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Regarding the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) guidelines on emergency department (ED) layout design, which ONE of the following statements is INCORRECT?

A. The total number of treatment areas should be at least 1 per 1,100 yearly admissions
B. Paediatric clinical spaces should be as large as if not larger than those for adults
C. Ambulatory and ambulance entrances are ideally co-located for consistency of triage
D. At least one half of the total number of treatment areas should have physiological monitoring


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Regarding the ACEM guidelines on equipping an ED, which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?

A. solation rooms for potentially infectious patients should have positive ventilation, a dedicated anteroom, and en suite facilities
B. A decontamination room should be accessible directly from the waiting room to prevent the spread of toxic materials to staff and other patients
C. A single central staff area is recommended for staff working in different treatment areas
D. A consultation room adapted for managing ophthalmology conditions should include either a motorized vision screen or a slit lamp


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Regarding clinical practice guidelines, which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Implementation of national guidelines require adaptation to individual patients and settings
B. Guidelines are best developed by consensus of established authorities on a particular clinical topic
C. Robust clinical guidelines must be based on evidence from well-designed randomized controlled trials
D. Following development or introduction, a guideline should be reviewed for efficacy at least every 10 years


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Regarding ED information systems, which ONE of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Manual (paper-based) systems may be more useful than electronic record systems in smaller units
B. Primary concerns in choosing a system include adaptability to the local working environment and practices
C. In financial costing, electronic systems require only an initial outlay for implementation of hardware and software
D. Electronic information technology (IT) systems provide benefits in flexible management of and access to clinical data


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Regarding performance appraisals, which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Logbooks are useful in assessing the quality of patient care
B. Appraisals are best performed by a single senior staff member who is responsible for direct supervision of the clinician’s work
C. Poor performance of medical staff is most commonly due to lack of motivation
D. Effective positive and negative reinforcement is dependent on understanding the employee’s values and goals




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