SOE PARAMEDIC FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
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HIPPA - Outlines strict privacy agreements for the
(Health Insurance Portability and patient information.
Accountability Act) - Provides civil penalties and criminal sanctions
for releasing a patient's private medical
information in an unauthorized manner.
- Protects a patient's Protected Health
Information (PHI) which is any identifiable
information created, disclosed, used, maintained,
stored, or transmitted that is related to providing
a health care service.
,Consent Decisional Capacity: The capacity to make
appropriate medical care decisions for
themselves.
Informed Consent: Patient's voluntary agreement
to be treated after being told about the nature of
the disease, risks, and benefits to the proposed
treatment, alternative treatment, or no treatment
Expressed Consent: Form of informed consent
that occurs when the patient does something,
either by telling you or by taking action that
demonstrates permission to provide care.
Implied Consent: Assumed consent to be given
by unconscious adults or by adults who are too ill
or injured to imply consent verbally. Also applies
to minors without a present parent/ guardian.
Involuntary Consent: Law enforcement officer or
legal guardian grants someone to be treated
who is undr arrest, incapacitated, minor, or other
reasons.
, Advanced Directives - Written statement that expresses the wants,
needs, and desires of a patient about future
medical care.
DNR:
- Describes which life-sustaining procedures
should be performed if the patient's medical
condition suddenly deteriorates.
- Different states have different criteria on whats
considered a valid DNR. Ie. written document,
jewelry, etc.
- Generally, DNR orders must meet these
requirements: Clearly state the patient's medical
condition, signature of patient/ legal guardian,
signature of a physician, expiration date dated in
the preceding 12 months.
- You are still obligated to provide supportive
measures: Oxygen, pain relief, and comfort.
Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(MOLST)
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(POLST):
- Applied only when patient has lost decision
making capacity.
- May apply to patient's with impending
pulmonary failure who are not in cardiac arrest.
- Contains provisions such as addressing initiation
of CPR, intubation, feeding tubes, antibiotics, and
palliative care.
Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney:
- Designates another person to to make health
care decisions for the patient when the patient is
unable to.
Organ Donation
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL
DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED
A+ 2026
Save
Terms in this set (70)
HIPPA - Outlines strict privacy agreements for the
(Health Insurance Portability and patient information.
Accountability Act) - Provides civil penalties and criminal sanctions
for releasing a patient's private medical
information in an unauthorized manner.
- Protects a patient's Protected Health
Information (PHI) which is any identifiable
information created, disclosed, used, maintained,
stored, or transmitted that is related to providing
a health care service.
,Consent Decisional Capacity: The capacity to make
appropriate medical care decisions for
themselves.
Informed Consent: Patient's voluntary agreement
to be treated after being told about the nature of
the disease, risks, and benefits to the proposed
treatment, alternative treatment, or no treatment
Expressed Consent: Form of informed consent
that occurs when the patient does something,
either by telling you or by taking action that
demonstrates permission to provide care.
Implied Consent: Assumed consent to be given
by unconscious adults or by adults who are too ill
or injured to imply consent verbally. Also applies
to minors without a present parent/ guardian.
Involuntary Consent: Law enforcement officer or
legal guardian grants someone to be treated
who is undr arrest, incapacitated, minor, or other
reasons.
, Advanced Directives - Written statement that expresses the wants,
needs, and desires of a patient about future
medical care.
DNR:
- Describes which life-sustaining procedures
should be performed if the patient's medical
condition suddenly deteriorates.
- Different states have different criteria on whats
considered a valid DNR. Ie. written document,
jewelry, etc.
- Generally, DNR orders must meet these
requirements: Clearly state the patient's medical
condition, signature of patient/ legal guardian,
signature of a physician, expiration date dated in
the preceding 12 months.
- You are still obligated to provide supportive
measures: Oxygen, pain relief, and comfort.
Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(MOLST)
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
(POLST):
- Applied only when patient has lost decision
making capacity.
- May apply to patient's with impending
pulmonary failure who are not in cardiac arrest.
- Contains provisions such as addressing initiation
of CPR, intubation, feeding tubes, antibiotics, and
palliative care.
Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorney:
- Designates another person to to make health
care decisions for the patient when the patient is
unable to.
Organ Donation
