iCEV Skills for Health Science Professionals Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which of the following would most likely NOT be a responsibility of the discharge clerk? - Answers
Confirming the reason for the patient's visit
Which of the following would NOT be a reason to discharge a patient from a medical facility? - Answers
The patient is being moved from the ICU to the main floor of the same medical facility
At what point during a medical visit should a patient's identification first be confirmed? - Answers During
the admissions process
A patient has been in the hospital for 24 hours due to a minor surgical procedure and the physician feels
the patient would recover more quickly at home. Which of the following should occur? - Answers The
patient should be discharged
Which of the following terms describes the release of a patient from the care of one facility to another
facility? - Answers Transfer
A nurse has been instructed to reposition a patient every two hours to prevent bed sores. Which of the
following would NOT be appropriate to complete this task? - Answers Transfer board
When communicating with a patient during a time of stress, which of the following techniques is least
likely to yield a positive outcome? - Answers Use a loud tone of voice when speaking
Which of the following patients would most likely require passive range-of-motion exercises? - Answers
A patient in a coma
Which of the following describes when a transfer belt is used? - Answers To help a patient go from
sitting to standing
Which medical position is used to describe a person lying face down? - Answers Prone
A patient was admitted to the emergency room with a headache and fever. The physical exam revealed
a resting pulse rate of 150 beats per minute. Is this considered normal? - Answers No, because a normal
resting pulse rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute
Which statement describes how to perform first aid on someone with a cut? - Answers Raise the wound
above the heart to help stop the flow of blood
A close friend was just stung by a bee and is having an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following
should be performed? - Answers Administer an epinephrine injection
During which emergency situation would a person administer the Heimlich maneuver? - Answers If a
person was choking
Placing two fingers at the base of a patient's neck to feel the carotid artery is a method to determine
what? - Answers Pulse Rate
Which of the following would most likely NOT be a responsibility of the discharge clerk? - Answers
Confirming the reason for the patient's visit
Which of the following would NOT be a reason to discharge a patient from a medical facility? - Answers
The patient is being moved from the ICU to the main floor of the same medical facility
At what point during a medical visit should a patient's identification first be confirmed? - Answers During
the admissions process
A patient has been in the hospital for 24 hours due to a minor surgical procedure and the physician feels
the patient would recover more quickly at home. Which of the following should occur? - Answers The
patient should be discharged
Which of the following terms describes the release of a patient from the care of one facility to another
facility? - Answers Transfer
A nurse has been instructed to reposition a patient every two hours to prevent bed sores. Which of the
following would NOT be appropriate to complete this task? - Answers Transfer board
When communicating with a patient during a time of stress, which of the following techniques is least
likely to yield a positive outcome? - Answers Use a loud tone of voice when speaking
Which of the following patients would most likely require passive range-of-motion exercises? - Answers
A patient in a coma
Which of the following describes when a transfer belt is used? - Answers To help a patient go from
sitting to standing
Which medical position is used to describe a person lying face down? - Answers Prone
A patient was admitted to the emergency room with a headache and fever. The physical exam revealed
a resting pulse rate of 150 beats per minute. Is this considered normal? - Answers No, because a normal
resting pulse rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute
Which statement describes how to perform first aid on someone with a cut? - Answers Raise the wound
above the heart to help stop the flow of blood
A close friend was just stung by a bee and is having an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following
should be performed? - Answers Administer an epinephrine injection
During which emergency situation would a person administer the Heimlich maneuver? - Answers If a
person was choking
Placing two fingers at the base of a patient's neck to feel the carotid artery is a method to determine
what? - Answers Pulse Rate
