NR EMT ( LATEST ) PRACTICE
QUESTIONS | ANSWERS VERIFIED ALL
CORRECT//NR-EMT Test REVIEW
You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The patient
is awake and talking to you. During your assessment you note that his skin is pale, cool,
and clammy. Your first step is to?
A) Apply your AED
B) Administer supplemental Oxygen
C) Obtain Past medical History
D) Assist the patient in taking his neighbors nitroglyerin - Answer - B) Adminsister
supplemental Oxygen
* Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain it is
important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate damage to
the heart muscle*
Which of the following is the correct flow blood through the heart and lungs?
A) inferior/superior vena cave, lungs, right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left
ventricle, aorta
B) inferior/superior vena cave, lungs, aorta, left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle
C) inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
D) inferior/superior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left
ventricle, aorta - Answer - D)
Vena Cava---RA--Tricsupid---RV---PA---Lungs
Lungs--LA--Mitrial--LV---Aorta
The mitrial or bicuspid valve FXN:
A) prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B) prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C) prevents blood from back flowing into the lungs
D) is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle - Answer - A)
*The valve is located between the LA and the LV*
The electrical impulse generated in the RA is called the:
A) Atrioventricular node
B) Purkinje Fibers
C) Sinoatrial node
,D) Bundle of His - Answer - C) *Causes the the atria to contract simultaneously, which
propels the blood to the ventricles*
Which component of blood provides an immune system for the body, defending against
infections?
A) RBCs
B) WBCs
C) Plasma
D) Platelets - Answer - B)
When differentiating between angina pectoris and a myocardial infarction, you know
that:
A) there is no difference between the two
B) angina pectoris is caused by physical or emotional stress
C) rest will relieve symptoms of a MI
D) The pain from angina pectoris is continual and will not go away - Answer - B)
You arrive on scene to discover an unconscious patient. Upon completing your primary
assessment, you find the patient to be pulseless and apnea. Your next step should be:
A) Begin CPR
B) Give two Ventilations
C) Apply the AED
D) Check the pusle for another 60 seconds - Answer - A)
The AED is used to treat patients in:
A) Asystole
B) Ventricular Tachycardia with a pulse
C) Ventricular Fibrillation
D) Pulseless electrical activity - Answer - C)
Which of the following is the first line of defense in fighting against infectious disease?
A) vaccinations
B) hand washing
C) using BSI
D) Using 100% bleach - Answer - B) The most fundamental process and the first line of
protection against infectious disease is hand washing. Vaccinations and BSI are
important components of preventing infectious diseases, but hand washing is the most
fundamental and first line of protection
You arrive on scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her living
room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to:
A) Begin chest compressions
B) Apply the AED
C) maintain an open airway
D) Assess the level of consciousness - Answer - D)
,You are on the scene with a patient dying from a terminal illness. The spouse of the
patient begins to verbally attack you. Which emotional stage is this individual exhibiting?
A) Denial
B) Anger
C) Bargaining
D) Depression
E) Acceptance - Answer - B)
You arrive on scene to find a patient who had a productive cough for the past two
weeks. The patient is complaining of a fever and night sweats. Your next step would be
to:
A) obtain a better medical history
B) obtain vital signs
C) immediately transport the patient to the hospital
D) put your HEPA mask on - Answer - D)
You arrive on scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals in
the vicinity to give you any information or permission to treat the patient. Even though
the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of:
A) expressed consent
B) implied consent
C) Advanced directives
D) Emergency Consent - Answer - B)
You arrive at an emergency room to find that the nurses are busy taking care of other
patients. You are getting off shift and want to get back to your base station. You and
your partner move the patient to the hospital bed, lay the report on the bed with the
patient, and leave. You and your partner have just committed
A) Abandonment
B) negligence
C) appropriate patient care
D) vicarious liability - Answer - A)
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate scenario to give patient information?
A) another health care worker needs the information to continue medical care
B) information is required for billing purposes
C) your neighbor asks what was wrong with the patient
D) you are subpoenaed in court - Answer - C)
Which artery do you typically assess on an infant?
