Chapter 1-3, 9-11, & 13 Flashcards
In 1873, the term nurse, used by junior enlisted medical personnel was replaced by?
Bayman
How many Medal of Honor recipients total are there?
22
What are the two Navy Hospital Ships?
USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy
Before the Caduece, what was the Corpsman emblem?
Red Cross
The first African American Loblolly
Joseph Anderson
The Navy regulation first listed Loblolly Boy as an official rate in?
1814
What is Soft Power?
The doctrine of using goodwill and cooperation to influence nations and peoples of the world.
CWO4 Brian Dix, the Director of the Marine Corps’ Drum and Bugle Corps was inspired by HM3 Joe Worley to composed a military march entitled?
Corpsman Up
Who where the first Navy physicians ably assisted by?
Loblolly Boys
When did president William McKinley approved the act of Congress that organized the Hospital Corps into the Navy Medical Department?
17 June 1898
In August 2009, the US Global War on Terror in Afghanistan and Iraq was rebranded what?
Overseas Contingency Operations
In 1900, who was the first Corpsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor?
HA Robert Stanley
When did Congress mandate the newly commissioned sailing warships that comprised of the first Naval Fleet?
2 March1799
During the Congressional Mandate, “sick bay” was known as?
Cockpit
In what wars did the Loblollies served with distinction?
Quasi War with France (1797-1800) and in the First Barbary War (1801-1805)
Who was the Corpsman that participated in the flag raising at Mt. Suribachi along with six Marines?
Pharmacist Mate John Bradley
When and who where the first women in the Hospital Corps?
During WW II (12 January 1944), Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) was commissioned at Naval Hospital Bethesda, Maryland
On 27 September 2001, Navy Surgeon General Michael Cowan ordered new signal flags to be flown above all Navy Medical Activities. What did the flags mean?
Charlie Papa: Steaming to Assist
How many Naval vessels are named after Hospital Corpsmen?
14
Who was the Dental Technician (DT) that received a Navy Cross on 06 November 1950?
DT Thomas A. Christensen
When did Dental Technician (DT) rating, a separate enlisted specialty since 12 December 1947 merge with the Hospital Corps?
01 October 2005
The first Loblolly POW
John Domyn
The Navy’s first Loblolly Boy
John Wall
The Iraqi conflict gave Navy Medicine an opportunity to utilize what?
Shock Trauma Platoon (STP)
What administrative tool/system is used aboard ship to track medical/dental readiness, supply inventory, log preventative medicine inspections, sick call, radiation exposure data, and manage medical training?
Shipboard Non-tactical Automatic Data Process (SNAP) Automated Medical System (SAMS)
What is used to issue changes to instructions and notices? How are they numbered? How are they filed?
Change Transmittal - numbered consecutively and the most current change is on top
SSIC - 8000 Series
Ordnance Material
What is used to provide a medium for recording special occurrences (serious injury or death, refusal of treatment, or noncompliant, or recommendations to the command are not followed due to the COs discretion) that may need to be reconstructed in detail at a later time?
Memorandum for the Record
Who reports all important occurrences to the OOD for entry into the duty log or journal of the command?
Senior Medical Department Representative a.k.a IDC/Medical or Dental Officer
SSIC - 4000 Series
Logistics
If HMs should doubt the disposal of certain records, who should be notified to determine the best course of action?
Superiors
What was developed to meet the need to record, report, and evaluate the maintenance requirements of the fleet and provide the organizational level with tools to plan, schedule and control planned maintenance effectively?
The standard Navy Maintenance and Material Management System (3-M)
SSIC - 13000 Series
Aeronautical and Astronautical Material
A warfare device signifies that the member is what?
Competent in their rate and have acquired additional knowledge that enhances understanding.
What are the two basic types of directives?
Permanent - regulate administration, establish policy, delegate authority, and assign mission function or tasks.
Temporary - issued as a notice (remain in effect for a year) to request comments or approval, and announce information such as a change of command or education and promotions opportunities.
What is a continuous process and must be monitored and reported on a regular basis to provide service leaders and operational commanders the ability to ensure a healthy and fit fighting force?
Individual Medical Readiness (IMR)
What specific 3-M system is used to regulate scheduled equipment maintenance?
Planned Maintenance System (PMS)
What are the specifics of the Fleets Hospitals?
