GENERAL ALL
QUESTIONS COMBINED
AND ANSWERSNURS
• Which of the following serves as a guideline for the expected weight of a 4- to 6
month old child?
A. Increased birth weight by 2 to 3 pounds
B. Gained at least 5 pounds
C. Tripled his or her birth weight D.
Doubled his or her birth weight
• Public distance refers to a space of feet between people.
• 2 to 3 B. 3 to 6 C. 4 to 12 D. 12 or more
• School – age children usually develop all of the following except:
• an extreme sense of privacy
• self-concept
• self-esteem
• Decision-making skills
• The normal heart of a toddler ranges from to beats per
minutes.
A. 120, 180 B. 100, 120 C. 80,110 D. 60, 80
• preconventional reasoning is characterized by an orientation toward:
A. Concern with interpersonal norms B.
punishment and obedience
C. concern with community rights
D. concern with universal ethical principles
• Echoing a patient’s message to the patient using your own words is a technique
known as:
A. reflection
B. clarification
C. facilitation
D. explanation
• An intimate zone refers to a space of feet between people.
A. 0 to 1.5 B. 1.5 to 2 C. 2 to 2.5 D. 2.5 to 3
• When palpating the head of a 12-month- old infant, it would be normal to palpate the
, Fontanelle.
• sphenoid
• posterior
• occipital D.
anterior
• You have overheard a tech in the emergency department talking with a patient who
has pancreatic cancer. The tech said, “Don’t worry, everything will be alright.”
This is an example of:
• empathy
• false reassurance
• lack of concern
• distraction
• Enroute to the hospital, your partner says, “You know, I haven’t had a date since my
spouse died 6 years ago. Why don’t you take down my phone number and call me?”
Which of the following is an appropriate response?
A. “That is an inappropriate request, and I expect that you’ll not make any
further suggestions that we might become personally
involved.”
B. “I cant call you because of professional ethics, but my number is listed in the
book.”
C. “I’m sure yo understand my situation. I’m here to provide you with medical
care and transportation to the hospital. It isn’t proper for me to have
anything but professional relationship with a patient.”
• which may result in a failure of communication between a paramedic and a
patient?
A. Prejudice
B. Lack of privacy
C. External distractions Dof
the above
. all
• When interviewing patients from cultures other than your own, it is difficult for us to
avoid interpreting the situation from the viewpoint of our culture. This is known as:
A. racism
B. Anthropomorphism
C. ethnocentrism
D. Cultural Imposition
• “Please tell me about your abdominal pain” is an example of a(n)
question.
A. distracting
B. Leading C.
open-ended
• Infants and children learn by building on what they have already been learned, a
, technique known as:
A. Attachment B.
Scaffolding
C. Cognition
D. Bonding
• Upon questioning your patient about whether he has been feeling any particular
stress lately, he asks, “Do you think I’ll have to wait very long in the emergency
department?” This is most illustrative of:
• overuse of professional jargon
• confrontation
• distancing
• using avoidance language
• Which of the following fluids helps the newborn infant’s lungs remain open by
reducing surface tension?
A. Vernix Caseosa B.
Surfactant
C. Amniotic Fluid
D. meconium
• Which of the following questions would provide the best quality and quantity of
relevant information?
A. “What time do you normally eat breakfast?” B.
“What have you had to eat and drink today?”
C. “When was the last time you had anything to eat or drink?”
D. “Have you had breakfast?”
• An infant’s respiratory rate generally is to fast to sustain adequate tidal volume
when the rate is over breaths per minute.
19. A. 60 B. 50 C. 40. D. 30
• Which of the following statements about the physiological changes associated
with aging is true?
• There is an 25 to 30 percent increase in kidney mass due to hypertrophy.
• Impaired insulin use and glucose metabolism results in weight loss.
• Blood vessels walls thicken, reducing blood flow to end organs and
causing blood pressure to rise.
• Decreased elasticity of the lungs tissue results in a smaller lung volume.
• When taking a history, which of the following should typically drive the evolution of
the questions of a patient after the first question?
• Patient’s chief complaint
• Patient’s list of medications
• Information from the patient’s family
• Patient’s medical history
• The normal birth weight of a full term born infant is kg.
, A. 2.0 – 2.5
B. 4.0 – 4.5
C. 1.0 – 1.5
D. 3.0 – 3.5
• Which of the following the moro reflex in the infant.
• The infants hand grasps an object placed in the palm of the hand.
• When the infants cheek is stroked , he turn s his head in that direction
• When startled, the infant throws his arms out wide and grasps with the fingers and
arms
•
• Adequate perfusion depends on:
• The presence of oxygen in blood
• Adequate production of carbon dioxide
• Blood pressure and the presence of oxygen in the blood
• Blood pressure
• The type of blood that may be administered to all people in an emergency,
regardless of their blood type is,
A. AB positive
B. O positive c. O
negative
d. AB negative
• Which of the following is a response to histamine release?
A. Release of leukotrienes
B. Suppression of lysosomal enzymes
C. Decrease in vascular wall permeability
d. Increase blood flow to the site of injury
• Which of the following is NOT one of the body’s three chief lines of defense
against infection and injury?
A. Immune response
B. Homeopathic secretions
C. Inflammatory response
D. Anatomic barriers
• The excess elimination of hydrogen ions, as many occur in vomiting, can result in:
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Metabolic acidosis
• You are presented with a pt displaying Urticaria, dyspnea, hypotension, nausea,
vomiting, and dizziness. This pt is MOST likely suffering from which type of
hypersensitivity reaction?
• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3
• Type 4
QUESTIONS COMBINED
AND ANSWERSNURS
• Which of the following serves as a guideline for the expected weight of a 4- to 6
month old child?
A. Increased birth weight by 2 to 3 pounds
B. Gained at least 5 pounds
C. Tripled his or her birth weight D.
Doubled his or her birth weight
• Public distance refers to a space of feet between people.
• 2 to 3 B. 3 to 6 C. 4 to 12 D. 12 or more
• School – age children usually develop all of the following except:
• an extreme sense of privacy
• self-concept
• self-esteem
• Decision-making skills
• The normal heart of a toddler ranges from to beats per
minutes.
A. 120, 180 B. 100, 120 C. 80,110 D. 60, 80
• preconventional reasoning is characterized by an orientation toward:
A. Concern with interpersonal norms B.
punishment and obedience
C. concern with community rights
D. concern with universal ethical principles
• Echoing a patient’s message to the patient using your own words is a technique
known as:
A. reflection
B. clarification
C. facilitation
D. explanation
• An intimate zone refers to a space of feet between people.
A. 0 to 1.5 B. 1.5 to 2 C. 2 to 2.5 D. 2.5 to 3
• When palpating the head of a 12-month- old infant, it would be normal to palpate the
, Fontanelle.
• sphenoid
• posterior
• occipital D.
anterior
• You have overheard a tech in the emergency department talking with a patient who
has pancreatic cancer. The tech said, “Don’t worry, everything will be alright.”
This is an example of:
• empathy
• false reassurance
• lack of concern
• distraction
• Enroute to the hospital, your partner says, “You know, I haven’t had a date since my
spouse died 6 years ago. Why don’t you take down my phone number and call me?”
Which of the following is an appropriate response?
A. “That is an inappropriate request, and I expect that you’ll not make any
further suggestions that we might become personally
involved.”
B. “I cant call you because of professional ethics, but my number is listed in the
book.”
C. “I’m sure yo understand my situation. I’m here to provide you with medical
care and transportation to the hospital. It isn’t proper for me to have
anything but professional relationship with a patient.”
• which may result in a failure of communication between a paramedic and a
patient?
A. Prejudice
B. Lack of privacy
C. External distractions Dof
the above
. all
• When interviewing patients from cultures other than your own, it is difficult for us to
avoid interpreting the situation from the viewpoint of our culture. This is known as:
A. racism
B. Anthropomorphism
C. ethnocentrism
D. Cultural Imposition
• “Please tell me about your abdominal pain” is an example of a(n)
question.
A. distracting
B. Leading C.
open-ended
• Infants and children learn by building on what they have already been learned, a
, technique known as:
A. Attachment B.
Scaffolding
C. Cognition
D. Bonding
• Upon questioning your patient about whether he has been feeling any particular
stress lately, he asks, “Do you think I’ll have to wait very long in the emergency
department?” This is most illustrative of:
• overuse of professional jargon
• confrontation
• distancing
• using avoidance language
• Which of the following fluids helps the newborn infant’s lungs remain open by
reducing surface tension?
A. Vernix Caseosa B.
Surfactant
C. Amniotic Fluid
D. meconium
• Which of the following questions would provide the best quality and quantity of
relevant information?
A. “What time do you normally eat breakfast?” B.
“What have you had to eat and drink today?”
C. “When was the last time you had anything to eat or drink?”
D. “Have you had breakfast?”
• An infant’s respiratory rate generally is to fast to sustain adequate tidal volume
when the rate is over breaths per minute.
19. A. 60 B. 50 C. 40. D. 30
• Which of the following statements about the physiological changes associated
with aging is true?
• There is an 25 to 30 percent increase in kidney mass due to hypertrophy.
• Impaired insulin use and glucose metabolism results in weight loss.
• Blood vessels walls thicken, reducing blood flow to end organs and
causing blood pressure to rise.
• Decreased elasticity of the lungs tissue results in a smaller lung volume.
• When taking a history, which of the following should typically drive the evolution of
the questions of a patient after the first question?
• Patient’s chief complaint
• Patient’s list of medications
• Information from the patient’s family
• Patient’s medical history
• The normal birth weight of a full term born infant is kg.
, A. 2.0 – 2.5
B. 4.0 – 4.5
C. 1.0 – 1.5
D. 3.0 – 3.5
• Which of the following the moro reflex in the infant.
• The infants hand grasps an object placed in the palm of the hand.
• When the infants cheek is stroked , he turn s his head in that direction
• When startled, the infant throws his arms out wide and grasps with the fingers and
arms
•
• Adequate perfusion depends on:
• The presence of oxygen in blood
• Adequate production of carbon dioxide
• Blood pressure and the presence of oxygen in the blood
• Blood pressure
• The type of blood that may be administered to all people in an emergency,
regardless of their blood type is,
A. AB positive
B. O positive c. O
negative
d. AB negative
• Which of the following is a response to histamine release?
A. Release of leukotrienes
B. Suppression of lysosomal enzymes
C. Decrease in vascular wall permeability
d. Increase blood flow to the site of injury
• Which of the following is NOT one of the body’s three chief lines of defense
against infection and injury?
A. Immune response
B. Homeopathic secretions
C. Inflammatory response
D. Anatomic barriers
• The excess elimination of hydrogen ions, as many occur in vomiting, can result in:
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Metabolic acidosis
• You are presented with a pt displaying Urticaria, dyspnea, hypotension, nausea,
vomiting, and dizziness. This pt is MOST likely suffering from which type of
hypersensitivity reaction?
• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3
• Type 4