A) brachial artery
B) carotid artery
C) femoral artery
, D) radial artery - Answer - A)
The condition in which a patient has a high level of sugar in his blood is called:
A) hypoglycemia
B) diabetes
C) hyperglycemia
D) hyperkalemia - Answer - C) Hyperglycemia is a condition where there is a lack of
insulin and sugar cannot enter the cells. Therefore, it remains in the bloodstream,
causing a high level of sugar in the blood.
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A) head-tilt/chin-lift
B) jaw-thrust
C) neck-lift/head-tilt
D) head-tilt/jaw-thrust - Answer - B) Suspect of spinal injury
Arriving on the scene to find an unresponsive patient, the patient begins to vomit. You
turn on your suction unit and prepare to suction. You should apply suction
A) as you insert the catheter
B) by alternating every 5 seconds between inserting and withdrawing the catheter
C) while withdrawing the catheter, and for no more than 15 seconds
D) While inserting and withdrawing the catheter - Answer - C)
You are treating a choking victim when he loses consciousness. You assist the patient
to the floor. Your next step should be to:
A) Attempt to ventilate the patient
B) Perform five abdominal thrusts
C) establish responsiveness
D) Begin CPR - Answer - D)
When assessing a 35-year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note that
her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
A) neuropnea
B) apnea
C) bradypnea
D) tachypnea - Answer - D) Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are
considered tachypnea, Less than 12 are bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.
A 27-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. You attempt to ventilate the
patient, but realize you cannot open the patients jaw due to trauma. Your technique of
ventilating the patient would be?
A) mouth to mouth
B) mouth-to mouth and nose
QUESTIONS | ANSWERS VERIFIED ALL
CORRECT//NR-EMT Test REVIEW
You arrive to find a 48 year old male complaining that his chest feels heavy. The patient
is awake and talking to you. During your assessment you note that his skin is pale, cool,
and clammy. Your first step is to?
A) Apply your AED
B) Administer supplemental Oxygen
C) Obtain Past medical History
D) Assist the patient in taking his neighbors nitroglyerin - Answer - B) Adminsister
supplemental Oxygen
* Your first step is to administer supplemental oxygen. When treating chest pain it is
important to get oxygen to the patient as soon as possible to help alleviate damage to
the heart muscle*
Which of the following is the correct flow blood through the heart and lungs?
A) inferior/superior vena cave, lungs, right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left
ventricle, aorta
B) inferior/superior vena cave, lungs, aorta, left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle
C) inferior/superior vena cavae, left atrium, left ventricle, lungs, right atrium, left
ventricle, aorta
D) inferior/superior vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, left atrium, left
ventricle, aorta - Answer - D)
Vena Cava---RA--Tricsupid---RV---PA---Lungs
Lungs--LA--Mitrial--LV---Aorta
The mitrial or bicuspid valve FXN:
A) prevents blood from back flowing into the left atrium
B) prevents blood from back flowing into the right atrium
C) prevents blood from back flowing into the lungs
D) is located between the left atrium and the right ventricle - Answer - A)
*The valve is located between the LA and the LV*
The electrical impulse generated in the RA is called the:
A) Atrioventricular node
B) Purkinje Fibers
C) Sinoatrial node
,D) Bundle of His - Answer - C) *Causes the the atria to contract simultaneously, which
propels the blood to the ventricles*
Which component of blood provides an immune system for the body, defending against
infections?
A) RBCs
B) WBCs
C) Plasma
D) Platelets - Answer - B)
When differentiating between angina pectoris and a myocardial infarction, you know
that:
A) there is no difference between the two
B) angina pectoris is caused by physical or emotional stress
C) rest will relieve symptoms of a MI
D) The pain from angina pectoris is continual and will not go away - Answer - B)
You arrive on scene to discover an unconscious patient. Upon completing your primary
assessment, you find the patient to be pulseless and apnea. Your next step should be:
A) Begin CPR
B) Give two Ventilations
C) Apply the AED
D) Check the pusle for another 60 seconds - Answer - A)
The AED is used to treat patients in:
A) Asystole
B) Ventricular Tachycardia with a pulse
C) Ventricular Fibrillation
D) Pulseless electrical activity - Answer - C)
Which of the following is the first line of defense in fighting against infectious disease?
