EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Hemolytic transfusion reaction involving administration of blood or blood products, with major blood group incompatibilities is

Question2: The most important procedure for the prevention of infection from germs and viruses is

Question3: Which of the following is the mode?
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Question4: The most common cause of medication error worldwide is

Question5: The cornerstone of continuous readiness program in a hospital before accreditation survey is:

Question6: Team was formed in a large hospital to improve clinical outcome in pediatric department. Pediatric department manager is the leader of the team. In which stage he should be directive?

Question7: The most common cause of needle stick injuries is:

Question8: One goal can have many

Question9: While auditing the exit doors, which of the following is considered incorrect?

Question10: Your project has experienced some changes to the agreed-upon WBS elements. The changes were approved through the proper change control process. The WBS changes might in turn require which of the following?

Question11: A Prospective review may be beneficial in all the following except:

Question12: The greatest benefit of concurrent clinical review is

Question13: The most effective type of leadership in crisis situations is:

Question14: Part of social emotional intelligence is

Question15: Increased turnover and personnel absence in a hospital would probably mean that

Question16: A patient presenting with crushing central chest pain, was diagnosed to have unstable angina. He refused to receive any medication. The physician should

Question17: All of the following are considered sentinel events, except:

Question18: The current approach in the healthcare system is

Question19: Inadequate leg clearance because of low surface height & sustained arm/elbow reflection are examples of:

Question20: In almost any type of process flow diagram, the element that indicates a need for correction and adjustment is called

Question21: Compliance with OSHA requirements according to the code of federal regulations is:

Question22: Eleven points on a control chart are between the lower and upper control limits, but each point from left to right is a little higher than the previous point. The chart indicates a

Question23: Patient education may be considered in other words as:

Question24: Utilization Management includes all of the following except

Question25: A organization should first consider which of the following items before entering a strategic alliance?

Question26: One of the following is a type of concurrent review

Question27: The first step in problem solving is:

Question28: Regarding cultural change, Daniels & Mathers suggest that significant results can be experienced in 6-9 months but complete transformation usually takes:

Question29: A patient who seeks medical advice in a hospital is considered to be a/an

Question30: In most cases, an improvement team receives the least control and direction during which of the following stages

Question31: The quality pioneer is generally recognized as being the creator of the control chart is:

Question32: Company procedures require the creation of a lessons learned document. Which of the following is the best use of this document?

Question33: All the following are organizations that accredit healthcare facilities except:

Question34: Team success is most dependent on which of the following?

Question35: Nosocomial infection rates are a measure of:

Question36: Just-in-time (JIT) procurement is normally preceded immediately by

Question37: A patient who seeks medical care in a hospital is considered to be an:

Question38: A Prospective review may be beneficial in all the following except

Question39: In which of the following organization structures do people have the least decision making authority?

Question40: To establish effective infection control in a health care facility which of the following is critical?

Question41: A hospital decided to hire new practitioners to increase the efficiency of its services. The observation and evaluation of these new practitioners is called

Question42: A physician gives the nurse several verbal orders and blames her for missing a task. What is your opinion about this?

Question43: The balanced score card is best developed by:

Question44: Collection of data about diagnosis, diagnostic tests and symptoms are characteristics of

Question45: The most common vehicle by which micro organisms are transmitted between patients

Question46: With advances in medical technology, we can apply managed care through

Question47: The main goal of measurement in performance improvement projects is to

Question48: Which of the following quality gurus are most closely associated with the terms "total quality control" and "total quality management"?
i. Crosby
ii. Feigenbaum
iii. Ishikawa
IV . Deming
V . Juran

Question49: Hands should be washed for at least

Question50: During a visit to the airborne diseases isolation room, the infection control physician found the following non-conformity:

Question51: The available exit routes in a workplace should be more than

Question52: A hospital gives training to all staff about quality concepts. For this training to be considered effective, it must achieve

Question53: Preventive actions have an action sequence similar to the path for corrective actions except for which of the following?

Question54: The Y-axis in this graph represent?

