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EMS INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR CERTIFICATION EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Topics Coverage
• Learning Domains & Instructional Methods – Cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills),
affective (attitudes/emotions); Bloom‘s Taxonomy (knowledge, comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis, evaluation); simulation as an instructional method (fidelity, task trainers,
branching vs. linear scenarios)
• Legal & Ethical Responsibilities – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – reasonable
accommodations; FERPA (Buckley Amendment) – student privacy, grade posting; copyright law
(internet content not automatically free); negligence elements (duty, breach, causation, injury)
• Student Motivation – Intrinsic motivation (personal growth, desire to learn) vs. extrinsic
motivation (grades, money, job requirements)
• Classroom Management – Off-task behaviors (side conversations, arguing, boredom);
appropriate interventions (the "pause," proximity, eye contact, private discussion)
• Remediation Strategies – Failing exam or skill station; offering retesting, additional practice, or
one-on-one instruction before allowing course completion
• NAEMT-Specific Content – Instructor maintenance requirements (GEMS: 1 course per edition);
course coordination roles (training center representative, medical director, affiliate faculty);
NAEMT course types (EMS Safety, EVOS, PHTLS)
• Accreditation & Standards – CAAHEP; National EMS Education Standards; NREMT skill
evaluation criteria
• Clinical & Field Internship Oversight – Supervision documentation, letters of intent from
qualified providers
• Ethical Theories – Utilitarianism (greatest good for greatest number), egoism (self-interest),
virtue ethics
• Cultural Competency & Diversity – Religious practices (Saturday Sabbath – Judaism; Mormon
fasting), gender communication differences, socioeconomic barriers (transportation)
• Simulation & Moulage – Creating moulage from clearance makeup and old clothes; vignettes,
debriefing, hybrid simulation
• Test Item Analysis – Difficulty index, discrimination index; validity and reliability
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• Foundational Reports – "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society" (1966) – development of modern EMS
250 Random Exam-Relevant Scenario Questions
1. This indicates that a person has been exposed to material, understands the material, and can or could
recall the information.
A) Knowledge
B) Learning
C) Clinical Reasoning
D) Critical thinking
Answer: B
Rationale: Learning is the process where exposure to material leads to understanding and ability to
recall information .
2. This term goes beyond recall and includes information processing, application to other situations,
consideration of meaning, and contrasting with other concepts. It creates images, ideas and solutions to
problems even before the student has encountered the situation in reality.
A) Knowledge
B) Learning
C) Clinical Reasoning
D) Critical Thinking
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Answer: A
Rationale: Knowledge includes higher-order processing beyond simple recall, allowing application,
analysis, and problem-solving before real-world encounter .
3. An EMS instructor is designing a course and wants to include activities that address all three domains
of learning. Which method best utilizes the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains?
A) Reading assignments
B) Simulations
C) Lecture
D) Workbooks
Answer: B
Rationale: Simulations engage cognitive (decision-making), psychomotor (skill performance), and
affective (attitudes, teamwork) domains simultaneously .
4. A student approaches you after class and claims a secondary instructor consistently fails her skills
assessments because she is a woman. What is the student alleging the instructor committed?
A) Discrimination
B) Harassment
C) Sexual Harassment
D) Libel
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Answer: A
Rationale: Discrimination involves unfair treatment based on protected characteristics such as gender .
5. A student alleges you failed to teach proper sterile technique for IV initiation. During clinical rotation,
the student caused an infection as a result. Which element of negligence is the student claiming you
violated?
A) Duty to act
B) Causation
C) Breach of duty
D) Injury
Answer: C
Rationale: Breach of duty refers to failing to meet the standard of instruction by omitting required
content .
