BOC PREP AND NATA-BOC EXAM
SECRETS STUDY GUIDE
WhenjodidjowasjothejoNATAjoformed?jo-joans--✔✔1950
Whatjoarejothejo5jostepsjoinjoEvidencejoBasedjoPractice?jo-joans--
✔✔1.jodevelopjoajoclinicaljoquestionjo
2.joSearchjothejoliteraturejo
3.joAppraisejothejoevidencejo
4.joapplyjothejoevidencejo
5.joassessjothejooutcome
WhatjoisjoajoPICOjoquestion?jo-joans--✔✔PatientjoInterventionjoComparisonjoOutcome
Whatjoarejothejo5joBOCjoDomains?jo-joans--✔✔1.joInjuryjopreventionjo
2.joExamination,joassessmentjoandjodiagnosis
3.joimmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejo
4.jotherapeuticjointerventionsjo
5.johealthjocarejoadministration
WhatjoarejothejopersonaljoqualitiesjoofjoanjoAthleticjoTrainer?jo-joans--
✔✔Staminajoandjoabilityjotojoadapt,joempathy,josensejoofjohumor,jocommunications,jointell
ectualjocuriosity,joethicaljopractice,joprofessionaljomembership.
BOCjoDomain:jo1.joInjuryjoandjoillnessjopreventionjoandjowellnessjopromotion:jo-joans--
✔✔promotingjohealthjolifestylesjobehaviorsjowithjoeffectivejoeducationaljoandjocommunicat
ionjotojoenhancejowellnessjoandjominimizejothejoriskjoofjoinjury.
BOCjoDomain:jo2.joExamination,joassessmentjoandjodiagnosisjo-joans--
✔✔implementingjosystem,joevidence-
jobasedjoexaminationsjoandjoassessmentsjotojoformulatejovalidjoclinicaljodiagnosisjoandjode
terminejopatientsjoplanjoofjocare.
BOCjoDomain:jo3.joImmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejo-joans--
✔✔integrityjobestjopracticejoinjoimmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejoforjooptimaljooutcomes.
BOCjoDomain:jo4.joTherapeuticjoInterventionsjo-joans--
✔✔rehabjoanjoreconditioningjoinjuries,joillness,joandjogeneraljomedicaljoconditionsjowithjoth
,ejogoaljoofjoachievingjooptimaljoactivityjoleveljobasedjoonjocorejoconceptsjousingjothejoapplic
ationsjoofjotherapeuticjoexercise,jomodalityjodevices,joandjomanualjotechniques.
BOCjoDomain:jo5.joHealthcarejoadministrationjoandjoprofessionaljoresponsibilityjo-joans--
✔✔integratingjobestjopracticejoinjopolicyjoconstructionjoandjoimplementation,jodocumentati
on,jobasicjobusinessjopracticejotojopromotejooptimaljopatientjocarejoandjoemployeejowell-
being.
Licensurejo-joans--
✔✔limitsjoATjotojothosejowhojohavejometjominimaljorequirementsjoestablishedjobyjostatejob
oard.
