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Triage - Evaluating and Prioritizing Patient Emergencies

Exam Questions

1. A true emergency needs to be seen:
    A. The Same Day
    B. The next available appointment
    C. Within the hour
    D. The same week
2. Sudden monocular vision loss without pain is commonly diagnosed as:
    A. An occluded blood vessel in the retina
    B. A retinal detachment
    C. Cataracts
    D. A or B
3. What is the most important advice to give a patient reporting a chemical spilled in the eyes?
    A. Irrigate the eye for twenty minutes then come in immediately.
    B. Bandage the eye
    C. Bring the chemical container
    D. Bring the material safety data sheet if at work
4. A patient calls the clinic complaining of flashes of light followed by a headache. What level of triage does this fall into?
    A. Emergency
    B. Urgent
    C. Priority
    D. Routine
5. Why is the patient from question four categorized at this level?
    A. Headaches can be a sign of systemic disease
    B. Flashes of light can precede an ocular migraine
    C. Flashes of light are a sign of retinal detachment
    D. Both B & C
6. Which is not a Symptom in the urgent care category?
    A. Swollen lids
    B. Itchy, watery, red eyes
    C. Double vision
    D. Sudden vision decrease
7. A monocular patient with vision complaints should be:
    A. Triaged the same as any other patient
    B. A priority case
    C. An urgent case
    D. Scheduled at their convenience.
8. A patient calls complaining of halos around lights. What other symptoms might you ask the patient about?
    A. Redness or irritation?
    B. Recent emotional stress?
    C. Nausea or reduced vision?
    D. All of the above
9. Drooping lids can occur as a result of:
    A. Muscle weakness
    B. Stroke
    C. Brain tumor
    D. All of the above
10. Priority cases include:
    A. Prescription changes
    B. Swollen lids
    C. Photophobia
    D. Both A & C
11. A patient calls complaining of emergency symptoms. They would rather wait till the next day to come in because today is to busy. The Technician should:
    A. Schedule the patient the next day
    B. Be firm in urging the patient to come in today.
    C. Ask the doctor to talk to the patient.
    D. Both B & C
12. On the phone it is first and most important to triage patients according to:
    A. Their primary complaint
    B. Any red flag symptoms
    C. The level of patient concern
    D. Available appointment times
13. The goal of triage is:
    A. To diagnose the patients problem
    B. To educate the patient
    C. To assess the level of urgency in scheduling.
    D. To assess the level of discomfort of the patient
14. It is not necessary or appropriate for the Technician to:
    A. Recommend treatment to the patient
    B. Diagnose patient
    C. Recommend a level of urgency to the patient
    D. Both A & B
15. Flashes of light, sudden appearance of floaters, sudden loss of vision, chemical exposure, and ocular trauma are all _______.
    A. Chief complaints
    B. Red flags
    C. Priority cases
    D. Urgent cases

Evaluation Questions

16. In questions 16-21 please rate the effectiveness of how well each course met the stated learning objectives: Met the stated learning objectives?
    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
17.

Will help you improve patient care?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
18.

Avoided commerical bias/influence?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
19.

How would you rate the overall quality of the material presented?

    A. Excellent
    B. Very Good
    C. Good
    D. Fair
    E. Poor
20.

How were you directed to this course?

    A.

2020mag.com

    B.

OAA Website

    C.

NYSSO Website

    D.

Ohio Opticians Website

    E.

Other

21.

I would like to receive the following state credit for this course if available?

    A.

New York

    B.

Ohio

    C. ABO
 
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