6. What is the most effective strategy to avoid litigation in EMS education?
A) Always abide by the syllabus regardless of circumstances
B) Never speak to students outside of class
C) Write your own policy and procedures independently
D) Follow all organizational and course policies and procedures
Answer: D
EMS INSTRUCTOR/COORDINATOR CERTIFICATION EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR-JUST RELEASED
Summarized Exam Topics Coverage
• Learning Domains & Instructional Methods – Cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills),
affective (attitudes/emotions); Bloom‘s Taxonomy (knowledge, comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis, evaluation); simulation as an instructional method (fidelity, task trainers,
branching vs. linear scenarios)
• Legal & Ethical Responsibilities – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – reasonable
accommodations; FERPA (Buckley Amendment) – student privacy, grade posting; copyright law
(internet content not automatically free); negligence elements (duty, breach, causation, injury)
• Student Motivation – Intrinsic motivation (personal growth, desire to learn) vs. extrinsic
motivation (grades, money, job requirements)
• Classroom Management – Off-task behaviors (side conversations, arguing, boredom);
appropriate interventions (the "pause," proximity, eye contact, private discussion)
• Remediation Strategies – Failing exam or skill station; offering retesting, additional practice, or
one-on-one instruction before allowing course completion
• NAEMT-Specific Content – Instructor maintenance requirements (GEMS: 1 course per edition);
course coordination roles (training center representative, medical director, affiliate faculty);
NAEMT course types (EMS Safety, EVOS, PHTLS)
• Accreditation & Standards – CAAHEP; National EMS Education Standards; NREMT skill
evaluation criteria
• Clinical & Field Internship Oversight – Supervision documentation, letters of intent from
qualified providers
• Ethical Theories – Utilitarianism (greatest good for greatest number), egoism (self-interest),
virtue ethics
• Cultural Competency & Diversity – Religious practices (Saturday Sabbath – Judaism; Mormon
fasting), gender communication differences, socioeconomic barriers (transportation)
• Simulation & Moulage – Creating moulage from clearance makeup and old clothes; vignettes,
debriefing, hybrid simulation
• Test Item Analysis – Difficulty index, discrimination index; validity and reliability
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• Foundational Reports – "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern
Society" (1966) – development of modern EMS
250 Random Exam-Relevant Scenario Questions
1. This indicates that a person has been exposed to material, understands the material, and can or could
recall the information.
A) Knowledge
B) Learning
C) Clinical Reasoning
D) Critical thinking
Answer: B
Rationale: Learning is the process where exposure to material leads to understanding and ability to
recall information .
2. This term goes beyond recall and includes information processing, application to other situations,
consideration of meaning, and contrasting with other concepts. It creates images, ideas and solutions to
problems even before the student has encountered the situation in reality.
A) Knowledge
B) Learning
C) Clinical Reasoning
D) Critical Thinking
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Answer: A
Rationale: Knowledge includes higher-order processing beyond simple recall, allowing application,
analysis, and problem-solving before real-world encounter .
3. An EMS instructor is designing a course and wants to include activities that address all three domains
of learning. Which method best utilizes the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains?
A) Reading assignments
B) Simulations
C) Lecture
D) Workbooks
Answer: B
Rationale: Simulations engage cognitive (decision-making), psychomotor (skill performance), and
affective (attitudes, teamwork) domains simultaneously .
4. A student approaches you after class and claims a secondary instructor consistently fails her skills
assessments because she is a woman. What is the student alleging the instructor committed?
A) Discrimination
B) Harassment
C) Sexual Harassment
D) Libel
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Answer: A
Rationale: Discrimination involves unfair treatment based on protected characteristics such as gender .
5. A student alleges you failed to teach proper sterile technique for IV initiation. During clinical rotation,
the student caused an infection as a result. Which element of negligence is the student claiming you
violated?
A) Duty to act
B) Causation
C) Breach of duty
D) Injury
Answer: C
Rationale: Breach of duty refers to failing to meet the standard of instruction by omitting required
content .
6. What is the most effective strategy to avoid litigation in EMS education?
A) Always abide by the syllabus regardless of circumstances
B) Never speak to students outside of class
C) Write your own policy and procedures independently
D) Follow all organizational and course policies and procedures
Answer: D
