tape" and "inflexibility" are characteristics of a bureaucracy that can frustrate people.
Six Major Principles of Bureaucracy
- Hierarchy consists of power levels that control subsequent levels with the top person controlling all levels.
- Rules are regulations made by top figures which must be followed consistently throughout all levels of the structure.
- Function says members organize by function and skill to keep similar individuals together.
- Focus refers to the structure, the "in focus" form serves to fulfill the needs of members related to market share and profits.
- Impersonal means all employees, members and clients in a bureaucracy should be treated equally using uniform policies.
- Qualification refers to employment relying on qualifications rather than connections, also protecting from dismissal w/o cause.
Frederick Winslow Taylor
- Best known as the father of scientific management.
- Systematically observing and studying work is essential.
Elton Mayo
- Conducted the Hawthorne Studies at Harvard.
- Managers should address employees' emotional needs at work.
Chester Irving Barnard
- Effectiveness and efficiency are the criteria to survive.
- The two ways of convincing subordinates to cooperate include: tangible incentives & persuasion.
Henri Fayol
- Known as the father of Universal Process, Operational Management, and Administrative Management Theory
Six Major Industrial Activities Identified by Fayol
- Technical: production and manufacturing
- Commercial: buying, selling and exchanging
- Financial: optimum use of capital
- Security: safeguarding property and people
- Accounting: including statistics
- Managerial
Frederick Herzberg
- Developed the two-factor content theory, which is also referred to as the two need system.
- Hygiene factors
- Motivation factors
Hygiene Factors
- Company's Policies and Administration
- Supervision
- Working Conditions
- Interpersonal Relations
- Salary
- Job Security
- Status
- Personal Life
- Employee Benefits
Motivating Factors
- Achievement
- Recognition for Accomplishment
- Increased Responsibility
- Opportunity for Growth and Development
- Creative and Challenging Work
Abraham Harold Maslow
- Developed Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs;
- Physiological → Safety → Love/Belonging → Esteem → Self-Actualization
David Clarence McClelland
- Developed the Achievement Motivation Theory also called need achievement, or n-achievement theory
- The three needs consist of: Achievement, Power, and Affiliation
McClelland 3 Needs Explained
- Need for achievement: drive to excel and succeed
- Need for power: need to make others behave differently
- Need for affiliation: desire for friendly relationships
Victor Vroom
- Developed the Expectancy Theory.
- Employees will exert high effort leading to a good performance appraisal.
- Good appraisal of performance will lead to reward (bonus, raise, promotion)
- Rewards will satisfy the employee's personal goals
Mary Parker Follett
- Believed in motivating employees on their job performance, a "pull" rather than a "push" strategy.
- Developed four principles of coordination.
Four Principles of Coordination
- Reciprocal Relation
- Early Stage
- Direct Contact
- Continuity
Douglas McGregor
- Developed Theory X and Theory Y
Personality
- Is a pattern of behaviours, feelings, and thoughts exhibited by an individual
- Affected by nature (genetic factors) and nurture (upbringing and life experiences)
Personalities in the Organization
- Traits can be modeled with the "Big Five": Extroversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Openness
Big Five Personality Traits
- Neuroticism: aka negative affectivity, a measure of how often people experience negative thoughts correlated w/ stress/anger.
- Agreeableness: trustworthiness, likeability, high scorers = warm, helpful, friendly, low scorers = suspicious, unfriendly, self centered.
- Conscientiousness: self-disciplined, organized, and persevering
- Openness: being open to new ideas, important in creative/innovative disciplines.
Organizational Chart Basics
- Can be called an organization chart, org chart, organigram or organogram.
- Shows the structure of an organization and position relationships/ranks.
- Line: direct relationship - superior and subordinate
- Lateral: relationship between different departments
- Staff: relationship between a managerial assistant
- Functional: relationship between specialist positions
Hospital Administration
- Hospitals are health care institutions with medical and other professional staff, facilities, and inpatient services 24/7.
Types of Hospitals in the Philippines
- Categorized by Ownership and Scope of Services
Hospitals By Ownership
- Government - owned, established and created by law; DOH, DND, PNP, DOJ, SUCs, GOCC, LGUs.
- Private - owned, established and operated with funds from donation, principal investment or other means
Hospitals By Scope Of Services
- General - provides services for all kinds of illnesses, diseases, injuries, and surgical care, maternity, newborn/child care.