HMs deploy with Expeditionary Medical Facilities (EMF) with up to 500 beds to meet the Combatant Commanders requirements (up to 60 days)
SSIC - 3000 Series
Operations and Readiness
What type of letter is used in correspondence to certain agencies of the United States Government?
Standard Letter
What Internet based tool tracks medical and dental readiness of every active duty or reserve Sailor or Marine regardless of their duty station?
Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS)
What classifies a Class 4 dental?
An individual who needs a dental exam or has oral conditions that are unknown.
What provides the opportunity to assess changes in a member’s health on an annual basis that can potentially impact the ability to perform military duties and deploy worldwide? May be used to correct IMR deficiencies.
Periodic Health Assessment (PHA)
Who directs the actions of the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB a.k.a Seabees) when responding to a natural disaster i.e. Hurricane Katrina?
Cognizant Authority
SSIC - 7000 Series
Financial Managment
SSIC - 2000 Series
Telecommunications
SSIC - 11000 Series
Facilities and Activities Ashore
SSIC - 9000 Series
Ships Design and Material
SSIC - 6000 Series
Medicine and Dentistry
SSIC - 1000 Series
Military Personnel
SSIC - 16000 Series
Coast Guard Missions
What are the division of personnel within the Fleet Marine Force (FMF)?
Combat personnel - provide medical and initial first aid to prepare the casualty for further evacuation
Support personnel - provide surgical and medical aid to those who need early definitive care and cannot be evacuated
What gateways allow SAMS and MRRS to communicate and share information with one another?
Central Data Repository (CDR) and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
What is the primary mission of the medical battalion?
- Casualty Collection
- Emergency Treatment
- Temporary Hospitalization
- Special Surgery
- Evacuation
Items that need to be reported include severe injuries, conditions that can effect the health of the crew, and damage or loss of medical and dental equipment. What must be reported directly to the CO and the OOD?
The name of the patients in serious condition with the information of the Next of Kin.
SSIC - 10000 Series
General Material
What are the personnel counts for a Battalion Aid Station (BAS)?
2 Medical Officers and 65 HMs
SSIC - 5000 Series
General Administration and Management
SSIC - 12000 Series
Civilian Personnel
What classifies a Class 3 dental?
Any condition that will result in an emergency condition within the next 12 months.
What is the process called that is used to determine the correct subject group under which documents should be filed?
Classifying
What dental class is considered worldwide deployable?
Class 1 - No dental treatment is needed
Class 2 - An oral condition that is left untreated and does not have the potential to become an emergency within the next 12 months
What program ensures an effective means of resolving issues before the patient departs the facility?
Patient Contact Point Program
What two federal statutes are combined to establish the criteria for collecting, maintaining, and releasing medical treatment records?
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act
Newborns will not be denied care for a period of how many days? What type of TRICARE will they be in? How can the newborn be part of TRICARE PRIME?
- 60 Days
- TRICARE STANDARDS
- Newborn must be put on the Sponsor’s page 2 and enrolled into DEERS
What are the different types of dental care?
Routine, emergency and elective
What instruction can HMs use as a guidance on care, evaluation, and medico-legal documentation for a victim alleged of rape or sexual assault?
NAVMEDCOMINST 6310.3
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the official responsible for the records has how many working days to respond to the requestor?
20
What program is used to evaluate the degree of excellence in care delivered ands its results for future improvement?
Quality Assurance
The rendering of emergency dental treatment to any person when such treatment is necessary affects the priority categorization and will supersede an active duty person awaiting a routine procedure. True or False?
True
Under what act is it unlawful for the United States military to be used as an enforcer or to assist in the enforcement federal or state law?
Posse Comitatus Act
What program has the purpose to identify and monitor spouse or child abuse/neglect and sexual abuse in military families?
Family Advocacy Program
SECNAVINST 1752.3
Where do active duty personnels and their family members go, if there is any discrepancies with the database?
Referred sponsor’s Personnel Support Detachment
Who is authorized to deliver an Active Duty member to federal law enforcement authorities and based upon what actions?
Commanding Officer with the presentation of a federal warrant
What is the reason many legal battles are lost?
Failure to adhere to proper administrative procedures.
Who is authorize to deliver an Active Duty member if he/she is requested by civil authorities, and the treatment facility is located within the requesting jurisdiction? Outside jurisdiction?
- Commanding Officer with a warrant present
- General Court Martial
Failure to obtain consent from individuals may result in the healthcare provider being responsible for?
