BOC Prep and NATA-BOC Exam Secrets Study Guide with correct answers
When did was the NATA formed? - correct answer1950
What are the 5 steps in Evidence Based Practice? - correct answer1. develop a clinical question
2. Search the literature
3. Appraise the evidence
4. apply the evidence
5. assess the outcome
What is a PICO question? - correct answerPatient Intervention Comparison Outcome
What are the 5 BOC Domains? - correct answer1. Injury prevention
2. Examination, assessment and diagnosis
3. immediate and emergency care
4. therapeutic interventions
5. health care administration
What are the personal qualities of an Athletic Trainer? - correct answerStamina and ability to
adapt, empathy, sense of humor, communications, intellectual curiosity, ethical practice,
professional membership.
BOC Domain: 1. Injury and illness prevention and wellness promotion: - correct
answerpromoting health lifestyles behaviors with effective educational and communication to
enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury.
BOC Domain: 2. Examination, assessment and diagnosis - correct answerimplementing system,
evidence- based examinations and assessments to formulate valid clinical diagnosis and
determine patients plan of care.
,BOC Domain: 3. Immediate and emergency care - correct answerintegrity best practice in
immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes.
BOC Domain: 4. Therapeutic Interventions - correct answerrehab an reconditioning injuries,
illness, and general medical conditions with the goal of achieving optimal activity level based on
core concepts using the applications of therapeutic exercise, modality devices, and manual
techniques.
BOC Domain: 5. Healthcare administration and professional responsibility - correct
answerintegrating best practice in policy construction and implementation, documentation,
basic business practice to promote optimal patient care and employee well-being.
Licensure - correct answerlimits AT to those who have met minimal requirements established by
state board.
State certification - correct answerrestricts the performance of AT functions to only those
certified
Registration - correct answerpaid fee for being placed on an existing list of practitioners
exemption - correct answerstate realizes that AT perform functions similar to those of other
licensed professional
Vision statement - correct answera concise statement that describes the ideal statement to
which an organization aspires
mission statement - correct answera written expression of an organizations philosophy,
purpose, and characteristics
,WOTS UP analysis - correct answera data collection and appraised technique designed to
determine an organization's ( weakness, opportunities, threats, and strengths underlying
planning)
Opperational planning - correct answerdefines organizational activités in the short term, usually
no longer than 2 years
policies - correct answerexpress an organization intended behavior relative to a specific program
subduction
processes - correct answera collection of steps designed to direct the most important task of an
organization
procedure - correct answerprovides specific directions for members of an organization to follow
practice - correct answerthe action that takes place in response to administrative problems (i.e.
procedures that state that machines should be calibrated once a year)
PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Techniques) - correct answera method of graphically
depicting the time line for and interrelationship of different stages of a program.
Gannt Chart - correct answera graphic planning and controlled technique that maps discrete
tasks on a calendar
OSHA - correct answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Budget: spending-ceiling model - correct answerrequireds justification only for those expenses
that exceed those of the previous budget cycle (aka incremental model) often rests in falling
behind due to prices of supplies rising faster than inflation
, Budget: Spending-reduction model - correct answerfinancial crisis model: requires reallocation
of institutional funds, resulting in reduced spending levels of some programs. should identify
areas that could be cut without serious impact.
Budget: Zero-based budgeting - correct answerrequires justification for every budget line item
without reference to previous spending patterns; requires documentation of actual program
needs and development of priority ( rank each item)
Budget: Fixed budgeting - correct answerexpenditure and revenues are projected on a monthly
basis, thereby providing an estimate of cash flow; most appropriate for large, well-established
sports medicine clinics during economic certainty
Budget: Variable Budget - correct answerrequires adjustment of monthly expenditures so that
they do not exceed revenues, rarely used by schools based programs (very difficult to estimate
cost in advance)
Budgeting: Lump sum budgeting - correct answerallocates a fixed mount of money for an entire
program without specifying how the money will be spent; gives freedom to spend where it is
needed most
Budgeting: Line item budgeting - correct answerallocates a fixed amount of money for each sub
function of a program (difficult to move the money to another sub section of the program)
Budgeting: Performance budgeting - correct answerallocates funds for discrete activities;not
commonly used due to expense and difficulty of analyzing specific activities cost
expendable supplies - correct answercan not be reused ( tape, bandages, hydrogen peroxide)
non-expendable supplies - correct answercan be reused ( comparison wraps, scissors, neoprene
sleeves)
non-consumable capital equipment - correct answerusually not removed from ATR (ice
machine, tx table , modalities)
When did was the NATA formed? - correct answer1950
What are the 5 steps in Evidence Based Practice? - correct answer1. develop a clinical question
2. Search the literature
3. Appraise the evidence
4. apply the evidence
5. assess the outcome
What is a PICO question? - correct answerPatient Intervention Comparison Outcome
What are the 5 BOC Domains? - correct answer1. Injury prevention
2. Examination, assessment and diagnosis
3. immediate and emergency care
4. therapeutic interventions
5. health care administration
What are the personal qualities of an Athletic Trainer? - correct answerStamina and ability to
adapt, empathy, sense of humor, communications, intellectual curiosity, ethical practice,
professional membership.