Question55: The main challenge for improving patient safety is

Question56: Which organization is closest to a functional organization?

Question57: Which of the following is true about medical records?

Question58: In the endoscopy unit, the following remarks are on an audit check list. Which of the following is considered a non-conformity regarding reprocessing of endoscopes?

Question59: Which of the following organizational structure would offer the best choice for business goals to be disseminated both clearly and quickly?

Question60: Emphasizing areas of agreement and de-emphasizing areas of disagreement involves which of the following

Question61: The call center of a hospital monitors the calls routed to patients and doctors from outside of the hospital each day.

What is the type of data in this table?

Question62: Which of the following elements is least necessary to a good corrective action feedback report?

Question63: Your company's largest client has just completed an audit of your quality system. Three major deficiencies were identified, and you risk losing this client if the problems are not corrected. As quality manager the best plan of action is

Question64: The most common vehicle by which micro organisms are transmitted between patients:

Question65: Both small and large organizations can undertake scale change. What would be a major disadvantage or draw-back that large organizations have that their smaller counterparts do not?

Question66: Deming created the 85/15 theory that stated that:
i. 85 % of the problems are process or system related.
ii. 15 % of the problems are system related.
iii. 15% of the problems are traced back to individuals.
IV. Solving 15 % of the causes resolves 85 % of the problem.

Question67: A team should not include more than 8 members because:

Question68: The first person to think about systematic inquiry in the healthcare process due to variability in patient outcomes was:

Question69: Who bears the ultimate responsibility for setting policies, financial and strategic direction and maintaining the quality of care?

Question70: The technique that is used to take into account or to control the fact that different patients with the same diagnosis might have additional conditions that could affect how well they respond to treatment is called:

Question71: Utilization management committee

Question72: The most common route for exposure to workplace chemicals is

Question73: The unbroken line of authority that links all persons in an organization is called:

Question74: The measure of the central location for the nominal scale is considered to be the

Question75: For a metric to be useful, the most important factor is the

Question76: Total quality management is most clearly the responsibility of

Question77: All of the following are considered a medical error except

Question78: The concept behind zero inventory is called.

Question79: The most important procedure for the prevention of infection from germs and viruses is:

Question80: Considering that privileges are granted to healthcare practitioners for a specific period of time and not for lifetime, the process of re-granting privileges is called:

Question81: As a quality manager in a healthcare organization, which of the following methods would you use to improve employee efficiency in your organization?

Question82: During reading the patient's record physician found that the dose of tegretol was written as 1200 mg instead of 200 mg. The physician should:
i. Draw one line through the error.
ii. Delete the error by white ink corrector and write the correct dose over it.
iii. Write the correct dose between brackets.
IV. Report this error to the medical record review committee.

Question83: "The process of evaluating overall project performance on a regular basis to provide confidence that the project will satisfy the relevant quality standards" is the definition of:

Question84: Data is used to

Question85: For proper disposal of cytotoxic drugs which of the following is best?

Question86: The most effective way of ensuring patient safety in your organization is by

Question87: In well-functioning teams, all the following is observed except:

Question88: After looking at this control chart,

What would be your next step?

Question89: During the team building phase in paediatric department, which of the following best describes the actions of the team?

Question90: After a sample population is divided into two homogeneous subpopulations, each member will have an equal probability of being selected. This method of sampling is called

Question91: A facilitator is considered to be

Question92: To generate multiple ideas in minimal time, which of the following quality tools should be used?

Question93: During her night shift in the ER, Dr Sara unfortunately had a needle stick injury while she was stitching a 4 years old child. All of the following measures are helpful in managing this incident except:

Question94: In a Performance Improvement project, the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken is by

Question95: In the surgery department audit report, which of the following is considered a breach in the infection control practices?

Question96: During the first meeting of the team some members are shy, what should the leader do to manage this?

Question97: Refer to Exhibit:

This data set is:

Question98: Effective communication is needed for

Question99: This type of OSHA standard that aims at reducing the number and severity of MSDs caused by exposure to risk factors in the workplaces as awkward positions, repetition & force :