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COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS & SURE VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% GRADED AT A+ SCORE!! SURE GUARANTEED PASS!! 1. True or False. In the United States, community paramedics' scope of practice does not go beyond that of general paramedics. - ANSWER True 2. Which state was the first to establish licensing for Community Paramedics? a). Maine b). Minnesota c). New Mexico d). Colorado - ANSWER b). Minnesota 3. A community's needs assessment is performed by: a). a regional health care administrators b). the state's public health department c). the community's front-line paramedics d). a consortium of primary care physicians - ANSWER b). the state's public health department 4. In community paramedicine, who serves as educator, supervisor, and resource to the paramedics in the field? a).The board of directors of the local health care organizations b). Other paramedics c). The medical director d). The case worker or social worker assigned to the patient - ANSWER c). The medical director 5. What about Nova Scotia makes community paramedicine particularly applicable there? a). An overall healthy populace b). Low GDP c). Much of the population lives in rural or isolated areas. d). An above-average physician-to-population ratio - ANSWER c). Much of the population lives in rural or isolated areas. 6. Community paramedicine switches over to, or activates,_______ when a patients condition becomes an emergency. a). the EMS system b). the case work program c). long-term care d). hospice - ANSWER a). the EMS system 7. Which of the following play a role in referring new patients to the community paramedicine program? a). Social workers alone b). Physicians, nurses, and social workers c). Other paramedics d). Nurses and case managers alone - ANSWER b). Physicians, nurses, and social workers 8. According to the text, whose duties are most likely to overlap with community paramedicines' duties? a). Primary care physician b). Hospital nurse c). Social Worker d). Case manager - ANSWER d). Case manager 9. The community paramedic is an extension of ______ in the field. a). the primary care physician b). hospital nurses c). social workers d). the emergency department physician - ANSWER a). the primary care physician 10. How do local community paramedics and local home health care nurses/providers tend to coexist in the same community. a). Unidirectionally, with home health care providers only referring patients to paramedics b). Through competition for patients and resources c). With the community paramedics coming fist, to be absorbed later by home health care providers d). Through mutual referrals and cross-communication - ANSWER d). Through mutual referrals and cross-communication 11. How long must a candidate typically work as a traditional paramedic before being able to become a community paramedic? a). 5 years b). 6 months c). 2 years d). No requirement - ANSWER c). 2 years 12. Where did one of the first expanded community paramedicine projects take place? a). New Mexico b). Australia c). Maine d). Nova Scotia - ANSWER a). New Mexico 13. In the text, expanded ______ means working in nontraditional ways but using existing skills within defined practice. a). role b). care c). practice d). scope - ANSWER a). role 14. How are MIH and community paramedicine programs related? a). They're not b). MIH may be contained under community paramedicine's umbrella c). MIH and community paramedicine compete in a community in order to raise the quality of both d). Community paramedicine may be contained under MIH's umbrella - ANSWER d). Community paramedicine may be contained under MIH's umbrella 15. What is the main focus of community paramedicine in rural settings? a). To provide access to primary care b). To provide physical therapy and transportation services c). To reach distant populations and provide emergency care d). To use resources efficiently - ANSWER a). To provide access to primary care 16. What is true of becoming a qualified community paramedic? a). The North Central EMS institute developed the first community paramedicine training program used in the United States c). EMS professionals in the federal government created the first community paramedicine curriculum d). Candidates generally become community paramedics before EMT paramedics - ANSWER a) The North Central EMS institute developed the first community paramedicine training program used in the United States 17. A community paramedic visits an independently living adult patient's home and notices the patient living in unsafe conditions possibly exacerbated by mental health disturbances. Who would they try to connect the patient to? a). The county case management system b). Their family c). Social Services d). The medical director - ANSWER c). Social services 18. Who writes the patient's plan of care? a). The case worker b). The primary care physician c). The patient