Malpractice and/or assault and battery upon the individual.
What is the computer-based enrollment and eligibility verification system that was developed to improve distribution and control of military healthcare services including the projection and allocation of costs for healthcare programs and to minimize fraudulent healthcare claims?
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
Where would you find more information for Medical Treatment Records?
MANMED Chapter 16
What form is the Uniformed Service Identification and Privilege Card Application?
DD 1172
What is designed to provide protection for individually identifiable health information that is maintained, transmitted, or received in electronic form?
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule
Who is obligated to provide the patient with all necessary information to make a knowledgeable decision on a proposed medical procedure?
Medical Provider
What instruction is the Medical and Dental Care for Eligible Persons at Navy Medical Department Facilities?
NAVMEDCOMINST 6320.3
Who is the command’s primary advisor for all alcohol and drug matters?
Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor (DAPA)
What reports are designed to promptly document all circumstances surrounding an event, to alert the Commanding Office, Command Risk Manager and other involved administrators and clinicians of a potential liability situation?
Quality Care Review (QCR)
Patients who present for non-emergency treatment without a valid ID card but are in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database will not be provided medical care without first doing what? What can happen to the members who do not provide a valid ID after 30 days? And who can delay the punishment?
- Signing a statement that they are eligible and giving the reason why a valid ID card is not in their possession.
- Member can be billed as a civilian humanitarian non-indigent.
- Commanding Officer.
Which type of dental care relieves pain, control bleeding, and manage acute septic conditions or injuries to the oral-facial structures?
Emergency Dental Care
Are all military prisoners with active sentences allowed to receive medical care?
Yes
How many recalled days do personnel have to serve in order to be eligible for all dental services?
30 days
What type of situations does not require consent before a procedure?
Emergency Situations
Quality Care Review (QCR) reports cannot be obtained by individuals to help in legal actions against the hospital. When can the QCRs lose their “protected” status?
If they are misused or mishandled.
What are the three categories of eligible beneficiaries for prisoner patients?
- Enemy prisoners of war and other detained personnel
- Non-military federal prisoners
- Military prisoners
What legal doctrine serves as a final authority and determines the control of substitute consent?
State Law
Which type of prisoners are ONLY allowed emergency medical treatment?
Non-military federal prisoners
What creates business processes to protect the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI)?
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
What Act has the overall goal of providing safeguards for Protected Health Information (PHI) to ensure patient privacy is maintained?
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
What program has the primary goal of helping resolve patient complaints and problems through patient intervention and negotiations?
Patient Relations Program
Which type of dental care is authorized by an evaluation of a dental officer? (Malocclusion, orthodontics, replacing amalgam fillings)
Elective Dental Care
What program is an enhancement of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service (CHAMPUS) and is a medical benefits program established to manage the care service in a military MTFs?
TRICARE
How many Patient Bill of Rights are there and what are they?
- Medical Care and Dental Care
- Pain Management
- Respectful Treatment
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Identity (provider)
- Explanation of Care
- Informed Consent
- Research Projects
- Safe Environment
- MTF and DTF Rules and Regulations
What policy was established to provide a balance between the public and the privacy of the individual?
Privacy Act of 1974
Routine dental care is to assist who? And who assists the family members?
Routine - Active duty and reserves
TRICARE - Family members
How many months remaining must service members serve in order for their family members to be eligible to enroll into TRICARE dental plan?
12 months
What paperwork can indicate who can provide informed consent for the patient?
Advance Directive
Who’re are the “Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting Systems (DEERS) eligibility exceptions” that are authorized care but may not be authorized to be enrolled into DEERS?
- Secretary of the Navy Designees
- Foreign Military Personnel (NATO military personnel and family who are stationed in or passing USA, crews and passenger of visiting military aircraft and crews of ships of NATO nations that come into port)
Who are appointed in writing by the Commanding Officer and have their picture posted at the front desk or in the reception area visible to all the patients?
Patient Contact Representatives
Who is recommended to act as a witness when the patient is consenting to a medical procedure?
A staff member of the hospital who is “not” not involved with procedure
__________ are methods of managing environmental and health by placing a barrier between the contamination and the rest of the site, thus limiting exposure pathways?
Engineered Controls
Infectious waste are placed in containers and bags (double) labeled with the universal symbol and word of?