- Specialized
General Hospitals According Functional Capacity -Level 1
- Consulting Specialists in: Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-Gyne, Surgery
- Emergency and Out-patient Services
- Isolation Facilities
- Surgical/Maternity Facilities
- Dental Clinic
- Secondary Clinical Laboratory
- Blood Station
- 1st Level X-ray
General Hospitals According Functional Capacity -Level 2
- All of Level 1 plus:
- Departmentalized Clinical Services
- Respiratory Unit
- General ICU
- High Risk Pregnancy Unit
- NICU
- Tertiary Clinical Laboratory
- Blood Station
- 2nd Level X-ray with mobile unit
General Hospitals According Functional Capacity -Level 3
- All of Level 2 plus:
- Teaching/training services with an accredited residency training program in the 4 major clinical services
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit
- Ambulatory Surgical Clinic
- Dialysis Clinic
- Tertiary laboratory with histopathology
- Blood Bank
- 3rd Level X-ray
Levels of Management
Managerial Skills
- Technical means understanding and demonstrating proficiency.
- Interpersonal Skills means human relations with effective interaction skills and managers, communication is critical.
- Conceptual means seeing the organization as a whole to see "the big picture", understanding environmental units.
- Diagnostic involve the ability to investigate and provide a remedy.
- Political consist of getting power, higher for Top managers need political skill, competitors, suppliers, shareholders need it.
Liabilities of a Hospital - Corporate
- Arising from failure to furnish necessary accommodations and facilities to carry out its purpose.
- Corporate liabilities may arise from unsafe buildings/grounds and equipment.
Liabilities of a Hospital - Vicarious
- From the acts of hospital employees.
Elements of Hospital Administration
- Planning most important
- Organizing
- Staffing 2nd most important
- Budgeting
- Supervising
- Motivation
- Evaluation
Systematic Planning Determination
- Process of decision making for future events;
- Decides What, When, Where, How, Why, and by whom things will happen.
Principles of Organizing
- Departmentalization
- Acquisition of human and non-human resources.
- Specialization and division of labor
- Coordination
- Authority and responsibility
- Unity of command
Staffing
- The 2nd most important element.
- Involves identifying number of personnel, recruitment, and orientation.
Budgeting includes three aspects:
- Accounting
- Auditing
- Purchasing
Supervising
- Consists of the day-to-day relationship between an executive and his immediate subordinates.
Motivation is defined as:
- "An externally induced behavior which occurs in order to bring about or maintain need fulfillment".
- Achievement, recognition, compensation/salary, supervision, policy, job security etc can be motivational.
Evaluation is defined as:
- Systemic collection of information about the activities, characteristics and outcomes of programs, personnel, and products
Supervision
- A supervisor oversees the day-to-day performance of employees which may manage a team, shift, or department.
- Successful supervisors have solid organizational and communication skills to transfer information from upper mgmt to workers
What it takes to become a supervisor:
- Excellent communication skills
- Expertise in team or department
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Firm grasp of company policies
- Strong work ethic
- Punctuality and time management skills
- Professionalism and a positive attitude
- Organizational abilities
- Interest in leadership opportunities
Levels of Supervision
- Direct
- General
- Intermittent
- Administrative
- General direction
- Long-range administrative direction
Direct Supervision
- Supervisor gives specific instructions on all assignments.
- Work reviewed for completeness/accuracy, employee performs tasked with inherent checks built into the work.
General Supervision
- Supervisor provides individual assignments by generally indicating what is to be done: limitations, quality, quantity, and deadlines.
- Specific instructions given for new, difficult, or unusual assignments.
- The employee uses initiative in carrying out recurring assignments, the supervisor assures work is accurate.
Intermittent Supervision
- Supervisor makes assignments by defining objectives, priorities and deadlines and helps employee with unusual situations.
- Employee plans and carries out successive steps, conforms with instructions, policies and accepted practices.
Administrative Supervision
- The supervisor sets overall objectives and resources available.
- Supervisor and employee develop deadlines, projects, and work to be done in consultation.
General Direction
- Assignments are made in broad practice, precedents, policies, and goals.
- Work reviewed for fulfillment of program objectives, conformance w/dept practices.
Long-Range Administrative Direction
- The employee generally proceeds independently with general plans, policies and purposes of dept
- Work results are technically authoritative and are normally accepted without significant change.
Types of Supervision
- Close
- Supervision
- General Supervision
- Direction
- General Direction
Types of Supervision, Explained
- Close Supervision = incumbent assigned duties according to specific procedures, work checked frequently, formal training.
- Supervision = incumbent performs routine duties within policies/procedures or via referral to supervisor's guidelines.
