EMT Quiz

An effective team leader should:

• A. refrain from any direct patient care.

• B. command his or her team.

• C. perform all difficult interventions.

• D. help the team accomplish goals.

EMTs and other health care providers function as a true team when they work:

• B. independently.

• C. interdependently.

• D. dependently.

• A. under standing orders.

When transferring patient care to the emergency department nurse, the EMT should advise the nurse that:

• B. the EMR was probably mistaken about the episode.

• D. there is no evidence to support the syncopal episode.

• C. she should contact the EMR about the incident.

• A. the patient had a reported syncopal episode.

For patient handoff, it is important for EMTs and hospital staff to use:

• D. common language.

• C. shared training.

• B. metric-sized tools.

• A. common goals.

Health care providers who infrequently work together can function effectively as a team if they work in an environment that supports and promotes:

• C. discipline.

• D. competition.

• B. rigid protocols.

• A. collaboration.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-2

If a problem with a team member is not directly or immediately impacting patient care, the team leader should:

• A. discuss the problem after the call.

• C. contact the medical director at once.

• B. ignore the problem to avoid conflict.

• D. engage the team member at once.

In an independent group, you would have:

• C. a common set of tasks.

• A. your own work area.

• D. shared transportation.

• B. parallel work.

In an interdependent group, when one person fails:

• A. management will be changed.

• B. pay is withheld.

• C. everyone fails.

• D. that person is fired.

In contrast to a health care group, a health care team:

• B. is not assigned specific roles.

• A. works interdependently.

• D. works independently.

• C. does not function under protocols.

Premature diagnosis during a call can be due to what error?

• D. Bias

• C. Streamlining

• A. Overconfidence

• B. Anchoring