“BIOHAZARD” or be red in color
What color of drapes and gowns (may vary from each MTF) is considered sterile and should not be touched by anyone but the “scrubbed in” surgical staff?
Blue or green
Which flora is characterized as: do not survive and will not multiply on the skin; are not firmly attached to the skin; and are effectively removed by rubbing of the hands together and rinsing them under running water?
Transient
Scrub suits, gowns, head coverings, and face masks are considered what type of attire?
Operating room attire
What term is used for Instruments and materials that penetrate the skin, mucous membranes, or bone; must be sterile before use. (Surgical instruments, periodontal knives, and suture needles).
Critical items
Which classification of microorganism are plants that lack chlorophyll. Mold and yeast are forms of this, usually having firm cell walls and resembles plants more than animal? (Destroyed by heat and common examples are athletes foot and ringworm. Penicillin is derived from this).
Fungi
How many years are active duty healthcare personnel tested for HIV?
Every 2 years
All personnel must wear what in the surgical suite, dental treatment rooms (DTR), medical treatment rooms (MTR) and central sterilization room (CSR) where aerosols, particulates and splashes will be a possibility?
Face mask and shield
Which type of mask is a stiff, woven mask used for simple procedures for protection from splashing and aerosols?
Cone Masks
________ is an infection resulting from treatment in a hospital and is secondary to the patient’s original condition and unrelated to the primary diagnosis?
Nosocomial infection
What is a non-sterile diagnostic test of a pre-vacuum sterilizer’s ability to remove air from the chamber and detect air leaks?
Bowie-Dick Type Test
All personnel providing direct patient care, including civilian employees, volunteers, laboratory, and repair personnel who are potentially exposed to blood and saliva, must receive what vaccine?
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccine
What are the second tier of infection prevention that has been designed for patients with confirmed or suspected pathogens that can be spread by airborne, droplet, or direct contact with the patient?
Transmission-based precautions
What is the least desirable method of cleaning is used in the operating room?
The use of mops
What is the term used to describe the sterilization, storage and handling of articles to keep them free of pathogenic organisms?
Surgical aseptic technique
The following precautions are for what transmission-based precaution:
- Place patient in a private room or one with another patient with the same organism and no other infections.
- Gloves and disposable gowns are worn. Both are removed before leaving the patients room and hands must be washed after glove removal.
- Patient care equipment is dedicated to a single patient. If not possible, the equipment is thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before another patient uses it.
Contact precautions
What consists of the daily measures taken to control the spread of pathogenic organisms while the patient is considered infectious?
Concurrent Disinfection
Which type of gloves are the least expensive type of non-sterile gloves and usually corn-starched to ease putting them on that are commonly used in routine procedures?
Latex Examination Gloves
How often are Bacillus Stearothermophilus spore strips used to test the sterilization process?
Weekly
Which microorganism classification are single-celled animals that do not have a rigid cell wall. Those living on dead organic matter or bacteria are harmless and those that are pathogenic survive freely in nature and must be spread by a carrier (Malaria)?
Protozoa
Air ventilation, heating, and air conditioning are factors that can affect what?
Habitability
What is defined as liquid or solid waste containing pathogens in sufficient numbers and of sufficient virulence to cause infectious disease in susceptible hosts exposed to the waste?
Infectious waste
At the beginning of each day, all the fixtures, equipment, and furniture in each operating room will be damp-dusted with what type of solution?
Antiseptic germicide
What type of head protection must be washed daily?
Cloth scrub
What are the two main hand washing agents used in the Navy?
Water-based and waterless
What is the instruction for “Dental Infection Control Program”?
BUMEDINST 6600.10
The following actions are taken for what transmission-based precaution:
- Patient should be placed in a private room or one with another patient infected with the same organism. If this is not possible a 3 ft partition should be maintained between the infected patient and any other patient.
- All healthcare provider should wear a mask within 3 ft of the patient.
- Place surgical mask over the patient’s nose and mouth while transporting.
Droplet precautions
What form is the “Food Service Sanitation Inspection”?
NAVMED Form 6240/1
What is the instruction for “Nosocomial Infection Control Program”?
BUMEDINST 6220.9
What describes those practices used to prevent or interrupt the transfer of pathogenic organisms from person to person, place to place, or person to place?
