When considering the possible outcome of any given situation, I often find myself beginning with the worst possible scenario and working backwards from that (my friends will attest to this). I don\u2019t see that as a bad thing. It\u2019s RT Risk Management 101 \u2013 prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Even in my position at the CRTO, when I am asked, \u201cwhat if\u2026\u201d I think it\u2019s helpful to imagine the least desirable possible outcome and see if we can live with that.
Let\u2019s try that strategy out on one question that we get asked from time to time regarding the CRTO\u2019s QA Program which is, \u201cWhat if I just don\u2019t do it?\u201d That\u2019s actually an easy one, because the worst case scenario is also distinctly possible. Failure to comply with the QA Program could result in the revocation of a Member\u2019s certificate of registration. Sure it takes a bit of time, and lawyers need to get involved, but that\u2019s the ultimate result in cases where a Member completely refuses to participate in the QA Program. Could you live with that? Which would you rather do – complete an online, open-book, multiple-choice assessment in 30 days and submit an online PORTfolio that asks for 12 learning log activities and one learning goal – or risk losing your license to practice (pay the bills\/buy food, etc.)? I know what I would choose, because I like to eat.\u00a0 How about you?
The reason I bring this up is because it happens from time to time.\u00a0 Not a lot, fortunately, but there have been a couple of such instances in recent memory where a Member has said \u201cNo\u201d to QA.\u00a0 When that happens I am always a bit astounded, because the QA requirements aren\u2019t that onerous and in reality Members are learning all the time, whether they recognize or it not. So choosing to dig in one\u2019s heels and refusing spend a few hours so that you end up in a \u201cworst case scenario,\u201d I think we can agree, is just not worth it.
In addition, the QA Program has a deferral process and you will find both the members of the QA Committee and the CRTO staff to be quite reasonable. We all want the same thing, which is to have competent RTs providing the best possible care to their patients. Saying \u201cno\u201d to quality assurance is not the way to achieve that. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When considering the possible outcome of any given situation, I often find myself beginning with the worst possible scenario and working backwards from that (my friends will attest to this). I don\u2019t see that as a bad thing. It\u2019s RT Risk Management 101 \u2013 prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Even in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,16,25,15,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employers-blog","category-members-blog","category-practice-blog","category-public-blog","category-students-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n