Statejocertificationjo-joans--
✔✔restrictsjothejoperformancejoofjoATjofunctionsjotojoonlyjothosejocertified
Registrationjo-joans--✔✔paidjofeejoforjobeingjoplacedjoonjoanjoexistingjolistjoofjopractitioners
exemptionjo-joans--
✔✔statejorealizesjothatjoATjoperformjofunctionsjosimilarjotojothosejoofjootherjolicensedjoprof
essional
Visionjostatementjo-joans--
✔✔ajoconcisejostatementjothatjodescribesjothejoidealjostatementjotojowhichjoanjoorganizatio
njoaspires
missionjostatementjo-joans--
✔✔ajowrittenjoexpressionjoofjoanjoorganizationsjophilosophy,jopurpose,joandjocharacteristi
cs
WOTSjoUPjoanalysisjo-joans--
✔✔ajodatajocollectionjoandjoappraisedjotechniquejodesignedjotojodeterminejoanjoorganizati
on'sjo(joweakness,joopportunities,jothreats,joandjostrengthsjounderlyingjoplanning)
Opperationaljoplanningjo-joans--
✔✔definesjoorganizationaljoactivitésjoinjothejoshortjoterm,jousuallyjonojolongerjothanjo2joyea
rs
policiesjo-joans--
✔✔expressjoanjoorganizationjointendedjobehaviorjorelativejotojoajospecificjoprogramjosubd
uction
processesjo-joans--
✔✔ajocollectionjoofjostepsjodesignedjotojodirectjothejomostjoimportantjotaskjoofjoanjoorganiz
ation
,procedurejo-joans--
✔✔providesjospecificjodirectionsjoforjomembersjoofjoanjoorganizationjotojofollow
practicejo-joans--
✔✔thejoactionjothatjotakesjoplacejoinjoresponsejotojoadministrativejoproblemsjo(i.e.joproced
uresjothatjostatejothatjomachinesjoshouldjobejocalibratedjooncejoajoyear)
PERTjo(ProgramjoEvaluationjoandjoReviewjoTechniques)jo-joans--
✔✔ajomethodjoofjographicallyjodepictingjothejotimejolinejoforjoandjointerrelationshipjoofjodiffe
rentjostagesjoofjoajoprogram.
GanntjoChartjo-joans--
✔✔ajographicjoplanningjoandjocontrolledjotechniquejothatjomapsjodiscretejotasksjoonjoajocal
endar
OSHAjo-joans--✔✔OccupationaljoSafetyjoandjoHealthjoAdministration
Budget:jospending-ceilingjomodeljo-joans--
✔✔requiredsjojustificationjoonlyjoforjothosejoexpensesjothatjoexceedjothosejoofjothejoprevio
usjobudgetjocyclejo(akajoincrementaljomodel)jooftenjorestsjoinjofallingjobehindjoduejotojoprice
sjoofjosuppliesjorisingjofasterjothanjoinflation
Budget:joSpending-reductionjomodeljo-joans--
✔✔financialjocrisisjomodel:jorequiresjoreallocationjoofjoinstitutionaljofunds,joresultingjoinjore
ducedjospendingjolevelsjoofjosomejoprograms.joshouldjoidentifyjoareasjothatjocouldjobejocutj
owithoutjoseriousjoimpact.
Budget:joZero-basedjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔requiresjojustificationjoforjoeveryjobudgetjolinejoitemjowithoutjoreferencejotojopreviousjos
pendingjopatterns;jorequiresjodocumentationjoofjoactualjoprogramjoneedsjoandjodevelopme
ntjoofjopriorityjo(jorankjoeachjoitem)
Budget:joFixedjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔expenditurejoandjorevenuesjoarejoprojectedjoonjoajomonthlyjobasis,jotherebyjoprovidingj
oanjoestimatejoofjocashjoflow;jomostjoappropriatejoforjolarge,jowell-
establishedjosportsjomedicinejoclinicsjoduringjoeconomicjocertainty
Budget:joVariablejoBudgetjo-joans--
✔✔requiresjoadjustmentjoofjomonthlyjoexpendituresjosojothatjotheyjodojonotjoexceedjoreven
ues,jorarelyjousedjobyjoschoolsjobasedjoprogramsjo(veryjodifficultjotojoestimatejocostjoinjoadv
ance)
Budgeting:joLumpjosumjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjoajofixedjomountjoofjomoneyjoforjoanjoentirejoprogramjowithoutjospecifyingjoho
wjothejomoneyjowilljobejospent;jogivesjofreedomjotojospendjowherejoitjoisjoneededjomost
, Budgeting:joLinejoitemjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjoajofixedjoamountjoofjomoneyjoforjoeachjosubjofunctionjoofjoajoprogramjo(difficul
