Unit Review Exercises Flashcards
What is one classification of equipment whose life expectancy is at least 5 years?
Medical Investment
When assuming custodial responsibility, when should you sign the custody receipt/locator listing?
Only after the inventory has been performed and all corrective actions documented
When do you submit an AF Form 601, Equipment Action Request, for a piece of equipment that needs replacing?
When the need for new equipment is identified
Which equipment management list indicates each specific item the custodian has assigned to accept responsibility?
Custody receipt/locator
How many days does it normally take for an equipment turn-in or transfer to be processed?
5
One man-hour is equivalent to one person working at a normal pace for how many minutes
60
The description of the workload, associated conditions, a grade and skill level table, approved variances, and a processes analysis summary is the definition of a manpower
Standard
A funded manpower requirement is defined as a
Validated and allocated requirement
What is a manpower requirement?
A statement of manpower needed to complete a job, workload, mission, or program
Information found in which document provides a clear picture of the manning positions within a medical treatment facility (MTF)
Unit manpower
What is the numeric code that identifies a particular task that may include an alpha prefix or suffix?
AFSC
What annotates special experience and training not otherwise reflected in the classification system?
Special Experience Identifier (SEI)
Each position in the unit manning document (UMD) is displayed over fiscal quarters. When does the fiscal year start and end?
1 Oct through 30 Sep
Who authorizes a change to manpower requests?
Resource Management Office
SSgt Johnson is constantly working from one project to another and is unable to bring his units current status in line with the future goals of the organization. What will help you bridge the time span between where your unit is today and where the unit will be in the future?
Planning
TSgt Smith has recently been assigned as the NCOIC of a clinic. She has a firm grasp of the organizations goals. There is other information TSgt Smith can use to align the units progression to meet the organization’s goals. TSgt Smith can incorporate…
Historical unit data with planning to determine the unit’s progression to meet the organization’s goals
SSgt Mays is the shift leader of the special care unit and works 8-hour day shift. SSgt Mays is constantly stressed, overwhelmed, and always has a “hot” project or suspense that needs to be met. What prioritizing tool could SSgt Mays use to make more efficient use of his time?
Budget each level of priority having no more than 10% of A priorities, then evenly split B and C priorities.
What priority category must be completed by the end of the duty day?
Urgent
What categoring priority must be addressed within the next two days?
Category B immediate
Who is responsible for final approval of the enlisted duty schedule?
Nurse managers and NCOICs
What reference and guidance does the scheduler use to prepare a duty schedule?
AFI, Operating Instructions (OI), and local guidance
Considering factors affecting duty schedules, the inpatient surgical intensive care scheduler should have open lines in communication with other inpatient units to
Relay patient census and plan for heavy workloads
Who determines and assigns an immediate supervisor to a newly assigned Airman?
Flight NCOIC or Element NCOIC
The sponsor’s job is to
Welcome the new arrival to the base, and to help make the relocation process easier for all involved
What document contains complete information regarding education and training for an AFSC?
CFETP
When upgrading to a 7-skill level, what is the minimum number of months needed in training?
12
What is the overall objective of the retraining program?
Balancing the career force of each AFSC needed
The Air Force enlisted professional military education (EPME) is a time-in-service (TIS) based model that ensures
Targeted delivery of institutional competencies (IC) throughout the Continuum of Learning (CoL) across an enlisted Airman’s career
When you receive an initial formal school graduate, to evaluate the effectiveness of the training received you use information in
The CFETP and the proficiency codes
In the Aerospace Medical Service Journeymen field, what are the methods by which training is completed?
Formal courses and on-the-job training
In the Aerospace Medical Service Journeymen field, the effectiveness of training involves monitoring what key areas?
Career knowledge, current qualification and certification, and job proficiency
When referring to tasks applicable to the member’s duty section, which document would you need?
Master Task List (MTL)
When new personnel arrive to your duty section, which document would you initiate to maintain a 100-percent task coverage of all training requirements?
Master Training Plan (MTP)
When there are approved changes to the Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP), who is the approval authority?
US Air Force Surgeon General
What Air Force Training Record (AFTR) component is used to document training progression involving skills and tasks?
623a
Who is mandated to have an active training record within Air Force Training Record (AFTR)?
E-9 and Below
Which document below is maintained in the user file of the Air Force Training Record (AFTR)?**
AF Form 803, Report of Task Evaluations
Why is AHLTA forecasted to replace all functions of CHCS?
CHCS is primarily used for scheduling appointments and for some order entry procedures. In the future, AHLTA will take over all CHCS functions with added ability to code each patient visit. Overall, AHLTA means shorter waits for improved use of medical and professional resources, and significant improvement in the quality of patient care.
To what extent is AHLTA used for patient care?
It is used for all aspects of patient care including order entry, and coding
What tri-service initiative was created by the Military Healthcare System (MHS) to standardize electronic documentation of inpatient care?
Integrated Inpatient Product Team
How does the Integrated Inpatient Product Team (IIPT) initiative aim to streamline documentation?
Standardizes and optimizes the use of best practices, minimize training, decrease variance.
What is the purpose of the individual medical readiness (IMR) software?
