AHEC Terms: Essential Vocabulary for Test 1
what items are on a trauma nurses list of things to check first? - correct answer ✔✔is there an open
airway, are they breathing, is their circulation okay... not: do they have insurance
trauma nurses have to remain clam in tense situations (t or f) - correct answer ✔✔true
most trauma nurses work... - correct answer ✔✔in emergency rooms
the most common patient a trauma nurse sees is a... - correct answer ✔✔heart attack victim
many hospitals have volunteer programs for high school students to learn about nursing (t or f) - correct
answer ✔✔true
a paramedic must become a Doctor of Medicine MD to be employed (t or f) - correct answer ✔✔false
the number one rule a paramedic focuses on is: - correct answer ✔✔safety
if a 911 call gets disconnected, the dispatcher will: - correct answer ✔✔send fire, police, and ambulance
passing the National Registry test allows paramedics to: - correct answer ✔✔work in a different state if
they want to relocate, work in natural disasters
when paramedics intubate emergency patients to help them breathe, they... - correct answer ✔✔place a
tube in the patient's trachea
HIPAA stands for: - correct answer ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
who is responsible for implementing and monitoring the HIPAA regulations - correct answer ✔✔the
occupational safety and health administration
what items are on a trauma nurses list of things to check first? - correct answer ✔✔is there an open
airway, are they breathing, is their circulation okay... not: do they have insurance
trauma nurses have to remain clam in tense situations (t or f) - correct answer ✔✔true
most trauma nurses work... - correct answer ✔✔in emergency rooms
the most common patient a trauma nurse sees is a... - correct answer ✔✔heart attack victim
many hospitals have volunteer programs for high school students to learn about nursing (t or f) - correct
answer ✔✔true
a paramedic must become a Doctor of Medicine MD to be employed (t or f) - correct answer ✔✔false
the number one rule a paramedic focuses on is: - correct answer ✔✔safety
if a 911 call gets disconnected, the dispatcher will: - correct answer ✔✔send fire, police, and ambulance
passing the National Registry test allows paramedics to: - correct answer ✔✔work in a different state if
they want to relocate, work in natural disasters
when paramedics intubate emergency patients to help them breathe, they... - correct answer ✔✔place a
tube in the patient's trachea
HIPAA stands for: - correct answer ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
who is responsible for implementing and monitoring the HIPAA regulations - correct answer ✔✔the
occupational safety and health administration
