*NOCP PCP Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Define dignity - ANSWER-the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Define ethics - ANSWER-Set of standards of conduct that guide decisions and actions based on duties derived from core values.
Define patient advocacy - ANSWER-When you ar...
Define dignity - ANSWER-the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Define ethics - ANSWER-Set of standards of conduct that guide decisions and actions based on duties
derived from core values.
Define patient advocacy - ANSWER-When you are always working towards the patient's best interests
and have what's best for your patient and the front of your mind.
Define professional development - ANSWER-learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as
academic degrees to formal coursework, attending conferences, and informal learning opportunities
situated in practice
Define evidence based practice - ANSWER-an organized method for clinical decision making to provide
the most effective care to patients.
Define academic research - ANSWER-A careful and systematic investigation in some field of knowledge,
undertaken to establish facts or principles
Define scope of practice - ANSWER-A scope of practice defines the legal range of services that
professionals in a given field can provide, the setting in which those services can be provided, and the
guidelines or parameters that must be followed.
Define medical oversight - ANSWER-the physician supervision of a service, group, or system providing
emergency medical services (EMS).
Define standing orders - ANSWER-a policy or protocol issued by a Medical Director that authorizes EMTs
and others to perform particular skills in certain situations
,Define patient rights - ANSWER-legal and ethical issues in the provider-patient relationship, including a
person's right to privacy, the right to quality medical care without prejudice, the right to make informed
decisions about care and treatment options, and the right to refuse treatment
Define misfeasance - ANSWER-Performance of a legal act in a harmful or injurious manner
Define malfeasance - ANSWER-Performance of a wrongful or unlawful act by a paramedic
Define negligence - ANSWER-Deviation from accepted standards of care recognized by law for the
protection of others against the unreasonable risk of harm
Components of a Negligence Claim - ANSWER--duty to act
-breach of duty
-actual damages
-proximate cause
Define nonfeasance - ANSWER-Failure to perform a required act or duty
Acts of Omission - ANSWER-Failure to perform an act
Acts of Commission - ANSWER-Performing an act that results in some harm
Acts of Demission - ANSWER-Withdrawing a treatment
Defenses to Charges of Negligence - ANSWER--Good Samaritan laws
-gov't immunity
-statute of limitations
-contributory or comparative negligence
Components of Effective Verbal Communication - ANSWER--voice tone
,-voice speed
-voice volume
-language
-vocabulary
-grammar
Components of a Patient History - ANSWER-CHLORIDE AAA PMASIF
-characteristics
-history of present illness
-location
-onset
-region
-intensity
-duration
-event preceding
-aggravates?
-alleviates?
-associated symptoms?
-PMHx
-medications
-allergies
-social hx
-immunizations
-family hx
Define active listening - ANSWER-being attentive to what a patient is saying both verbally and
nonverbally
Define respect - ANSWER-Treat people as they should be treated
, Define empathy - ANSWER-A process wherein an individual is able to see beyond outward behavior and
sense accurately another's inner experience at a given point in time.
Define compassion - ANSWER-Ability to understand pt suffering, caring, and attempt to ease suffering
Define sympathy - ANSWER-feelings of concern or sorrow for another's plight
Define diplomacy - ANSWER-the process of making decisions through discussion
Define tact - ANSWER-The ability to deal with others without creating offense.
Define discretion - ANSWER-the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense
or revealing private information
Define conflict - ANSWER-A struggle between two opposing forces
Define stress - ANSWER-the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands
Define stress disorder - ANSWER-conscious or unconscious psychological feeling or physical condition
resulting from physical or mental 'positive or negative pressure' that overwhelms adaptive capacities
Define safe biomechanics - ANSWER-Applying correct biomechanical principles in regards to movement
so as to not hurt oneself
Define scene safety - ANSWER-An assessment to ensure the safety of the EMT
What should you be looking for when assessing scene safety? - ANSWER-Fire, wire, gas, glass, pets,
pathways, odours, etc
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