Texas Jurisprudence EMT Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which action is considered unprofessional conduct for a Texas EMT?
A) Following protocols correctly
✔✔B) Abandoning a patient at the scene
C) Documenting patient care accurately
D) Maintaining equipment properly
When must a Texas EMT report suspected child or elder abuse?
A) Only after leaving the scene
B) Only if the patient consents
✔✔C) Immediately to the appropriate authorities
D) Never
What is the EMT’s responsibility regarding patient consent?
A) Perform care without asking
✔✔B) Obtain informed consent whenever possible
C) Let anyone give consent
D) Only document verbal orders
Which is an example of EMT negligence?
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,A) Following protocols
✔✔B) Failing to provide reasonable care causing harm
C) Reporting unsafe conditions
D) Documenting care accurately
What is the EMT’s duty to act in Texas?
A) Only provide care if the patient asks
✔✔B) Provide care within scope during emergencies
C) Wait for law enforcement
D) Only assist family members
Who is accountable for care provided by an EMT under delegation?
A) Only the EMT
✔✔B) EMT and supervising authority
C) Patient family
D) Bystanders
What is the primary goal of documentation in EMS?
A) Satisfy administrative requirements
B) Share information with friends
✔✔C) Protect EMT legally and communicate patient care
D) Only for billing
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,Which action violates patient confidentiality?
A) Reporting to authorized medical control
✔✔B) Discussing patient information with unauthorized individuals
C) Documenting patient care
D) Following HIPAA
When can an EMT perform interventions outside their normal scope of practice?
A) For practice purposes
✔✔B) In emergencies when no higher-level care is available
C) Whenever convenient
D) Without documentation
Which of the following requires mandatory reporting?
A) Patient dietary preference
✔✔B) Suspected child, elder, or vulnerable adult abuse
C) Patient refusal of transport
D) Minor traffic incident
What is the EMT’s responsibility if a patient refuses care?
A) Force treatment
✔✔B) Respect refusal, provide education, and document
C) Leave without assessment
D) Ignore the situation
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, Which action violates professional boundaries?
A) Documenting vital signs
✔✔B) Engaging in a personal relationship with a patient
C) Reporting to medical control
D) Following protocols
What is EMT patient advocacy?
A) Following only dispatcher instructions blindly
✔✔B) Acting in the patient’s best interest
C) Ignoring patient preferences
D) Avoiding responsibility
Which ethical principle requires avoiding harm to patients?
A) Autonomy
B) Justice
✔✔C) Nonmaleficence
D) Fidelity
Which ethical principle requires EMTs to act in the patient’s best interest?
A) Autonomy
✔✔B) Beneficence
C) Justice
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which action is considered unprofessional conduct for a Texas EMT?
A) Following protocols correctly
✔✔B) Abandoning a patient at the scene
C) Documenting patient care accurately
D) Maintaining equipment properly
When must a Texas EMT report suspected child or elder abuse?
A) Only after leaving the scene
B) Only if the patient consents
✔✔C) Immediately to the appropriate authorities
D) Never
What is the EMT’s responsibility regarding patient consent?
A) Perform care without asking
✔✔B) Obtain informed consent whenever possible
C) Let anyone give consent
D) Only document verbal orders
Which is an example of EMT negligence?
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,A) Following protocols
✔✔B) Failing to provide reasonable care causing harm
C) Reporting unsafe conditions
D) Documenting care accurately
What is the EMT’s duty to act in Texas?
A) Only provide care if the patient asks
✔✔B) Provide care within scope during emergencies
C) Wait for law enforcement
D) Only assist family members
Who is accountable for care provided by an EMT under delegation?
A) Only the EMT
✔✔B) EMT and supervising authority
C) Patient family
D) Bystanders
What is the primary goal of documentation in EMS?
A) Satisfy administrative requirements
B) Share information with friends
✔✔C) Protect EMT legally and communicate patient care
D) Only for billing
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,Which action violates patient confidentiality?
A) Reporting to authorized medical control
✔✔B) Discussing patient information with unauthorized individuals
C) Documenting patient care
D) Following HIPAA
When can an EMT perform interventions outside their normal scope of practice?
A) For practice purposes
✔✔B) In emergencies when no higher-level care is available
C) Whenever convenient
D) Without documentation
Which of the following requires mandatory reporting?
A) Patient dietary preference
✔✔B) Suspected child, elder, or vulnerable adult abuse
C) Patient refusal of transport
D) Minor traffic incident
What is the EMT’s responsibility if a patient refuses care?
A) Force treatment
✔✔B) Respect refusal, provide education, and document
C) Leave without assessment
D) Ignore the situation
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, Which action violates professional boundaries?
A) Documenting vital signs
✔✔B) Engaging in a personal relationship with a patient
C) Reporting to medical control
D) Following protocols
What is EMT patient advocacy?
A) Following only dispatcher instructions blindly
✔✔B) Acting in the patient’s best interest
C) Ignoring patient preferences
D) Avoiding responsibility
Which ethical principle requires avoiding harm to patients?
A) Autonomy
B) Justice
✔✔C) Nonmaleficence
D) Fidelity
Which ethical principle requires EMTs to act in the patient’s best interest?
A) Autonomy
✔✔B) Beneficence
C) Justice
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