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Which of the following statements is true concerning protection by Good Samaritan laws? A. A Good Samaritan law allows an EMT to exceed the scope of practice, if necessary, when providing emergency care off-duty. B. An EMT is expected to act as a lay person when providing emergency care off-duty. C. The purpose of Good Samaritan laws is to protect people who are trying to help in an emergency. D. An EMT cannot be sued for negligence if the state in which he works has a Good Samaritan law. co...

National guidelines for EMS care are intended to __________. -provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States -unify EMS providers under a single medical director -facilitate a national EMS labor group -reduce expenses at the local and state levels correct answer: Provide more consistent delivery of EMS care across the United States The EMT is legally obligated to protect a patient's privacy according to _____. -HIPAA -CQI -APGAR -DCAP correct a...

Most authorities agree that the modern-day EMS system evolved after the release of what document? The White Paper "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" The county dispatch center where you work employs Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs) as call takers. This enables the dispatch center to: provide medical instructions to the caller prior to the arrival of EMS. As defined by the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, which of the following is a n...

If a patient has an arterial bleed between the meninges and the cranial bones....where is the bleed? correct answer: Epidural Chest pain may be absent in certain patients. correct answer: Geriatric/Diabetic What should the systolic BP be prior to administering Nitroglycerin? correct answer: 120 How many vertebrae are there? correct answer: 33 (7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 4 coccygeal) Which pairs of ribs are most commonly fractured? correct answer: 4th-10th or 4t...

Which one of the following medications should the EMT administer orally? A) Aspirin B ) Alubterol C) Nitroglycerin D) Epinephrine correct answer: a Which one of the following medical emergencies would most likely result in the use of epinephrine by the EMT? A) Slow heart B) Cardiac Arrest C) Best sting D) Asthmatic episode correct answer: c Which one of the following is one of the basic five rights of medication administration? a) Right dose b) Right allergies c) Right EMT d)...

Which of the following is true concerning the procedure for inserting a nasopharyngeal airway (NPA)? A. If a water-soluble lubricant is not available, a silicon spray can be substituted. B. The length of the device is not as important as it is with oropharyngeal airways. C. It can only be placed in the right nostril. D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of the nostril. correct answer: D. The bevel should be turned toward the nasal septum or the base of the nos...

SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX THREE (this contsins 1000 questions & Answers) 1) The nurse performs an assessment on a client admitted with contact dermatitis. Which signs and symptoms should the nurse look for?  Lesions with well-defined geometric margins 2) The nurse is providing home care instructions to the client who just had surgery for squamous cell carcinoma. The nurse provides follow-up teaching and explains to the client to watch for which characteristics of this type of sk...

SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX THREE (this contsins 1000 questions & Answers) 1) The nurse performs an assessment on a client admitted with contact dermatitis. Which signs and symptoms should the nurse look for?  Lesions with well-defined geometric margins 2) The nurse is providing home care instructions to the client who just had surgery for squamous cell carcinoma. The nurse provides follow-up teaching and explains to the client to watch for which characteristics of this type of sk...

SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX THREE (this contsins 1000 questions & Answers) 1) The nurse performs an assessment on a client admitted with contact dermatitis. Which signs and symptoms should the nurse look for?  Lesions with well-defined geometric margins 2) The nurse is providing home care instructions to the client who just had surgery for squamous cell carcinoma. The nurse provides follow-up teaching and explains to the client to watch for which characteristics of this type of sk...

SAUNDERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW FOR NCLEX ONE. Latest 2019/2020 complete solutions 1) The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a Chinese American client regarding prescribed dietary modifications. During the teaching session, the client continuously turns away from the nurse. The nurse should implement which best action? 1) A critically ill Hispanic client tells the nurse through an interpreter that she is Roman Catholic and firmly believes in the rituals and traditions of the Catholic fai...