An automated way of recording, verifying, and storing vital information about individual medical readiness, physical examination standards, and clinical preventative services standards
The purpose and outcome of individual medical readiness (IMR) objectives are to
Provide “real-time” medical readiness assessment of IMR requirements to commanders, individuals and primary care managers (PC
What does IMR status RED represent?
Immunizations missing or out of date [PHA more than 18 months ago. Dental class 3 or class 4. Lab requirements are missing. Deployment-limiting profile]
What does IMR status GREEN represent?
immunizations complete and up to date. [PHA within last 18 months. Dental class 1or 2. Lab requirements are current. No deployment-limiting profile.]
Re-engineering primary care services known as primary care optimization (PCO) and the need to recapture patient care from the private sector are being completed through
Population Health Management
What tool is used to assist PCMs in managing care for their enrolled population?
Health Evaluation Assessment Review
To assess, monitor and encourage the demand for needed prevention services in the immunity are the goals for what kind of population health management?
Demand
The demand management concept is based on what foundation?
Teaching patients about prevention
Who is eligible for TRICARE Prime?
Active duty military and family members of an active duty sponsor
The Health Evaluation Assessment Review (HEAR) survey provides what specific information about the population’s health?
Patient’s health risks and needs
What classifies health care financing for the poor?
Medicaid
With which Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) does Region 2, the Mid-Atlantic area of the US, have a contract to manage TRICARE?
Humana
Which is the most common choice for eligible beneficiaries?
TRICARE Prime, Extra, standard
When was TRICARE for Life made available?
1 Oct 2001
What is one of the key features of TRICARE Prime?
No enrollment fee for active duty members and their families
What was the former name of TRICARE standard?
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)
Under TRICARE Standard, what are the allowable costs for outpatient care for both active duty families and all other beneficiaries?
80 percent of the approved allowable cost for outpatient care for active duty families and 75 percent for retirees, their families, and all other eligible beneficiaries
A 45-year old patient presents to the ED with pain to her extremities. She complains that the pain is worse at night. Which type of neuropathy does she have?
Peripheral
What additional risk factors contribute to diabetic neuropathy?
High blood pressure
Which of the following is a type of neuropathy and a brief description of it?
Peripheral Neuropathy; can cause either pain or loss of feeling in the toes, feet, legs, hands and arms
Why is it important for all diabetic patients to perform daily foot care?
Blisters and sores appear on the numb areas of the foot because the pressure or injury goes unoticed
Why do you suction a tracheostomy tube?
Remove secretions from the lower respiratory air passage
When an unconscious patient is unable to breathe on their own, what is established?
Endotracheal tube
When you convert the units 0.001g, it would equal to one
Milligram
What are the benefits of ensuring medication reconciliation is completed?
Avoiding medication errors
When you gather supplies to approximate a wound, what can be used in place of sutures or staples?
Skin closure strips
Why is the primary intention closure used when a surgical incision is made?
Little tissue loss or damage
In reference to doing a closure, what is a digital block?
A nerve block that anesthetize the finger
A patient checks into your clinic for same day surgery. What can you do to improve your customer service skills and make the patient feel at ease?
Build rapport and make a good first impression
You notice a patient looking lost at the main entrance of the hospital. You approach and ask if he needs assistance. The patient proceeds to complain about a previous visit with their provider. When attempting to resolve this issue, at what level should you initiate resolution?
Lowest
How are customer needs assessed?
Customer evaluation
Why is building rapport at your job important?
Builds harmonious relationship with patients
What should you do if you cannot solve the patient’s problem?
Find someone in the organization who can
Why do you let the provider know if a QRS complex is wider than three blocks?
Because of a possible heart block
Why do you need to know if your patient is dehydrated or on drugs prior to performing an EKG?
It could influence the QT interval
What is the first node that generates an electrical impulse that travels through the right and left atrial muscles?
Sinoatrial
Why is the reploarization of the atria not seen on an EKG?
Electrical activity of the ventricle is more powerful
What are likely causes of extrinsic mechanisms of arrhythmias?
Heat Exhaustion
Which is a responsibility of the Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer (PEBLO)?
Counseling members or next of kin on the PEB findings and recommended disposition as documented on AF Form 356
What is the intent of the assignment limitation code?
Protect members from being placed in an environment where they may not receive adequate medical care for a possible life threatening condition and to prevent the assignment of non-worldwide qualified personnel to overseas locations
Which is a responsibility of the MEB clerk?
Schedules cases for board hearings
What two things determine a member’s security clearance?
AFSC and assignment
When are medical standards applied?
Every visit an AD or ARC member makes it to your clinic
Which conditions are not eligible for referral to the disability evaluation system?
Unfitting
What is a recommendation resulting from a medical evaluation, which, if applied explicitly, limits or restricts an airman’s ability to perform primary and/or additionally assigned duties, deploy (mobility), or participate in fitness activities?
Duty Limiting
What is the maximum number of days that the AF Form 469, Duty limiting Condition Report and AF Form 422, Notification of Air Force Member’s Qualification Status is good for?
365
An airmen should be referred to the Deployment Availability Working Group (DAWG) if a mobility restriction goes over how many days?
90