- General Supervision = Develops process; performs complex tasks w/established policy guidelines
- Direction = establishes procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives in a broad area of work - final results reviewed
- General direction = receives guidance for objectives, responsible For establishing methods to attain them, formulates policy.
Radiographer Supervisor
- Supervises radiological services for the district health centers.
- Supervises a group of radiographers operating equipment and producing radiographs. Includes planning, organizing and assigning work increase efficiency.
- Responsiblefor handling all records, contact with patients, physicians and staff
- Work is performed under the general supervision of a superior.
Knowledge Radiographer Supervisors need
- Regulations governing occupational hazards and precautions in radiographic work.
- Principles, practices, methods and new developments in the field of technology.
- Methods and practices in health services delivery.
- Principles, practices, materials, & equipment used in diagnostic radiological procedures adjustment and operations.
Skills and Abilities Radiographer Supervisors Need
- Anatomical terminology and human anatomy postures.
- Occupation hazard safety precautions.
- Proper procedures and techniques for handling a variety of patient injuries.
- Standards, procedures, processes, and customer/personal skills.
Radiographer Supervisors Need the Ability To:
- Supervise a group of radiographers.
- Provide recommendations to improve services.
- Learn departmental functions and organization.
- Assess staff training needs
- Position patients to optimize specific body areas
- Use radiation techniques to minimize patient exposure
- Schedule patients for diagnostic x-rays
Radiographer Supervisors Need the Ability To Cont:
- Explain purpose and procedure for breast self-examination
- Ensure maintenance of radiological equipment
- Maintain records, prepare activity reports.
- Establish and maintain effective working physicians.
- Use a computer terminal, entering/retrieving data.
- Film X-ray studies, including mammography.
List of Radiographer Responsibilities & Duties:
• Managing workflow • Training new hires • Creating and managing team schedules • Reporting to HR and senior management • Evaluating performance and providing feedback • Identifying and applying career advancement opportunities • Helping to resolve employee issues and disputes
Supervisor Duties: Workflow and New Hire
• Manage a team effectively and efficiently • Supervisors create and oversee team's workflow, monitor team performance • Help new employees understand their role and support them • This includes onboarding, explaining company policies and duties
Supervisor Duties: Schedule & Paperwork
- Create shift schedules and manage schedule changes (time off, sick days or handling a family emergency). • Supervisors report teaindividual performance to human resources and senior management.
Supervisor Duties: Performance & Opportunities
- Develop or implement employee feerecognition programs.
- Assigning appropriate rewards for achievements, providing feedback. • Supervisors help decide is eligible for promotions, sometimes can provide promotions directly.
Span of
• The number of subordinates a supervisor or manager can effectively and efficiently manage, can be narrow or wide.
Narrow Span of Control: Advantages
• Have more levels of reporting in the organization, resulting in a more heirarchical organization. • Supervisors can spend time with employees and supervise them more closely • Creates more development, growth, and advancement opportunities
Narrow Span Span Control:Disadvantages
• More expensive (high cost of management staff, office, etc.) • More supervisory involvement could lead to less empowerment and micromangement • Can result in communication difficulties and excessive distance between the top and bottom levels in the org.
Wide Span of Control: Advantages
• Have fewer levels of reporting, resulting in a more flexible, flatter organization. • Ideal for supervisors mainly responsible for answering questions and solving employee problems.
- Encourates empowerment of employees by giving more responsibdelegationand decision-making power.
Wide Span of Control: Disadvantages
• Itends to result in greater communication efficiencies and frequent exposure to top level or org. • May lead to overloaded supervisors if employees require much task direction, support and supervision. • Can result in a lack of adequate support to employees with decreased morale or job satisfaction
Optimal Span of Control
• Experts with a more traditional focus believe that supervisors/managers should have 5-6 subordinates.
- Organisation Size Large organizations tend to have wider spans of control than smaller organization
- Nature of an Organization-A flexible more flexible culture is consistent with wider more traditional narrow is consist with hirearcal
- Nature of Job Routine/Complexity Jobs require supervision as a rule and ask require supervision- narrower for a. vague Job
Optima Span Of Control Cont.d
Skills and competencies of manager -The more you go the wider Employees skills and abilities - more more experience requires less training director delegation- lesson supervision- Narrower you go
Leadership
- Is the art of motivating a group toward a common goal.
Six Leadership Styles
- Coercive leaders demand immediate compliance.
- Authoritative leaders mobilize people toward a vision.
- Affiliative leaders create emotional bonds and harmony.
- Democratic leaders build consensus through participation.