Medical Asepsis
What is any animal capable of transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury called? (i.e. inspectors arthropods and rodents)
Vector
What transmission-based precaution requires limited transport EXCEPT for essential purposes?
Contact precautions
What are the two types of flora the skin harbors?
Resident (normal) flora and transient flora
In a DTR, at the beginning of the day, the unit water lines and hoses should be flushed for how long? How long between patients?
1 minute. 30 seconds in between patients.
___________ are instruments, equipment, or material that do not orally penetrate or contact mucous membranes , but which are exposed to splatters, sprays, or splashing of blood, or are touched by contaminated hands? (Dental unit and medical exam table).
Non-critical Items
Which type of infectious waste is treated by steam sterilization or incineration and disposed by sanitary landfill?
Sharps in sharps containers
What transmission-based precaution should be used for patients infected or colonized with organisms that can be transmitted by direct contact with a provider or indirect contact ( Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin Resistant E. coli (VRE))?
Contact precautions
Needles, scalpels,and sutures (sharps) should be disposed of in what container?
Rigid, puncture resistant red sharps container with a BIOHAZARD symbol.
If there is doubt about the sterility of an item, consider it ___________.
Unsterile
What hand washing agent contain 70% isopropyl alcohol and virtually disinfect the skin in 20 seconds; effective against bacilli, fungi, and viruses; volatile, flammable, evaporate quickly and dry the skin; and alcohol-based should only be used when hands are not visibly soiled?
Waterless Hand Washing Agents
What is the mechanism by which the infectious agent is transmitted from its reservoir to a susceptible host (i.e. air, water, food, dust, dirt, insects, inanimate objects, and other persons)?
Mode of Transmission
What type of laundry is considered when any laundry is soiled with blood or other potentially infectious material (OPIM) that is packed in a red biohazard container or bag, or in a leak proof plastic bag with a biohazard label?
Contaminated
Which type of mask is made from paper or other non-woven material and is worn by health professionals during surgery and at other times to catch the bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer’s mouth and nose?
Surgical mask
Which type of gloves are sterile surgical gloves that are worn underneath the primary surgical gloves (double gloving); green and blue in color allowing more protection from needle sticks and making small punctures in the top gloves more visible?
Under Gloves
Which type of gloves are manufactured like sterile surgical gloves but are non-sterile that offer the highest quality and best fit at a greatly reduced cost when sterile surgical gloves are not required?
Procedural Gloves
Who must appoint, in writing, a Infection Control Officer (ICO) to assist in implementing an infection control program?
Commanding Officer (CO’s) and Officers in Charge (OIC)
Vaccines used to protect Navy and Marine Corps personnel against certain diseases before exposure to infection are called what?
Prophylactic Immunizations
Published by the American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA), and the Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF): What latest edition do naval vessels follow for water testing requirements and procedures?
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
Who may be given the responsibility of inspecting food, food-service facilities, and investigating food-borne illness outbreaks when assigned as the Medical Department Representative (MDR) for a command or station?
HM
Pour liquid regulated waste into the sanitary sewer system through clinical sinks (not hand washing sinks)” unless what regulation prohibits this practice?
Local or state regulations
After completing the disinfecting of the contaminated items, the HM can take all metal and heat stable items where for sterilization?
Central Sterilization Room (CSR)
What instruction is the “Management of Infectious Waste”?
BUMEDINST 6280.1
These are organisms (insects, rodents, snakes, etc.) that adversely affect military operations and the well being of man and animal; attack real property, supplies, and equipment; or are otherwise undesirable?
Pests
Protective eyewear must have a slotted splash shields to provide maximum protection. True or False?
True
What term is defined as the state of being free of pathogenic organisms?
Asepsis
What instruction is used to report an incident as a mishap to the command safety officer and command risk manager?
OPNAVINST 5102.1
What are the approved method for disposing of wastes from shore activities?
Municipal or regional Wastewater collection and disposal systems
What transmission-based precaution are used for patients infected with microorganisms spread by coughing, sneezing, or talking such as influenza virus, adenovirus, and rhinovirus?
Droplet precautions
The removal or control of any one component in the following chain will control the infectious process. True or False?
- Reservoir of Infectious Agents
- Portal of Exit
- Mode of Transmission
- Portal of Entry
- Susceptible Host
True
After twisting the top of the biohazard bag, tape twisted portion going towards the opening of the bag; What is the technique called when you bend the neck in half and tape the neck to it self known as?