tjotojomovejothejomoneyjotojoanotherjosubjosectionjoofjothejoprogram)
Budgeting:joPerformancejobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjofundsjoforjodiscretejoactivities;notjocommonlyjousedjoduejotojoexpensejoandjo
difficultyjoofjoanalyzingjospecificjoactivitiesjocost
expendablejosuppliesjo-joans--
✔✔canjonotjobejoreusedjo(jotape,jobandages,johydrogenjoperoxide)
non-expendablejosuppliesjo-joans--
✔✔canjobejoreusedjo(jocomparisonjowraps,joscissors,joneoprenejosleeves)
non-consumablejocapitaljoequipmentjo-joans--
✔✔usuallyjonotjoremovedjofromjoATRjo(icejomachine,jotxjotablejo,jomodalities)
consumablejocapitaljoequipmentjo-joans--✔✔crutches,jocoolers,joandjokits
6jostepsjoofjopurchasingjo-joans--✔✔1.joRequestjoforjoquotationjo(biddingjoforjoprices)jo
2.joNegotiation
3.joRequisition:jorequestingjoforjoauthorizationjotojopurchasejothejogoods/joservices.jo
4.joPurchasejoOrdersjo
5.joReceivingjo
6.joAccountsjoPayable
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joAvoidancejo-joans--
✔✔avoidjoriskyjoactivityjo(especiallyjowhenjonegativejoconsequencesjoofjoactivityjohavejohi
ghjocost)
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joTransferencejo-joans--
✔✔activitiesjoassociatedjowithjohighjofinancialjoriskjobutjolowjofrequencyjoofjoactivityjo(jocata
strophicjosportsjoinjury)joorjolowerjofinancialjoriskjobutjohighjofrequencyjo(features,jojoints,joi
njuriesjorequiringjosurgery)
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joRetentionjo-joans--
✔✔activitiesjowithjoanjoacceptablejoleveljoofjoriskjothatjoarejoviewedjoasjopartjoofjothejocostjo
ofjodoingjobusiness
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joReductionjo-joans--
✔✔carefuljodevelopment,joimplementation,jomonitoring,joandjoevaluationjoofjopoliciesjoand
joproceduresjoandjoreducejorisks.
clinicaljosupervisionjo-joans--
✔✔thejoprocessjoofjodirectjoobservationjoofjoanjoemployeesjowork,jowithjoemphasisjoonjom
SECRETS STUDY GUIDE
WhenjodidjowasjothejoNATAjoformed?jo-joans--✔✔1950
Whatjoarejothejo5jostepsjoinjoEvidencejoBasedjoPractice?jo-joans--
✔✔1.jodevelopjoajoclinicaljoquestionjo
2.joSearchjothejoliteraturejo
3.joAppraisejothejoevidencejo
4.joapplyjothejoevidencejo
5.joassessjothejooutcome
WhatjoisjoajoPICOjoquestion?jo-joans--✔✔PatientjoInterventionjoComparisonjoOutcome
Whatjoarejothejo5joBOCjoDomains?jo-joans--✔✔1.joInjuryjopreventionjo
2.joExamination,joassessmentjoandjodiagnosis
3.joimmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejo
4.jotherapeuticjointerventionsjo
5.johealthjocarejoadministration
WhatjoarejothejopersonaljoqualitiesjoofjoanjoAthleticjoTrainer?jo-joans--
✔✔Staminajoandjoabilityjotojoadapt,joempathy,josensejoofjohumor,jocommunications,jointell
ectualjocuriosity,joethicaljopractice,joprofessionaljomembership.
BOCjoDomain:jo1.joInjuryjoandjoillnessjopreventionjoandjowellnessjopromotion:jo-joans--
✔✔promotingjohealthjolifestylesjobehaviorsjowithjoeffectivejoeducationaljoandjocommunicat
ionjotojoenhancejowellnessjoandjominimizejothejoriskjoofjoinjury.
BOCjoDomain:jo2.joExamination,joassessmentjoandjodiagnosisjo-joans--
✔✔implementingjosystem,joevidence-
jobasedjoexaminationsjoandjoassessmentsjotojoformulatejovalidjoclinicaljodiagnosisjoandjode
terminejopatientsjoplanjoofjocare.
BOCjoDomain:jo3.joImmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejo-joans--
✔✔integrityjobestjopracticejoinjoimmediatejoandjoemergencyjocarejoforjooptimaljooutcomes.
