READINESS EXAM 2, EMT READINESS EXAM 2
1. Scope of practice
*Answer√√ The collective set of regulations and ethical consideration governing the EMT is called
*Answer√√
2. Different from state to state
*Answer√√ Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may be performed by the
EMT is
3. Ethical responsibility
*Answer√√ When the EMT makes the physical/emotional need of the patient a priority, this is
considered a(n) of the EMT.
4. applied
*Answer√√ Which of the following is NOT a type of consent required for any treatment or action by an EMT?
5. expressed consent
*Answer√√ when you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about to perform and its
associated risks, you are asking for his or her
,6. implied
*Answer√√ You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairwell. Consent that is
based on the assumption that an unconscious patient would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called
7. signing of the form by the medical director
*Answer√√ your record of the patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport should include all
of the following EXCEPT
8. assault and battery
*Answer√√ Forcing a competent adult to go to the hospital against his or her will may result in
charges against the EMT
9. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
*Answer√√ Which of the following is an action you should take if a patient refuses care?
10. advanced directive
*Answer√√ Another name for DNR order is
11. allowing the CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
*Answer√√ There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety of detailed instructions
,that may be part of the order such as
12. negligence
*Answer√√ If an EMT with duty to act fails to provide the standard of care, and if this failure causes harm or
injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of
13. abandonment
*Answer√√ Leaving a patient on the hallway stretcher in a busy ED and leaving without report with a
healthcare professional is an example of
14. All of the above
*Answer√√ The EMT should not discuss information about the patient except to relate pertinent
information to the physician at the ED. Information considered confidential includes
15. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision
*Answer√√ The EMT can release confidential patient information in all of the following circumstances
EXCEPT to
16. patches
*Answer√√ A medical identification device indicated serious patient medical conditions, allergies, and/or
, medications they are currently prescribed comes in the form of each of the following except
17. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the ED
physician
*Answer√√ you respond to a high-speed collision a motorcycle and automobile. The 22-year-old male cyclist has
1. Scope of practice
*Answer√√ The collective set of regulations and ethical consideration governing the EMT is called
*Answer√√
2. Different from state to state
*Answer√√ Legislation that governs the skills and medical interventions that may be performed by the
EMT is
3. Ethical responsibility
*Answer√√ When the EMT makes the physical/emotional need of the patient a priority, this is
considered a(n) of the EMT.
4. applied
*Answer√√ Which of the following is NOT a type of consent required for any treatment or action by an EMT?
5. expressed consent
*Answer√√ when you informed the adult patient of the procedures were about to perform and its
associated risks, you are asking for his or her
,6. implied
*Answer√√ You are treating a patient that was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairwell. Consent that is
based on the assumption that an unconscious patient would approve the EMT's life-saving interventions is called
7. signing of the form by the medical director
*Answer√√ your record of the patient's refusal of medical care (aid) or transport should include all
of the following EXCEPT
8. assault and battery
*Answer√√ Forcing a competent adult to go to the hospital against his or her will may result in
charges against the EMT
9. tell the patient to call his or her family physician if the problem reoccurs
*Answer√√ Which of the following is an action you should take if a patient refuses care?
10. advanced directive
*Answer√√ Another name for DNR order is
11. allowing the CPR only if cardiac or respiratory arrest was observed
*Answer√√ There are varying degrees of DNR orders, expressed through a variety of detailed instructions
,that may be part of the order such as
12. negligence
*Answer√√ If an EMT with duty to act fails to provide the standard of care, and if this failure causes harm or
injury to the patient, the EMT may be accused of
13. abandonment
*Answer√√ Leaving a patient on the hallway stretcher in a busy ED and leaving without report with a
healthcare professional is an example of
14. All of the above
*Answer√√ The EMT should not discuss information about the patient except to relate pertinent
information to the physician at the ED. Information considered confidential includes
15. protect the other victims of a motor vehicle collision
*Answer√√ The EMT can release confidential patient information in all of the following circumstances
EXCEPT to
16. patches
*Answer√√ A medical identification device indicated serious patient medical conditions, allergies, and/or
, medications they are currently prescribed comes in the form of each of the following except
17. treat the patient with the same care as any other patient and inform the ED
physician
*Answer√√ you respond to a high-speed collision a motorcycle and automobile. The 22-year-old male cyclist has