Goose necking
Which type of infectious waste is treated by gelatinization and is disposed by sanitary sewer or sanitary landfill?
Bulk blood and other potentially infectious liquids
How long do you cleanse the puncture site or flush the eye with cool water for personnel who are exposed to a penetrating injury (needle stick or cut) or a splash (into the eye or onto mucous membranes) with contaminated fluids?
15 minutes
Where can clinical apparel be worn?
In the MTF/DTF only
__________ is an acceptable method of cleaning and disinfecting?
Spray-Wipe-Spary
The medical departments aboard ships are required to include ice samples in any bacteriological analyses they perform on water. True or False?
True
This is usually a nurse or HM that is not scrubbed in that is free to grab gear for procedures and assist the surgical team?
Circulator
To perform hand piece maintenance on dental hand pieces the HM should remove hand pieces, lubricate and then operate it for how long?
30 seconds
___________ is a surgical entry into the tissues, cavities, organs, or repair of major traumatic injuries such as manipulation, cutting, or removal of any oral or perioral tissue during which bleeding occurs, or the potential for bleeding exists?
Invasive procedures
What can be lowered and minimize the potential risk by employing the following procedures:
- Clean cavity preparations with water, air, or an air and water combination.
- Use high-volume evacuator (HVE).
- Use rubber dams.
- Cover ultrasonic tanks when in use.
Aerosol
What is the Manual of Naval Preventive Medicine?
NAVMED P-5010
Which type of gloves are the highest quality, most expensive and best fitting; used for surgical and invasive procedures?
Sterile Surgical Gloves
What term is defined as the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with hazards of wastes and this terms goal is to provide personnel with a clean and healthy work and living environment?
Sanitation
What is considered unsafe until properly disinfected and tested in the field?
Water
The proper water disposal of water waste materials control what water-borne diseases?
Cholera and typhoid fever
The following agents are what type of hand washing agents: chlorhexidine, alcohol, and iodophors among the active antimicrobial ingredients approved for hand washing?
Water-Based cleaning agents
How often are active duty healthcare personnel tested/screened for tuberculosis?
Annually
What instruction sets the standards for drinking water for U.S. Naval establishments both ashore and afloat?
BUMEDINST 6240.1
What is a set of specific practices and procedures performed under carefully controlled conditions with the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens?
Aseptic Technique
While gowning the surgeon who is responsible for tying the gown?
Circulator
What transmission-based precautions occurs by the evaporation of droplets that can remain in the air for long periods or spread by dust particles that contain the infectious agent (measles, tuberculosis, chicken pox, etc.)?
Airborne precautions
What technique is used to clean and disinfect all unprotected “high touch” areas?
Spray-Wipe-Spray technique
An important step in the control of communicable disease is the expeditious preparation and submission of the what?
Medical Event Report
What is the term used for chemical dyes that determine whether conditions required for sterilization are met; known as internal or external indicators, dosage indicator, or process indicator?
Chemical indicator
What is a man or another living organism that affords an infectious agent nourishment or protection to survive and multiply?
Susceptible Host
What are classified as bacteria, bacterial spores, viruses, Protozoa, and fungi?
Micro-organisms
When the HM is preparing for a surgical case, what is the maximum length of the fingernail to avoid puncturing the gloves?
No longer than the tips of the fingers.
What is the avenue (respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, break in the skin, or by direct infection of the mucous membrane) by which the infectious agent enter the susceptible host?
Portal of Entry
Who inspects Navy and Marine Corps food-service facilities Together with the food-service manager, officer, or designated representative?
MDR
What instruction is the Food Service Training Program?
SECNAVINST 4061.1
The following are precautions for what transmission-based precautions:
- Place patient in a private, negative pressure room (6-12 exchanges per hour) with air being pumped outside or through a HEPA filter
- All personnel must wear Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) specified respiratory protection (N95 mask)
- Place a surgical mask over patient’s nose and mouth while transporting.
Airborne precautions
What personal protective equipment (PPE) item is not necessarily worn while treating a patient under contact precautions?
Mask (Avoid touching the face with contaminated items)
What section of the ship determines the quantity stored or produced and performs the actual chlorination or bromination?
Ship’s engineering section
What is the avenue (In a man: respiratory, intestinal, genitourinary tracts, and open lesions) by which the infectious agent leaves its reservoir?
Portal of Exit