- Pacesetting leaders expect excellence, self-direction
- Coaching leaders develop people for the future.
Coercive Leadership
- Is the least effective and is based on terror.
- The leader is very top-down, creates a resentful attitude, and isn't effective for high performing workers.
- The leader's extreme top-down decision-making kills new ideas.
When to Use Coercive Leadership:
- Only used in extreme caution: Turn around, a heist
- Should be used ONLY with extreme caution when it is absolutely imperative (during a turnaround or a hostile takeover)
Authoritative Leadership
- Is themost effective style of leadership.
- Leader is a visionary who motivates by making clear to them how their work fits into a larger organization.
- Clear direction standards in the standards reward and clear.
- Gives leeway to device their own means, freedom to innovate, experiment, and take risks.
Authoritative style Continued
- Because of its positive impact, this style works well in almost any business situations, mostly when a business is adrift.
Affiliative Style
- Is focused around people where individual and feelings are valued more than tasks/goals.
- The leader strives to keep employees happy and create harmony.
- Fierce loyalty is created, improving communication.
Affiliative Style Continued
- Flexibility is improved by allowing people to work the way they do best.
- The leader gives ample positive feedback, though poor performance can go uncorrected.
- Should only be used in combination with authoritative style.
Democratic Style
- Is a flexible style that improves responsibility, the leader is very trusting and respected in commitments.
- Employees' concers are heard and used to determine what actions to take to keep morale high.
- There is very realistic expectations due to participation, however this style can escalate conflicts.
Democratic Style Continued
- Ideal when a leader needs assistance in taking a direction from able employees.
- This style becomes less useful when employees are not competent or informed enough for sound advice.
Pacesetting Style
- Has extremely high performance standards and exemplifies them.
- The leader is obsessive about wanting things done faster, setting guidelines people can't often achieve.
- Often destroys climate resulting with overwhelmed employees and a drop in levels.
Coaching Style
- Involves leaders helping employees pinpoint strengths; link to aspirations
- They empower employees to establish long-term growth goals.
- Leaders excel to give challenging work assignments, and plentiful instructions.
Coaching Style Continued
- Willing to put up with short-term failure for long-term goals
- Better results with constant dialogue, with greater exposure from leader
- If an employee has an involved boss, there’s greater experimentation and constructive assistance- it provides better understanding
Overview of 6 Leadership Styles
- Coercive - commands immediate compliance
- Authoritative - mobilizes people towards a vision
- Affiliative - creates emotional bonds, harmonies
- Democratic - builds consensus through participation
- Pace-setting - expects excellence and self-direction
- Coaching- Develops others for future
Leadership Definitions
- Is motivating others in a group to act toward a common goal.
- Maximize others, and get your success
Common Leader Characteristics
- Ability to delegate
- Good Communication
Self-Awareness for Leaders
- Leadership Wisdom: Insights drawn from reflections on your experiences.
- Leadership Identity: Who you are, including traits, chosen ones, core
- Leadership Reputation: How are others use your behaviour
- Leadership Brand; Based of aspirational traits you want to become.
History of Leadership
- Political: Hammurabi Code- around 1790, based from what is seen as.fair for the rules to be followed
- Military: Sun Tzu military leader and wise, the art of war
- REligious: Religious- had a grate impact on their societies
Leadership Theories
- Great Man Theory: Are born and is when and where needed
- Leaders are genetic and each of us develop new unique triats
Transformational Leadership
In 1978 James Mc Gregor burns Burns- process where leaders, interact with and inspire each other to advance together Bernard Bass- adding to what Burns by Shifting to those of the four lows with the chart
Transformational Leader
•Idealized influence-Purpose drove role model walk the talk
- INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVATION- Inspiring.Inspire Follows •Individualized Concessions-People Driven. Gentine consern for neds of the people •Intellective Stimulations-Innovating challenge followers to be innovative and creative
Leadership Practices
•Modle- Clafriy values set then exalmple •inspire a shred vision. Envision the future enlist followeres •Challens the process. search fore opportunities • enable others to act- Foster collaborator • Encourage their heart value
Key details and Details
Set they set an exalmple -Define then shout behavior standard
- The leader set example Define than should behavios are Standard
