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EMTALA TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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EMTALA TEST QUESTIONS ANDVERIFIED ANSWERS
Every patient appearing for an assessment must: - respond. Receive appropriate
QMP medical screening, assessment, and stabilization, and be entered into the
EMTALA record.
A patient who arrives in the lobby is found to have overdosed on two bottles of
Advil. She has not visited a doctor or been evaluated by the Assessment and
Referral team. You should:
A) Begin the EMTALA protocol for transfer to the nearest emergency room to
receive specialized care.
B) Because the patient remains in police custody, she is not our patient. Tell the
cops to take the patient to the hospital right away. Notify the Charge. Nurse
C) Admit the patient to an observation room and monitor closely.
Notify the doctor and administrator on-call.
E) Both A and D - Initiate the medical screening/EMTALA process and notify
the doctor and administrator on call. - ANSWER Both A & D - Start the
medical screening/EMTALA process and notify the doctor and administrator on
call.
Triage is an acceptable medical screening examination. - Answer: False
A patient arrives for an assessment. He is getting command hallucinations about
killing himself and others. The doctor decides that the patient should be
relocated to another facility that is better suited to their medical needs, and they
accept this client for transfer. You phone an ambulance to seek transportation,
and they refuse. You should: - Answer Keep the client safe while you confer
with the doctor and phone the administrator on call to discuss this transfer and
suitable transportation needs.
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