Chapter 2 terms

Question 1

Attributes

Answer 1

Qualities and characteristics of a person

Question 2

Certification

Answer 2

An external verification of the competencies that an individual has achieved and typically involves an examination process; i health care these processes are typically designed to verify that an individual has achieved minimum competencies to ensure safe and effective pt care.

Question 3

Communication

Answer 3

the exchange of thoughts messages and information.

Question 4

Continuing education

Answer 4

lifelong learning

Question 5

Continuous quality improvements

Answer 5

CQI programs designed to improve the level of care; commonly driven by quality assurance.

Question 6

Credentialing

Answer 6

A local process by which an individual is permitted by a specific entity, to practice in a specific setting.

Question 7

Advanced emergency medical tech.

Answer 7

An EMS professional who provides basic and limited advanced skills to PT who access the EMS system

Question 8

Emergency medical responder

Answer 8

An EMS professional who provides basic life support care to patients who access the EMS system; formally called first responders.

Question 9

Empathy

Answer 9

Showing a person care and compassion with an appreciation for his or her situation without feeling the same emotions.

Question 10

EMS system

Answer 10

A network of resources that provide emergency care and transport to victims of sudden illness or injury.

Question 11

Ethics

Answer 11

Expectations established by the community at large reflecting their views of of the conduct of the profession.

Question 12

Health care

Answer 12

A business associated with the provisions of the medical care to individuals.

Question 13

Healthcare professional

Answer 13

An individual who has special skills and knowledge in medicine and adheres to the standards of conduct and performance of that medical profession.

Question 14

Integrity

Answer 14

Doing the right thing even when no one is looking

Question 15

Licensure

Answer 15

Permission granted to an individual by a government authority, such as a state to perform certain restricted activities.

Question 16

Medical director

Answer 16

A physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedic; also known as a physician advisor.

Question 17

National registry of emergency medical technicians

Answer 17

A national organization developed to ensure that graduates of the EMS training programs have met minimal standards by measuring competency through a uniform testing process.

Question 18

NTHSA

Answer 18

The national highway traffic safety administration

Question 19

NCS

Answer 19

National standard curriculum

Question 20

Offline medical direction

Answer 20

Prospective and retrospective medical direction

Question 21

Online medical direction

Answer 21

Direct voice communication by a medical director to a prehospital professional while he or she is attending to the pt.

Question 22

Physician advisor

Answer 22

A physician responsible for the oversight of the EMS system and the actions of the paramedics (medical director)

Question 23

Profession

Answer 23

A group of similar jobs or fields of interest that involve a responsibility to serve the public and require mastery of specific knowledge and specialized skills.

Question 24

Prospective medical direction

Answer 24

Physician participation in the development of EMS protocols, procedures and participation in the education and testing of EMS professionals; a type of offline medical direction.

Question 25

Protocols

Answer 25

A set of treatment guidelines written for the paramedic to follow.

Question 26

Quality assurance

Answer 26

QA Programs designed to achieve a desired level of care.

Question 27

Reciprocity

Answer 27

The ability for an EMS professional to use his or her certification of license to be able to practice in a different state.

Question 28

Refresher education

Answer 28

the process of refreshing information and skills previously learned.

Question 29

Registration

Answer 29

The process of entering an individuals name and essential information into a record as a means of verifying initial certification and monitoring recertification.

Question 30

Retrospective medical direction

Answer 30

Physician review of prehospital care reports and participation in the quality improvement process; a type of offline medical direction.

Question 31

Scope of practice

Answer 31

A predefined set of skills, interventions or other activities that the paramedic is legally authorized to perform when necessary; usually set by state law regulation and local medical direction.

Question 32

Standing orders

Answer 32

Written instructions that authorize EMS personnel to perform certain medical interventions before establishing direct communication with a physician.

Question 33

Teamwork

Answer 33

The ability to work with others to achieve a common goal.