EMT COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ EMTs and other health care providers function as a true team when
they work:
A. interdependently
B. independently
C. dependently
D. under standing orders. Answer: Interdependently
◉ EMTs arrive at the scene of an ill person. The EMR, who arrived
before the EMTs, advises that the patient had a syncopal episode. The
patient is conscious and alert and remains so throughout transport.
When transferring patient care to the emergency department nurse, the
EMT should advise the nurse that:
A. there is no evidence to support the syncopal episode.
B. the patient had a reported syncopal episode.
C. she should contact EMR about the incident.
D. the EMR was probably mistaken about the episode. Answer: The
patient had a reported syncopal episode.
, ◉ For patient handoff, it is important for EMTs and hospital staff to
use:
A. shared training.
B. common goals.
C. common language
D. metric- sized tools. Answer: Common language.
◉ Health care providers who infrequently work together can function
effectively as a team if they work in an environment that supports and
promotes:
A. discipline.
B. collaboration.
C. rigid protocols.
D. competition. Answer: Collaboration.
◉ If a problem with a team member is not directly or immediately
impacting patient care, the team leader should:
A. engage the team member at once.
B. discuss the problem after the call.
C. contact the medical director at once.
D. ignore the problem to avoid conflict. Answer: Discuss the problem
after the call.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ EMTs and other health care providers function as a true team when
they work:
A. interdependently
B. independently
C. dependently
D. under standing orders. Answer: Interdependently
◉ EMTs arrive at the scene of an ill person. The EMR, who arrived
before the EMTs, advises that the patient had a syncopal episode. The
patient is conscious and alert and remains so throughout transport.
When transferring patient care to the emergency department nurse, the
EMT should advise the nurse that:
A. there is no evidence to support the syncopal episode.
B. the patient had a reported syncopal episode.
C. she should contact EMR about the incident.
D. the EMR was probably mistaken about the episode. Answer: The
patient had a reported syncopal episode.
, ◉ For patient handoff, it is important for EMTs and hospital staff to
use:
A. shared training.
B. common goals.
C. common language
D. metric- sized tools. Answer: Common language.
◉ Health care providers who infrequently work together can function
effectively as a team if they work in an environment that supports and
promotes:
A. discipline.
B. collaboration.
C. rigid protocols.
D. competition. Answer: Collaboration.
◉ If a problem with a team member is not directly or immediately
impacting patient care, the team leader should:
A. engage the team member at once.
B. discuss the problem after the call.
C. contact the medical director at once.
D. ignore the problem to avoid conflict. Answer: Discuss the problem
after the call.
