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EMT CHAPTER 3 ASSESMENT WITH 100% SOLUTION, Exams of Nursing

EMT CHAPTER 3 ASSESMENT WITH 100% SOLUTION

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2023/2024

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EMT: CHAPTER 3 ASSESMENT WITH
100% SOLUTION
1. The EMT shows he understands the standard of care when he states: * - answer-
C) "The standard of care is a measure of whether or not the right assessment and
care have been provided to the patient."
2. You have arrived on the scene for an unresponsive female patient. As you make
your way to the patient's side, a family member hands you an official document
that states the patient does not want feeding tubes, ventilators, and other long-term
life support equipment to keep her alive. There is no mention of whether to
administer life-saving drugs or withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The EMT
should recognize this document as a(n): * - answer-living will document
3. A patient with a terminal disease is in cardiac arrest. On scene, the family states
that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order signed by her medical
doctor, but cannot find it. The EMT should: * - answer-start CPR
4. Which one of the following best indicates that informed consent has been
obtained? * - answer-D) The patient agrees to oxygen therapy after being told it
may help decrease his chest pain but the mask may feel somewhat constricting.
5. The EMT gains the greatest protection from consent-related legal issues by: * -
answer-A) documenting the patient's consent to treatment on the prehospital care
report.
6. You and your partner are transporting a patient you picked up from a transient
camp. The patient has a deep laceration to his right thigh and needs immediate
care. As you arrive at the emergency department entrance you are met by a nurse
who tells you that the ED won't accept the patient because he has no means to pay
for his care. The nurse is violating the ________. * - answer-B) Emergency
Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
7. A diabetic patient has a blood sugar of 545 mg/dl and requires an injection of
insulin. Your partner, who is an EMT, is also a diabetic and administers insulin
injections to himself every morning and evening. Although EMTs are not
permitted to give insulin, your partner administers the insulin injection to the
patient. The patient's blood sugar comes down and her condition improves. Which
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  1. The EMT shows he understands the standard of care when he states: * - answer- C) "The standard of care is a measure of whether or not the right assessment and care have been provided to the patient."
  2. You have arrived on the scene for an unresponsive female patient. As you make your way to the patient's side, a family member hands you an official document that states the patient does not want feeding tubes, ventilators, and other long-term life support equipment to keep her alive. There is no mention of whether to administer life-saving drugs or withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The EMT should recognize this document as a(n): * - answer-living will document
  3. A patient with a terminal disease is in cardiac arrest. On scene, the family states that the patient has a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order signed by her medical doctor, but cannot find it. The EMT should: * - answer-start CPR
  4. Which one of the following best indicates that informed consent has been obtained? * - answer-D) The patient agrees to oxygen therapy after being told it may help decrease his chest pain but the mask may feel somewhat constricting.
  5. The EMT gains the greatest protection from consent-related legal issues by: * - answer-A) documenting the patient's consent to treatment on the prehospital care report.
  6. You and your partner are transporting a patient you picked up from a transient camp. The patient has a deep laceration to his right thigh and needs immediate care. As you arrive at the emergency department entrance you are met by a nurse who tells you that the ED won't accept the patient because he has no means to pay for his care. The nurse is violating the ________. * - answer-B) Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
  7. A diabetic patient has a blood sugar of 545 mg/dl and requires an injection of insulin. Your partner, who is an EMT, is also a diabetic and administers insulin injections to himself every morning and evening. Although EMTs are not permitted to give insulin, your partner administers the insulin injection to the patient. The patient's blood sugar comes down and her condition improves. Which

of the following is true? * - answer-D) Your partner violated the Scope of Practice and could have his certification revoked.

  1. You have moved to another state and wish to work as an EMT. In your previous state of employment, EMTs were allowed to administer a select number of drugs. To determine if EMTs can administer drugs in your new state of residence, you should check the: * - answer-A) State Emergency Medical Technicians Scope of Practice.
  2. You have been called to a home for an alert and oriented female with terminal cancer. At the home, the daughter, who is her mother's durable power of attorney, states that she wants her mother transported to the hospital. The patient, who is alert and oriented, does not want to go. Which of the following statements indicates that the EMT is acting both appropriately and legally in this conflict? * - answer-C) "I know that you are the durable power of attorney, but your mother is alert and oriented so we cannot legally take her against her will."
  3. For negligence to be proven, which of the following must be present? * - answer-A) Duty to act, injury, proximate cause
  4. You may release confidential patient information under all of the following circumstances EXCEPT ________. * - answer-A) to your coworkers, in case they have a similar call
  5. The federal law designed to protect the privacy of patient-specific health care information is the ________. * - answer-B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  6. While caring for a competent, combative patient, your partner gets frustrated and shouts, "If you don't lie down, I will sit on you and strap you to the restraints." This kind of behavior could be construed as ________. * - answer-assault
  7. In order for a negligence lawsuit to stand up in court, which four elements must be present? * - answer-C) Duty to act, breach of duty, damages, causation
  8. If you fail to provide a reasonable standard of care, you may be guilty of ________. * - answer-D) negligence
  9. Which one of the following patients may be treated under the guideline of implied consent? * - answer-B) An unresponsive 33-year-old female who is treated by EMS after overdosing on heroin
  1. In order to grant consent for treatment, a patient must be considered competent to consent to care. Which of the following individuals is competent to give treatment consent? * - answer-A) Adult patient who answers questions appropriately
  2. You are called to a park for an adult patient who fell while jogging. Upon arriving at the patient's side, you identify yourself and ask the patient if you can assist him. This is a form of ________. * - answer-consent
  3. As an EMT, there are many guidelines to help direct your care. Such a detailed description of the specific care and actions EMTs are allowed to perform is called ________. * - answer-scope of practice
  4. It's 2:15 A.M. and your pager is going off. While you're getting dressed, your spouse comments about your going on another call in the middle of the night. You tell your spouse that you have an obligation to respond and render care. This is called a(n) ________. * - answer-D) duty to act standard of care - answer-Written, accepted levels of emergency care expected by reason of training and profession; written by legal or professional organizations so that patients are not exposed to unreasonable risk or harm. Duty to Act - answer-A medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who either by statute or by function have a responsibility to provide care.