OEC WRITTEN EXAM 2019 QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
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OEC WRITTEN EXAM 2019 QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+)
What is true about a patient with a cognitive disability?
a. A cognitive disability can result from traumatic brain injuries.
b. Cognitive disabilities limit the person's ability to process information.
c. Patients w...
OEC WRITTEN EXAM 2019
QUESTIONS WITH ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS
(ALREADY GRADED A+)
What is true about a patient with a cognitive disability?
a. A cognitive disability can result from traumatic brain injuries.
b. Cognitive disabilities limit the person's ability to process information.
c. Patients with cognitive disabilities usually have problems with coordination.
d. All of the above. - Answer ✔ d
When caring for patients with life-long intellectual disabilities:
a. Use a stern, unemotional tone of voice because they may not pay attention to you.
b. Include their caretakers in the assessment because they can help with
communication.
c. Provide care quickly because they will not know they are cold.
d. Talk to the patient as if they were at a sixth grade level. - Answer ✔ b
One of the skiers in a group of adaptive athletes has spina bifida. If you needed to care
for
this patient, it is important to remember that:
a. They have also had a traumatic spinal cord injury.
b. They may be allergic to natural latex, so contact with latex can result in anaphylactic
shock.
c. They may have a drain for lymph that is protected because it is inside the body.
d. Contrary to other spinal cord injuries, they will not have sensory deficits. - Answer ✔ b
You are caring for a hearing-impaired athlete and realize that in order to communicate,
you:
a. Must know sign language or call for someone who does.
b. Can usually speak loudly enough to be understood.
c. Will need paper and a pen because most hearing-impaired individuals cannot speak.
d. Should face the person because most hearing-impaired individuals can read lips. -
Answer ✔ d
,Which of the following patients should an OEC Technician consider a potential
behavioral
emergency?
a. A 44-year-old woman with bipolar disorder who is complaining of a fever of 99.5°F
b. A 56-year-old man with schizophrenia who has continued taking his medications
c. A 29-year-old man with diabetes who is combative and refusing care
d. A 36-year-old man with a known history who tells you he is hearing voices - Answer
✔c
Your first priority in managing a patient with a behavioral emergency is:
a. Determining if the patient is a threat to himself or herself.
b. Providing the patient high-concentration oxygen.
c. Ensuring your own personal safety.
d. Assessing and managing the patient's airway. - Answer ✔ c
Your OEC class asks you to describe the term behavior. Which of the following
statements
would be the correct response?
a. What is acceptable behavior in one community may not be acceptable in another.
b. Behavior pertains to how you perform a physical activity only.
c. Meditation is the absence of behavior.
d. Yelling is never an acceptable behavior. - Answer ✔ a
Two of the most common medical causes of abnormal behavior are:
a. Exercise and hypoglycemia
b. Hypotension and hyperthermia
c. Hypoxia and hypoglycemia
d. Carbon monoxide poisoning and acute myocardial infarction - Answer ✔ c
Which of the following statements about behavioral emergencies is true?
a. The person acts in a way that is not tolerable to those around them.
b. The person's mental status is not altered.
c. The person is not a danger to themselves or others.
d. The context of the situation is not relevant. - Answer ✔ a
Which of the following patients is exhibiting signs of psychosis?
a. An 18-year-old who is so anxious about peer pressure that he is unable to go to
school
b. A recently divorced 35-year-old who sleeps most of the day and is losing weight
c. A 72-year-old who was recently diagnosed with dementia
d. A 37-year-old who is having hallucinations - Answer ✔ d
You have stopped a male skier and a female skier who were racing down a closed trail.
Initially, the man was calm, but suddenly he becomes angered and says that "you can't
tell me
,what to do." When you try to talk with him, he pulls out a knife and tells you to "get away
or I'll
kill you." The female skier is frightened and states that her friend sometimes gets very
aggressive
when he drinks. You put in a call for security and additional staff, but you know it will be
a few
minutes before they arrive. Which of the following statements describes your best
course of
action in the interim?
a. Immediately attempt to physically restrain the man or take away his knife.
b. Approach the man slowly and calmly and ask him to hand you the knife.
c. Move quickly to pull the woman a safe distance away from the man.
d. Remain a safe distance from the man and let him know you are there to help. -
Answer ✔ d
You are out with a group of friends in a local tavern. One of the patrons gets
argumentative
and will not calm down. By the time the police arrive, the patron has gotten combative
and is
breaking glass bottles. The police subdue the patron and have him restrained. As you
watch all of
this happening, which of the following situations would cause you to be concerned?
a. The police have restrained the patron in a prone position on the floor.
b. The patron is supine on the floor, with officers holding one of his hands over his head
and
the other at his side.
c. The patron is threatening to sue the officers for physically restraining him.
d. The police say they will not release the patron until he has been seen in an
emergency
department. - Answer ✔ a
Which of the following statements shows that an OEC Technician has a good
understanding of
assessing a patient who is having a behavioral emergency?
a. "Try to assess patients from a safe distance until they start to answer your questions
calmly."
b. "I avoid making eye contact because patients may perceive eye contact as a
threatening
gesture and respond with violence."
c. "Touch conveys concern for a patient, so I try to touch the patient's shoulder or arm
as
soon as I arrive at the scene."
d. "If a patient raises his voice to you, you must raise your voice in return. Research has
shown that this helps deter violence." - Answer ✔ a
You are called to the lodge to assist a 25-year-old man who reportedly is having
, hallucinations. When you arrive, he is sitting quietly and appears calm. Information
obtained in
your SAMPLE history indicates that the patient started having hallucinations yesterday.
He was
diagnosed with schizophrenia a few years ago and has been prescribed two different
medications.
Which of the following questions is most pertinent to the situation and should be asked
next?
a. "Do you believe that the hallucinations are real?"
b. "Have you been taking your medications as prescribed?"
c. "Have you been eating and drinking adequately?"
d. "Has your doctor considered increasing the dose of your medication?" - Answer ✔ b
You are describing techniques for remaining safe when responding to a call for a patient
with
a behavioral emergency. Which of the following statements is appropriate?
a. "You need to encounter the patient first, and then come up with your safety plan."
b. "If a patient raises his/her voice, you should raise yours to match it. "
c. "You should approach patients quietly and try to surprise them so they don't have
time to
develop a plan to attack you."
d. You should be sure that you have at least one exit route, and do not let the patient
get
between you and that way out." - Answer ✔ d
Which of the following behaviors is a sign of potential aggression in a patient?
a. Avoiding eye contact
b. The clenching of both fists
c. Refusal to answer some questions
d. Increased sighing - Answer ✔ b
Which of the following actions is best to keep a behavioral patient calm and to avoid
provoking a violent outburst?
a. Inform the patient of everything that is happening and use a calm voice throughout
care.
b. Establish that you are in control of the situation and that the patient must cooperate
or
you will restrain him.
c. Inform the patient that he is responsible for all of his actions, and that if he hurts you,
you
will sue him.
d. Involve as many people as possible in the situation as a "show of force." - Answer ✔
a
Which of the following pieces of information is most important to OEC Technicians in
assessing a patient with abnormal behavior?
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