BOC Domain: 1. Injury and illness prevention and wellness promotion: - correct
answerpromoting health lifestyles behaviors with effective educational and communication to
enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury.
BOC Domain: 2. Examination, assessment and diagnosis - correct answerimplementing system,
evidence- based examinations and assessments to formulate valid clinical diagnosis and
determine patients plan of care.
,BOC Domain: 3. Immediate and emergency care - correct answerintegrity best practice in
immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes.
BOC Domain: 4. Therapeutic Interventions - correct answerrehab an reconditioning injuries,
illness, and general medical conditions with the goal of achieving optimal activity level based on
core concepts using the applications of therapeutic exercise, modality devices, and manual
techniques.
BOC Domain: 5. Healthcare administration and professional responsibility - correct
answerintegrating best practice in policy construction and implementation, documentation,
basic business practice to promote optimal patient care and employee well-being.
Licensure - correct answerlimits AT to those who have met minimal requirements established by
state board.
State certification - correct answerrestricts the performance of AT functions to only those
certified
Registration - correct answerpaid fee for being placed on an existing list of practitioners
exemption - correct answerstate realizes that AT perform functions similar to those of other
licensed professional
Vision statement - correct answera concise statement that describes the ideal statement to
which an organization aspires
mission statement - correct answera written expression of an organizations philosophy,
purpose, and characteristics
,WOTS UP analysis - correct answera data collection and appraised technique designed to
determine an organization's ( weakness, opportunities, threats, and strengths underlying
planning)
Opperational planning - correct answerdefines organizational activités in the short term, usually
no longer than 2 years
policies - correct answerexpress an organization intended behavior relative to a specific program
subduction
processes - correct answera collection of steps designed to direct the most important task of an
organization
procedure - correct answerprovides specific directions for members of an organization to follow
practice - correct answerthe action that takes place in response to administrative problems (i.e.
procedures that state that machines should be calibrated once a year)
PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Techniques) - correct answera method of graphically
depicting the time line for and interrelationship of different stages of a program.
Gannt Chart - correct answera graphic planning and controlled technique that maps discrete
tasks on a calendar
OSHA - correct answerOccupational Safety and Health Administration
Budget: spending-ceiling model - correct answerrequireds justification only for those expenses
that exceed those of the previous budget cycle (aka incremental model) often rests in falling
behind due to prices of supplies rising faster than inflation
, Budget: Spending-reduction model - correct answerfinancial crisis model: requires reallocation
of institutional funds, resulting in reduced spending levels of some programs. should identify
areas that could be cut without serious impact.
Budget: Zero-based budgeting - correct answerrequires justification for every budget line item
without reference to previous spending patterns; requires documentation of actual program
needs and development of priority ( rank each item)
Budget: Fixed budgeting - correct answerexpenditure and revenues are projected on a monthly
basis, thereby providing an estimate of cash flow; most appropriate for large, well-established
sports medicine clinics during economic certainty
Budget: Variable Budget - correct answerrequires adjustment of monthly expenditures so that
they do not exceed revenues, rarely used by schools based programs (very difficult to estimate
cost in advance)
Budgeting: Lump sum budgeting - correct answerallocates a fixed mount of money for an entire
program without specifying how the money will be spent; gives freedom to spend where it is
needed most
Budgeting: Line item budgeting - correct answerallocates a fixed amount of money for each sub
function of a program (difficult to move the money to another sub section of the program)
Budgeting: Performance budgeting - correct answerallocates funds for discrete activities;not
commonly used due to expense and difficulty of analyzing specific activities cost
expendable supplies - correct answercan not be reused ( tape, bandages, hydrogen peroxide)
non-expendable supplies - correct answercan be reused ( comparison wraps, scissors, neoprene
sleeves)
non-consumable capital equipment - correct answerusually not removed from ATR (ice
machine, tx table , modalities)
