EMT Quiz CH9

As the team leader of a group project, Emma should:

• refrain from any direct involvement in the project tasks.

• command Abigail and Lily to follow her orders.

• take on all the challenging parts of the project herself.

• help the team accomplish their project goals.

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

• under standing orders.

• independently.

• interdependently.

• dependently.

EMTS arrive at the scene of an ill person. The EMR, who arrived before the EMTS, advises that the patient had a syncopal episode. The patient is conscious and alert and remains so throughout transport. When transferring patient care to the emergency department nurse, the EMT should advise the nurse that:

• the patient had a reported syncopal episode.

• the EMR was probably mistaken about the episode.

• she should contact the EMR about the incident.

• there is no evidence to support the syncopal episode.

During a patient handoff, EMT Kai needs to ensure that he and the hospital staff, including nurse Elijah and doctor Arjun, use:

• common goals.

• metric-sized tools.

• shared training.

• common language.

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

• collaboration.

• rigid protocols.

• discipline.

• competition.

If team leader Daniel notices that team member Maya is not following the proper protocol for hand hygiene, but it is not directly or immediately impacting patient care, he should:

• discuss the problem with Maya after the shift.

• ignore the problem to avoid conflict with Maya.

• contact the medical director at once to report Maya.

• engage Maya about the issue at once.

In an independent study group, Isla, Charlotte, and Luna would each have:

• their own work area.

• parallel work.

• a common set of tasks.

• shared transportation.

In an interdependent group, when one person fails:

• management will be changed.

• pay is withheld.

• everyone fails.

• that person is fired.

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

• works interdependently.

• is not assigned specific roles.

• does not function under protocols.

• works independently.

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

• Overconfidence

• Anchoring

• Streamlining

• Bias