BOCjoDomain:jo4.joTherapeuticjoInterventionsjo-joans--
✔✔rehabjoanjoreconditioningjoinjuries,joillness,joandjogeneraljomedicaljoconditionsjowithjoth
,ejogoaljoofjoachievingjooptimaljoactivityjoleveljobasedjoonjocorejoconceptsjousingjothejoapplic
ationsjoofjotherapeuticjoexercise,jomodalityjodevices,joandjomanualjotechniques.
BOCjoDomain:jo5.joHealthcarejoadministrationjoandjoprofessionaljoresponsibilityjo-joans--
✔✔integratingjobestjopracticejoinjopolicyjoconstructionjoandjoimplementation,jodocumentati
on,jobasicjobusinessjopracticejotojopromotejooptimaljopatientjocarejoandjoemployeejowell-
being.
Licensurejo-joans--
✔✔limitsjoATjotojothosejowhojohavejometjominimaljorequirementsjoestablishedjobyjostatejob
oard.
Statejocertificationjo-joans--
✔✔restrictsjothejoperformancejoofjoATjofunctionsjotojoonlyjothosejocertified
Registrationjo-joans--✔✔paidjofeejoforjobeingjoplacedjoonjoanjoexistingjolistjoofjopractitioners
exemptionjo-joans--
✔✔statejorealizesjothatjoATjoperformjofunctionsjosimilarjotojothosejoofjootherjolicensedjoprof
essional
Visionjostatementjo-joans--
✔✔ajoconcisejostatementjothatjodescribesjothejoidealjostatementjotojowhichjoanjoorganizatio
njoaspires
missionjostatementjo-joans--
✔✔ajowrittenjoexpressionjoofjoanjoorganizationsjophilosophy,jopurpose,joandjocharacteristi
cs
WOTSjoUPjoanalysisjo-joans--
✔✔ajodatajocollectionjoandjoappraisedjotechniquejodesignedjotojodeterminejoanjoorganizati
on'sjo(joweakness,joopportunities,jothreats,joandjostrengthsjounderlyingjoplanning)
Opperationaljoplanningjo-joans--
✔✔definesjoorganizationaljoactivitésjoinjothejoshortjoterm,jousuallyjonojolongerjothanjo2joyea
rs
policiesjo-joans--
✔✔expressjoanjoorganizationjointendedjobehaviorjorelativejotojoajospecificjoprogramjosubd
uction
processesjo-joans--
✔✔ajocollectionjoofjostepsjodesignedjotojodirectjothejomostjoimportantjotaskjoofjoanjoorganiz
ation
,procedurejo-joans--
✔✔providesjospecificjodirectionsjoforjomembersjoofjoanjoorganizationjotojofollow
practicejo-joans--
✔✔thejoactionjothatjotakesjoplacejoinjoresponsejotojoadministrativejoproblemsjo(i.e.joproced
uresjothatjostatejothatjomachinesjoshouldjobejocalibratedjooncejoajoyear)
PERTjo(ProgramjoEvaluationjoandjoReviewjoTechniques)jo-joans--
✔✔ajomethodjoofjographicallyjodepictingjothejotimejolinejoforjoandjointerrelationshipjoofjodiffe
rentjostagesjoofjoajoprogram.
GanntjoChartjo-joans--
✔✔ajographicjoplanningjoandjocontrolledjotechniquejothatjomapsjodiscretejotasksjoonjoajocal
endar
OSHAjo-joans--✔✔OccupationaljoSafetyjoandjoHealthjoAdministration
Budget:jospending-ceilingjomodeljo-joans--
✔✔requiredsjojustificationjoonlyjoforjothosejoexpensesjothatjoexceedjothosejoofjothejoprevio
usjobudgetjocyclejo(akajoincrementaljomodel)jooftenjorestsjoinjofallingjobehindjoduejotojoprice
sjoofjosuppliesjorisingjofasterjothanjoinflation
Budget:joSpending-reductionjomodeljo-joans--
✔✔financialjocrisisjomodel:jorequiresjoreallocationjoofjoinstitutionaljofunds,joresultingjoinjore
ducedjospendingjolevelsjoofjosomejoprograms.joshouldjoidentifyjoareasjothatjocouldjobejocutj
owithoutjoseriousjoimpact.
