HCB 103 Shipboard Exam Actual
QUESTIONS AND Correct ANSWERS
discharge planning - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce hospital length of stay and
unplanned readmission to hospital, and to improve the co-ordination of services following
discharge from the hospital
gait - CORRECT ANSWER manner of walking or moving; there are 6 types of
patterns
shift report - CORRECT ANSWER exchanging essential patient care information with
other nursing staff at change of shifts
non-active duty inpatient records - CORRECT ANSWER retired 2 years after the last
impatient discharge
3 categories of primary medical records - CORRECT ANSWER - health records
- outpatient records
- inpatient records; dental records
last 2 digits of SSN - CORRECT ANSWER a health record folder (NAVMED
6150/10-19) is selected based upon this
NAVMED 6550/8 - CORRECT ANSWER - Medication Administration Record
- used to document medications administered during a 7-day period
NAVMED 6550/12 - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient Profile
- used to standardize treatment and provide a ready reference of care provided to each patient.
- provides pertinent patient information
,SF 508 - CORRECT ANSWER Doctor's Orders
SF 510 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursing Notes
- used to document inpatient care
Components Include:
- Date & Time of Entry
- Observations (patient progress, treatments, etc.)
- Patient Identification Information
- Must be written in black pen and signed by the person who wrote the note
block format - CORRECT ANSWER the most common format for writing nursing
notes; where entries are written in paragraphs briefly stating who, what, and where.
charting by exception - CORRECT ANSWER - the second method for writing nursing
notes, which is a format used with ADL flow sheets.
- the entries identify only unusual responses to treatment that deviate from the written
standard.
SF 558 - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency Care and Treatment
- alternate form from the SF 600
- used to document all care given to patients in the emergency room
DD Form 792 - CORRECT ANSWER - 24-Hour Intake and Output Worksheet
- used to document an accurate account of the patient's fluid intake and output over a 24-hour
period.
- Front: fluid intake
- Back: fluid output
transmission of infectious agents require 3 elements: - CORRECT ANSWER - a source
(or reservoir)
, - susceptible host
- mode of transmission
airborne - CORRECT ANSWER - infectious agents that remain infectious over long
distance.
- usually attack the Respiratory System
cohorting - CORRECT ANSWER the practice of grouping patients infected or
colonized with the same infectious agent together to confine their care to one area and
prevent contact with susceptible patients
droplet - CORRECT ANSWER a small drop, such as a particle of moisture discharged
from the mouth during coughing, sneezing, or speaking
host - CORRECT ANSWER a person or other living animal, including birds and
arthro-pods, that affords subsistence or lodgement to an infectious agent under natural
conditions
incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER the time interval between initial contact with
the infectious organism and the first appearance of symptoms associated with the infection
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER - an infection occurring in a patient in a
hospital
- occurs within 72 hours
standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER concepts in which all body fluids are
assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens
blood-borne pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER microorganisms that are present in
human blood, and can cause disease in humans (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B)
QUESTIONS AND Correct ANSWERS
discharge planning - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce hospital length of stay and
unplanned readmission to hospital, and to improve the co-ordination of services following
discharge from the hospital
gait - CORRECT ANSWER manner of walking or moving; there are 6 types of
patterns
shift report - CORRECT ANSWER exchanging essential patient care information with
other nursing staff at change of shifts
non-active duty inpatient records - CORRECT ANSWER retired 2 years after the last
impatient discharge
3 categories of primary medical records - CORRECT ANSWER - health records
- outpatient records
- inpatient records; dental records
last 2 digits of SSN - CORRECT ANSWER a health record folder (NAVMED
6150/10-19) is selected based upon this
NAVMED 6550/8 - CORRECT ANSWER - Medication Administration Record
- used to document medications administered during a 7-day period
NAVMED 6550/12 - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient Profile
- used to standardize treatment and provide a ready reference of care provided to each patient.
- provides pertinent patient information
,SF 508 - CORRECT ANSWER Doctor's Orders
SF 510 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nursing Notes
- used to document inpatient care
Components Include:
- Date & Time of Entry
- Observations (patient progress, treatments, etc.)
- Patient Identification Information
- Must be written in black pen and signed by the person who wrote the note
block format - CORRECT ANSWER the most common format for writing nursing
notes; where entries are written in paragraphs briefly stating who, what, and where.
charting by exception - CORRECT ANSWER - the second method for writing nursing
notes, which is a format used with ADL flow sheets.
- the entries identify only unusual responses to treatment that deviate from the written
standard.
SF 558 - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency Care and Treatment
- alternate form from the SF 600
- used to document all care given to patients in the emergency room
DD Form 792 - CORRECT ANSWER - 24-Hour Intake and Output Worksheet
- used to document an accurate account of the patient's fluid intake and output over a 24-hour
period.
- Front: fluid intake
- Back: fluid output
transmission of infectious agents require 3 elements: - CORRECT ANSWER - a source
(or reservoir)
, - susceptible host
- mode of transmission
airborne - CORRECT ANSWER - infectious agents that remain infectious over long
distance.
- usually attack the Respiratory System
cohorting - CORRECT ANSWER the practice of grouping patients infected or
colonized with the same infectious agent together to confine their care to one area and
prevent contact with susceptible patients
droplet - CORRECT ANSWER a small drop, such as a particle of moisture discharged
from the mouth during coughing, sneezing, or speaking
host - CORRECT ANSWER a person or other living animal, including birds and
arthro-pods, that affords subsistence or lodgement to an infectious agent under natural
conditions
incubation period - CORRECT ANSWER the time interval between initial contact with
the infectious organism and the first appearance of symptoms associated with the infection
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER - an infection occurring in a patient in a
hospital
- occurs within 72 hours
standard precautions - CORRECT ANSWER concepts in which all body fluids are
assumed to be infected with blood-borne pathogens
blood-borne pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER microorganisms that are present in
human blood, and can cause disease in humans (e.g. HIV, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B)
