NHS 111 Exam 2| 63 Questions
with Accurate Answers
What Are The 7 Reasons For 'Early Exit;? - -1. EMERGENCY - Unconscious,
Fitting Or Choking
2. The phone line went dead
3. The ambulance crew arrived before the assessment has been completed
4. Transfer to a clinician
5. I have terminated the call or the caller has terminated the call
6. Triage Not Possible
7. The caller decided no further advice was needed
- What Are The 7 Reasons for "Transfer to a clinician" ? - -1. Caller refused
disposition
2. Difficulty obtaining adequate information ( Two or more "not sure"
answers)
3. Local Policy
4.Declared Medical History
5. Medication/ Medical procedure enquiry
6. Caller unable to prioritise symptoms
7.Other - A call is complex for some other reason. e.g. Transgender
- Reasons For Triage Not Possible? - -- Contact is about a dead or dying
person
- Contact is a child and os unable to answer questions
- The contact is a remote observer
- The person is on fire
- Other - Communication being difficult
- What is a body map area? - -Areas of the body to be clicked to access
pathways
- What is a pathway? - -A flow chart used to assess a patients problem,
which is presented in a clear, user friendly way to the system user
- When should the "Other Symptoms" pathway be used? - -It is used when
there are unusual symptoms that aren't within any part of the body map or
the patient is vague
- When is fever pathway used? - -It is ONLY used when there is fever with
no other symptoms. If there are other symptoms you'd follow the pathway
for it.
- What must a pre-determined plan consist of to meet the criteria - -KFC
, Known health issue
Firm plan set in place
Current symptoms
- What are not sure answers - -Due to the BALANCE OF RISK once you have
selected two or more not sure answers you must transfer to a clinician
- How are not sure answers dealt with in the system? - -They're sometimes
dealt with as a yes and sometimes dealt with as a no depending on the
balance of risk
- How do Inferred questions appear? - -In all capital letters
- What is the pregnancy age range? - -11 - 55
- What are the different types of injury- Types of energies? - -Mechanical
(Broken bones)
Thermal (Scold or frostbite)
Electrical (Electrocution from domestic or non- domestic source or struck by
lightening)
Chemical burn
- When is pregnancy asked? - -In situations, where pregnancy makes a
difference, the system will prompt you to ask as being pregnant makes a
difference to the way the person is assessed and treated.
- Why must all questions be answered but not necessarily asked? - -Often
callers volunteer information throughout the call that can be used to answer
subsequent questions.
- Difference with ruling out and diagnosing? - -The system itself is not a
diagnostic, what it does is rule out any potential diagnosis, once a point has
been reached where something cannot be ruled out, the assessment ends
and the person is referred to the appropriate level of care
- Significant blood loss for all age groups - -Adult - 1 Mugful over 2 hours
Child - 1/2 mugful over 30 mins
Toddler - 1/4 mugful over 30 mins
Infant - Eggcup full over 30 mins
- Major blood loss for all age groups - -Adult - 2 mugfuls or more in 2 hours
Child - 1 Mugful or more in 30 mins
Toddler - 1/2 mugful or more in 30 mins
Infant - 1/4 of mugful or more in 30 mins
with Accurate Answers
What Are The 7 Reasons For 'Early Exit;? - -1. EMERGENCY - Unconscious,
Fitting Or Choking
2. The phone line went dead
3. The ambulance crew arrived before the assessment has been completed
4. Transfer to a clinician
5. I have terminated the call or the caller has terminated the call
6. Triage Not Possible
7. The caller decided no further advice was needed
- What Are The 7 Reasons for "Transfer to a clinician" ? - -1. Caller refused
disposition
2. Difficulty obtaining adequate information ( Two or more "not sure"
answers)
3. Local Policy
4.Declared Medical History
5. Medication/ Medical procedure enquiry
6. Caller unable to prioritise symptoms
7.Other - A call is complex for some other reason. e.g. Transgender
- Reasons For Triage Not Possible? - -- Contact is about a dead or dying
person
- Contact is a child and os unable to answer questions
- The contact is a remote observer
- The person is on fire
- Other - Communication being difficult
- What is a body map area? - -Areas of the body to be clicked to access
pathways
- What is a pathway? - -A flow chart used to assess a patients problem,
which is presented in a clear, user friendly way to the system user
- When should the "Other Symptoms" pathway be used? - -It is used when
there are unusual symptoms that aren't within any part of the body map or
the patient is vague
- When is fever pathway used? - -It is ONLY used when there is fever with
no other symptoms. If there are other symptoms you'd follow the pathway
for it.
- What must a pre-determined plan consist of to meet the criteria - -KFC
, Known health issue
Firm plan set in place
Current symptoms
- What are not sure answers - -Due to the BALANCE OF RISK once you have
selected two or more not sure answers you must transfer to a clinician
- How are not sure answers dealt with in the system? - -They're sometimes
dealt with as a yes and sometimes dealt with as a no depending on the
balance of risk
- How do Inferred questions appear? - -In all capital letters
- What is the pregnancy age range? - -11 - 55
- What are the different types of injury- Types of energies? - -Mechanical
(Broken bones)
Thermal (Scold or frostbite)
Electrical (Electrocution from domestic or non- domestic source or struck by
lightening)
Chemical burn
- When is pregnancy asked? - -In situations, where pregnancy makes a
difference, the system will prompt you to ask as being pregnant makes a
difference to the way the person is assessed and treated.
- Why must all questions be answered but not necessarily asked? - -Often
callers volunteer information throughout the call that can be used to answer
subsequent questions.
- Difference with ruling out and diagnosing? - -The system itself is not a
diagnostic, what it does is rule out any potential diagnosis, once a point has
been reached where something cannot be ruled out, the assessment ends
and the person is referred to the appropriate level of care
- Significant blood loss for all age groups - -Adult - 1 Mugful over 2 hours
Child - 1/2 mugful over 30 mins
Toddler - 1/4 mugful over 30 mins
Infant - Eggcup full over 30 mins
- Major blood loss for all age groups - -Adult - 2 mugfuls or more in 2 hours
Child - 1 Mugful or more in 30 mins
Toddler - 1/2 mugful or more in 30 mins
Infant - 1/4 of mugful or more in 30 mins