A) vaccinations
B) hand washing
C) using BSI
D) Using 100% bleach - Answer - B) The most fundamental process and the first line of
protection against infectious disease is hand washing. Vaccinations and BSI are
important components of preventing infectious diseases, but hand washing is the most
fundamental and first line of protection
You arrive on scene to discover a 65-year-old female lying on the floor of her living
room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to:
A) Begin chest compressions
B) Apply the AED
C) maintain an open airway
D) Assess the level of consciousness - Answer - D)
,You are on the scene with a patient dying from a terminal illness. The spouse of the
patient begins to verbally attack you. Which emotional stage is this individual exhibiting?
A) Denial
B) Anger
C) Bargaining
D) Depression
E) Acceptance - Answer - B)
You arrive on scene to find a patient who had a productive cough for the past two
weeks. The patient is complaining of a fever and night sweats. Your next step would be
to:
A) obtain a better medical history
B) obtain vital signs
C) immediately transport the patient to the hospital
D) put your HEPA mask on - Answer - D)
You arrive on scene, finding an unconscious patient. There are no other individuals in
the vicinity to give you any information or permission to treat the patient. Even though
the patient cannot give you consent to treat him, you begin to do so because of:
A) expressed consent
B) implied consent
C) Advanced directives
D) Emergency Consent - Answer - B)
You arrive at an emergency room to find that the nurses are busy taking care of other
patients. You are getting off shift and want to get back to your base station. You and
your partner move the patient to the hospital bed, lay the report on the bed with the
patient, and leave. You and your partner have just committed
A) Abandonment
B) negligence
C) appropriate patient care
D) vicarious liability - Answer - A)
Which of the following is NOT an appropriate scenario to give patient information?
A) another health care worker needs the information to continue medical care
B) information is required for billing purposes
C) your neighbor asks what was wrong with the patient
D) you are subpoenaed in court - Answer - C)
Which artery do you typically assess on an infant?
A) brachial artery
B) carotid artery
C) femoral artery
, D) radial artery - Answer - A)
The condition in which a patient has a high level of sugar in his blood is called:
A) hypoglycemia
B) diabetes
C) hyperglycemia
D) hyperkalemia - Answer - C) Hyperglycemia is a condition where there is a lack of
insulin and sugar cannot enter the cells. Therefore, it remains in the bloodstream,
causing a high level of sugar in the blood.
You arrive on the scene of a patient who fell from a ladder. You should open the
patient's airway by using:
A) head-tilt/chin-lift
B) jaw-thrust
C) neck-lift/head-tilt
D) head-tilt/jaw-thrust - Answer - B) Suspect of spinal injury
Arriving on the scene to find an unresponsive patient, the patient begins to vomit. You
turn on your suction unit and prepare to suction. You should apply suction
A) as you insert the catheter
B) by alternating every 5 seconds between inserting and withdrawing the catheter
C) while withdrawing the catheter, and for no more than 15 seconds
D) While inserting and withdrawing the catheter - Answer - C)
You are treating a choking victim when he loses consciousness. You assist the patient
to the floor. Your next step should be to:
A) Attempt to ventilate the patient
B) Perform five abdominal thrusts
C) establish responsiveness
D) Begin CPR - Answer - D)
When assessing a 35-year old patient complaining she is short of breath, you note that
her breathing is in excess of 28 times per minute. This is considered:
A) neuropnea
B) apnea
C) bradypnea
D) tachypnea - Answer - D) Respiratory rates greater than 20 breaths per minute are
considered tachypnea, Less than 12 are bradypnea and absent breathing is apnea.
A 27-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle accident. You attempt to ventilate the
patient, but realize you cannot open the patients jaw due to trauma. Your technique of
ventilating the patient would be?
A) mouth to mouth
B) mouth-to mouth and nose