- Leadres should begin work on and emphasize to their followers
Management Practice
•Leaders is the force and change
- Forte cooperation and buliding trust •Recognize that have and have to success to prohect
SWOT Analysis
•Strengh- charactertitcs of the business of piolet that give it an advantage. •Weakless- where the business or project that give in 4 disadvantage .oppertunites-the the project could expoilt is advantrge •Threats:- elemts that the project and can cause trouble for the business/ Projec
Set leadership goals
- (SMART Goals - Specil Measurable Achilveable ,Relevent Time-bound)
Radiological Administration
- Location Easily access should always be on a ground floor Access is most important protect from the Sun and the light to the water but will impede trills
Admin Order number 35 and other orders that require
Requirement for the contron of radiation clinicals diagnostic x-ray facilities
- personnal Licensiun Requirements- have the right for for the x-ray
- x-ray machine requirement X- Ray room
Personnel requires to operate with licenses
Head of x-ray- a qualifide phicisns Licence radiologist RSO Radiology with licences or trained radiologist •Third level need a medical device •total fileterration
x0ray machine requirments
0_.3 -40 VP 1.5- -4-8 .O- 25 Brem l;imiting device Forcal spore mark Contral Consule Radiographical expose
Room requirnments
2.5x3.0m is not required as table 3.5/ 4.0 with 4 -55 with tittling table Door must be lined with 1.5 m thickness 2 meter higit from floor
Hospital requirements
Red. warning light bulb , Adqueate venitatious Aredequate sheikding Protecibe Barriers
A.O. number
A-0 numbers 1.24 and number.35 and number -40 are what your are suppose to fill out
Liability
Corpoorrate Liavilyies -areisingg from hospitals failing its purpose- safe buildings and equipment.
Elements of Hostility
- Planninbg
- Organaztions
- Staffinhf
Elements of Adminstaratations
- Planning - Most Imporatany
- Staffing - Seconsary
- Bugheting-Accontiongy -Auditing - Purchah
- Superisiong
To Become a Supervisor
- The superision for over day to to 10
- Success folt superior - good cooumnion and commnuaction
- To become and effect a good cummulion to be good at ten and hard-working
- The supervisor must have great orgunisation skill
- Great to work for
Level of Supvisors
- direct-Superor give specific instructions on Assitments
- Genel Supervision: Limiting is for the job
- Spervior helps and assit the employee
Level of Supervision
- The employee keep supervisesd in forement of poges and it should be contrevisal
Types of Supervision
- close supervision direct Supervision or general direction
What a Radiographer must have
- A degree
- To Know
- The Aterial and
- All
- Rules regulations- to be followet.
What the superviser has to understand
- The knowledge
- The skills:
- the Atbility
The Radiographer
- To Maintain flow
- To traint the new
- Set the goals of the team
Pan of co
- is the Number of superies
political skills
- Power but must work-alone a manager.
Ethics
- The study of right and wrong and also told us where to see is ethical or unethical (Greek word ethos which means, characteristic)
Ethical phylisophies
- utilitiatism*
Autonomy
- Persons self reliance rights in 40
- Do no harm
- Confederality Should not. To get to others
Double Effect
- Good or morally Neutral
- Not evil
- Good and not mean
- Most important that and it has to outweigh
Fidelity
"STyrict observence Promiser".
What kind of person we are lookninf for the role
Acquired Ordinary
Terminology
ideal Eithuett - form of scermeny Tradition-
Legal issues
Neglances to the rule
The radiologic conduct hem or her way and "The way it must work" said to (The Radiologic)
Ethics
There different Good of it all good How does all works
Jurisprudence
Lawa
Nomentature Lawa- act Radiographer -is the pratice
What our Legal Term and right
Publice Law - is the people and governant Private -is just the people
"Types" of Legal
Tort "Privet- law of conduct "Intentionaly torcs
The Negligent Tort
Malafense Mise-fensince- Nom-fensce
Legal Terms
Lega- the case - "Deffentent acton- Reposnont" "Weitnes - who are in the commission of the crime
Legal Right
Legal right Claim and a duty
Legal terms and right En force and and not have
Radio -Tech
Radiograph- - has to (4 compintion to what is esatlishe0) A-o - what we have to follow
The Good thing that you have to look for
DOCHINE of FORCH MAEJURE
No RESPONDBEALE - MUST HAVE THING - WHAT SHOULD HAPPUN
- WHAT IS THE RULE
All the Comps
- You are
What not to do
- Fild the from
The thing you should do
- Make a copy an make sure you fill it before you remove it. Don't remove and what your not
The things you should do and when they need to distroy them..
If you don't. Your going to need to pay And you know when its there .And what you shoud do after
How to know how long to keep and what to do with the right
- The person that is what you want to find put
There all the steps u have to follow when its your to check and and what you need
You will be able to find all the information.
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