Professionalism

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

relating to right or wrong, duty and obligation, principals and values and character

Question 2

morals

Answer 2

social standards or customs, or dealing with what is right or wrong in a practical sense

Question 3

unethical

Answer 3

conduct that fails to conform to moral principals or standards

Question 4

autonomy

Answer 4

the pt’s right to self determination, persons ability to make moral decisions

Question 5

beneficence

Answer 5

paramedics duty to confer benefits, the practice of good deeds, an obligation to benefit others

Question 6

bioethics

Answer 6

study of moral dimension, including moral vision, decisions, conduct, and policies of health care and life science

Question 7

impartiality test

Answer 7

would you accept the action if you were in the pt’s place

Question 8

universalizability test

Answer 8

would you feel comfortable having this action performed in all similar circumstances

Question 9

interpersonal justifiability test

Answer 9

are you able to provide good reasons to justify and defend your actions

Question 10

defamation

Answer 10

saying something that untrue about a persons character or reputation

Question 11

libel

Answer 11

making false statements about a person

Question 12

malfeasance

Answer 12

performing a wrongful or unlawful act

Question 13

misfeasance

Answer 13

performing a legal act in a manner that is harmful or injurious

Question 14

slander

Answer 14

making false verbal statements about a person

Question 15

certification

Answer 15

process where authority is granted to a person to take part in an activity

Question 16

licence

Answer 16

proces sof regulating occupations through licences granted by government authorities

Question 17

objective information

Answer 17

information based on observational facts, such as clinical signs and symptoms

Question 18

pertinent negative findings

Answer 18

findings that warrant no medical care or investigation but that provide evidence of the thoroughness of the pt exam and history of event

Question 19

subjective information

Answer 19

information based on opinions expressed by pt’s or others

Question 20

narrative

Answer 20

chronological description of the call

Question 21

pertinent positive findings

Answer 21

signs or symptoms that help substantiate the pt’s condition

Question 22

reflective analysis

Answer 22

reflecting on other conditions and history that could be the cause / treatment route

Question 23

impulsive analysis

Answer 23

jumping to a conclusion / solution with out other considerations

Question 24

reactive decision making

Answer 24

waiting to make a decision until one needs to be made

Question 25

anticipatory decision making

Answer 25

planing ahead for decisions that will have to be made

Question 26

convergent data collection

Answer 26

collecting only data that will lead down one path

Question 27

divergent data collection

Answer 27

collecting data to look at all sides of a case

Question 28

clinical decision making six r’s

Answer 28

read the pt
read the scene
react
reevaluate
revise plans
review performance

Question 29

critical stress situations

Answer 29

line of duty death
disaster
coworker suicide
infant / child death
prolonged incident
death or injury of a civilian caused by operation

Question 30

private space

Answer 30

4-5 feet away

Question 31

leading questions

Answer 31

questions that can only be answered yes or no

Question 32

open-ended questions

Answer 32

free form response questions

Question 33

empathy

Answer 33

ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Question 34

sympathy

Answer 34

feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else misfortune

Question 35

ethnocentrism

Answer 35

seeing ones one life as the most acceptable or best, acting superior

Question 36

behavioural emergency

Answer 36

change in behaviour that can not be tolerated by the involved person or others and requires immediate attention

Question 37

biological disturbances

Answer 37

mental disorders that result from a physical rather than a purely psychological cause; including genetic, prenatal, infection, metabolic, vascular

Question 38

predominant neurotransmitters

Answer 38

glutamate, GABA, serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine

Question 39

affect

Answer 39

the way a person interacts with people

Question 40

behavioral emergencies, biological

Answer 40

genetics, pre and post natal factors, brain chem imbalance, alterations in neurotransmitters

Question 41

behavioral emergencies, social cultural

Answer 41

personal relationships
family stability
economic status
social cohesion
work environment
personal beliefs

Question 42

behavioral emergencies, psychological

Answer 42

childhood trauma
childhood abuse / neglect
family dysfunction
biological disorders

Question 43

code of ethics

Answer 43

a set of guidelines that are designed to set out acceptable behaviors for members of a particular group

Question 44

preitracheal

Answer 44

situated or occurring in the tissues surrounding the trachea

Question 45

adaptation

Answer 45

a cellular response to stress of any kind

Question 46

addiction

Answer 46

compulsive, uncontrollable dependence on a substance

Question 47

anxiety

Answer 47

state or feeling of apprehension, uneasiness, agitation or uncertainty

Question 48

autonomic nervous system

Answer 48

part of the nervous system that regulates involuntary vital functions, including the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands

Question 49

distress

Answer 49

negative, debilitating or harmful stress

Question 50

eustress

Answer 50

positive, performance enhancing stress

Question 51

epidemiology

Answer 51

study of the determents of disease events in populations

Question 52

misfeasance

Answer 52

performing a legal act in way that is harmful or injurious

Question 53

malfeasance

Answer 53

performing a wrong or unlawful act

Question 54

non-feasance

Answer 54

failure to perform a required act