The Joint Commission was formerly known as JCAHO, which stands for ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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You are providing continuing education for a group of EMTs. The topic is acute abdominal pain. What point would you stress when discussing the EMT's treatment of the patient with acute abdominal pain?
A) The EMT can provide more appropriate care for the patient if he or she is able to identify the cause of the abdominal pain. B) It is okay to spend extended time on scene if working to identify the exact cause of the abdominal pain. C) Patients complaining of nausea and vomiting without pain rarely have life-threatening conditions and can go to the hospital by private vehicle. D) Definitive care for patients with abdominal pain is hospital evaluation and possible surgical intervention.
Looking at something from the patient's point of view is an example of:
A) self-motivation. B) empathy. C) integrity. D) sympathy.
Which of the following tests could be reflexed as the result of an abnormal prothrombin time?
a. Molecular analysis of clotting factors b. Complete blood count c. Measurement of albumin d. Hemoglobin analysis
What is the function of the hormone calcitonin, which is released from the thyroid gland?
A. It increases sodium and potassium in the blood B. It decreases secretion of milk in nursing mothers C. It increases reabsorption of water in kidney tubules D. It increases plasma calcium concentrations E. It decreases plasma calcium concentrations