paramedic ch 4-6 studybible
which of the following patients is not an emancipated minor?
17 year old college woman who goes to college and lives with her parents.
which of the following statements is an example of providing false reassurance?
I'm sure that you'll be fine but let's take you to the hospital just to be on sure
a poorly written PCR what?
May raise questions by others as to the paramedics quality of patient care
an advance directive is most accurately defined as
a written document that expresses the wants, needs, and desires of the patient in reference to his or her future medical Care
you deliver a 61 year old man with abdominal pain to a busy emergency room. The staff nurse instructs you to take the patient to triage area where he will be tended to on later. she further tells you that after you leave a copy of your patient care report with the clerk you're free to leave. you should what?
advice nurse you remain with the patient till the nurse has taken your verbal report and properly assumed care of the patients
a 17 year old woman presents with acute abdominal pain while at a party with her husband. you arrive on scene and assess the patient advisor the need for EMS treatment transport. however the patient who is conscious and alert refuses the MS treatment transport and states that her husband will transport her in his car. you should want?
advise her of the potential risks of refusing EMS treatment of transport
the most significant problem associated with making up your own medical abbreviations and documenting them on a patient care report is what?
an error in patient care
low-band frequencies what?
are unpredictable because changes in ionospheric conditions may cause losses and communications
you arrive at the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. The patient has 12 year old girl who was struck by a car while riding her bike. she's conscious but combative. she's a large hematoma on her leg and several hematomas on her forehead. as a police officer attempts to contact the child's parents you should what?
assume that our parents would consent to emergency transport and initiate appropriate care for the child
ethics related to the practice and delivery of healthcare is called what?
bioethics
which of the following documentation styles would likely be most difficult at time consuming to apply in EMS?
body systems approach
abandonment occurs when?
care of a patient was terminated without his or her consent
the first principle of communicating by radio is what?
clarity
the first rule of medical practice as to what?
do no harm
your call to a community center for a 40 year old woman who is acting strange. upon your arrival you assess a patient determine that she is conscious and alert and oriented to person place time an event. she does not appear to be mentally impaired. her oxygen saturation is 99% of her Mariner blood glucose level is 112 mg per deciliter. The patient's husband tells you that his wife has bipolar disorder and takes medication for it. The patient tells you that she's fine and does not want to go to the hospital. you said what?
document accordingly contact supervisor and police if needed
pa legal obligation of public and certain other ambulance services to respond to a call for help and their jurisdiction is called what
duty
which aspect of HIPAA is most pertinent to the paramedic?
ensuring that a patient's privacy is protected
informed consent involves what?
ensuring that the patient understands the potential risks involved in performing a particular treatment procedure
maintaining eye contact with patient unable to paramedic to what
evaluate the patient's neurological status
patients with decision-making capacity what?
have the right to refuse all or part of Emergency Care offered to them
a person wishes to be an organ donor. he or she must what?
have witnessed informed consent usually in writing
if a volunteer paramedic has signed up to work a shift for an EMS system then what?
here she is obligated to respond to calls during that shift
the term frequency as it applies to radio communications is most accurately defined as what?
how frequency a radio wave occurs in a given time
if a paramedic receives an order from a physician that he or she feels is detrimental to the patient's best interest, the patient should what's?
immediately discuss with the physician why the paramedic feels that way
before you begin the transmitted over the radio you check the volume and then what?
listen to make sure the channel is clear of traffic
the initial complaint filed against a paramedic or EMS system by a dissatisfied patient...
may not contain specific information about what the patient thinks went
HIPAA mandates that?
patient information shall not be shared with entities or persons not involved in the care of the patient
patient autonomy is most accurately defined as what question
patients right to direct his or her own care and to decide how end-of-life care should be
if you receive another call before completing the patient care report accurately for the previous call then what?
pertinent details about the previous call maybe omitted inadvertently
if a patient mentioned something in passing or avoids answering you specific question you should what?
politely redirect his or her attention to that question
the patient care report what?
provides a Continuum of patient care upon arrival at the hospital
healthcare power of attorney are also called durable Powers of attorney because they want?
remain in effect once the patient loses decision-making capacity
if a patient provides a confusing or disorganized response to your question you should what?
rephrase the patient's comments with simpler terms and asked if he or she agrees
the concept of consent refers to all the following except the what?
severity of the patient's injury
according to HIPAA it is acceptable and permissible for hospitals to what?
share information with the EMS providers about the patient outcome for the purpose of quality assurance in education
while caring for an 80 year old man with a possible fractured arm you discover other injury patterns that are suggestive of abuse. The patient is conscious and alert. you should what?
splint patient's arm, transporting the hospital, and report your suspicions to the emergency department physician.
every decision regarding patient care that a paramedic makes should be based on the what?
standard of good medical
which of the following is example of protocol?
standing orders
which of the following is an example of slander?
telling the receiving facility that the patient is drunk
if an EMS agency call volume is too heavy to allow response within an appropriate time frame than what?
the agency is obligated to use mutual aid resources
bio telemetry is most accurately defined as what?
the capability of measuring EKG tracing and transmitting them to a
which of the following statements includes a pertinent negative?
the patient complains of nausea but denies vomiting
ethics are most accurately defined as what?
the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional
the husband of a terminally ill woman called nine-one-one because he thinks his wife is about to die. The patient has a valid living will and an out-of-hospital DNR order. you should what?
treat the husband and wife with respect and provide emotional support
how do I contact with the patient reinforces what?
trust and honesty
a paramedics actions are considered to be grossly negligent if he or she what?
willfully or wantonly deviates from the standard of care
a DNR order is most accurately defined as what?
written order design to tell healthcare providers when resuscitation is or is not appropriate
which of the following words would be the most difficult to hear over the radio
yes
if the patient is unable to tell you who he or she is, where he or she is, and what day of the week it is then what?
you should suspect a decrease blood flow to the brain
when caring for a patient it is important to remember that...
your moral standards make inflict with the patients best interests