Budget:joZero-basedjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔requiresjojustificationjoforjoeveryjobudgetjolinejoitemjowithoutjoreferencejotojopreviousjos
pendingjopatterns;jorequiresjodocumentationjoofjoactualjoprogramjoneedsjoandjodevelopme
ntjoofjopriorityjo(jorankjoeachjoitem)
Budget:joFixedjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔expenditurejoandjorevenuesjoarejoprojectedjoonjoajomonthlyjobasis,jotherebyjoprovidingj
oanjoestimatejoofjocashjoflow;jomostjoappropriatejoforjolarge,jowell-
establishedjosportsjomedicinejoclinicsjoduringjoeconomicjocertainty
Budget:joVariablejoBudgetjo-joans--
✔✔requiresjoadjustmentjoofjomonthlyjoexpendituresjosojothatjotheyjodojonotjoexceedjoreven
ues,jorarelyjousedjobyjoschoolsjobasedjoprogramsjo(veryjodifficultjotojoestimatejocostjoinjoadv
ance)
Budgeting:joLumpjosumjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjoajofixedjomountjoofjomoneyjoforjoanjoentirejoprogramjowithoutjospecifyingjoho
wjothejomoneyjowilljobejospent;jogivesjofreedomjotojospendjowherejoitjoisjoneededjomost
, Budgeting:joLinejoitemjobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjoajofixedjoamountjoofjomoneyjoforjoeachjosubjofunctionjoofjoajoprogramjo(difficul
tjotojomovejothejomoneyjotojoanotherjosubjosectionjoofjothejoprogram)
Budgeting:joPerformancejobudgetingjo-joans--
✔✔allocatesjofundsjoforjodiscretejoactivities;notjocommonlyjousedjoduejotojoexpensejoandjo
difficultyjoofjoanalyzingjospecificjoactivitiesjocost
expendablejosuppliesjo-joans--
✔✔canjonotjobejoreusedjo(jotape,jobandages,johydrogenjoperoxide)
non-expendablejosuppliesjo-joans--
✔✔canjobejoreusedjo(jocomparisonjowraps,joscissors,joneoprenejosleeves)
non-consumablejocapitaljoequipmentjo-joans--
✔✔usuallyjonotjoremovedjofromjoATRjo(icejomachine,jotxjotablejo,jomodalities)
consumablejocapitaljoequipmentjo-joans--✔✔crutches,jocoolers,joandjokits
6jostepsjoofjopurchasingjo-joans--✔✔1.joRequestjoforjoquotationjo(biddingjoforjoprices)jo
2.joNegotiation
3.joRequisition:jorequestingjoforjoauthorizationjotojopurchasejothejogoods/joservices.jo
4.joPurchasejoOrdersjo
5.joReceivingjo
6.joAccountsjoPayable
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joAvoidancejo-joans--
✔✔avoidjoriskyjoactivityjo(especiallyjowhenjonegativejoconsequencesjoofjoactivityjohavejohi
ghjocost)
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joTransferencejo-joans--
✔✔activitiesjoassociatedjowithjohighjofinancialjoriskjobutjolowjofrequencyjoofjoactivityjo(jocata
strophicjosportsjoinjury)joorjolowerjofinancialjoriskjobutjohighjofrequencyjo(features,jojoints,joi
njuriesjorequiringjosurgery)
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joRetentionjo-joans--
✔✔activitiesjowithjoanjoacceptablejoleveljoofjoriskjothatjoarejoviewedjoasjopartjoofjothejocostjo
ofjodoingjobusiness
Strategiesjoforjomanagingjorisk:joReductionjo-joans--
✔✔carefuljodevelopment,joimplementation,jomonitoring,joandjoevaluationjoofjopoliciesjoand
joproceduresjoandjoreducejorisks.
clinicaljosupervisionjo-joans--
✔✔thejoprocessjoofjodirectjoobservationjoofjoanjoemployeesjowork,jowithjoemphasisjoonjom