NAVLE PREP CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ auxiliary temp.
Answer: 97.6
◍ oral temp.
Answer: 98.6
◍ tympanic.
Answer: 98.6
◍ rectal.
Answer: 99.6
◍ Infectious Agent.
Answer: 1st in chain of infection
◍ reservoir.
Answer: 2nd in chain in of infection, where infection grows
◍ Surgeon Steward.
Answer: First enlisted rate requiring specific qualification
◍ portal of exit.
Answer: 3rd in chain of infection, an exit route for pathogens to leave its
host.
◍ Mode of transmission.
Answer: 4th step in chain of infection, The manner infectious agent is
transmitted from one source to another.
◍ Article 16.
, Answer: A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt men
◍ Helminthes.
Answer: Parasitic worms or flukes
◍ Portal of entry.
Answer: 5th in the chain of infection,Place where a pathogen enters the body
◍ Ship's Surgeon.
Answer: trained physician
◍ surgeon's mate.
Answer: usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon
◍ susceptible host.
Answer: 6th in chain of infection,A person who becomes ill after pathogens
enter the body because they can't fight off the pathogen.
◍ March 2, 1799.
Answer: Congress mandated that newly commissioned sailing warships
contain a 'cockpit' or sickbay
◍ Loblolly Boys.
Answer: Classified as a rate 1814maintained cleanlinessprovided water and
containers to hold amputated limbsfilled containers of coal to heat tar used
in hemorrhage controlfilled sand buckets for blood soaked floors
◍ Antimicrobial.
Answer: kills or suppresses the growth of microorganisms.
◍ soap or detergent.
Answer: Aids in the removal of organisms
◍ Asepsis.
Answer: the condition of being aseptic
◍ when did loblolly boys serve?.
Answer: quasi-war with france 1797-1800barbary war 1801-1805
◍ Loblolly Boys of Distinction.
, Answer: John Wall (first Loblolly boy)John Domyn (first Loblolly
POW)Joseph Anderson (first African American Loblolly boy)
◍ The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________
______________ to the end of the Civil War (_____-______).
Answer: american expansion; 1820-1865
◍ Baymen (1870s-1898).
Answer: Replaces nurse, one who manned the sick bay in 1873
◍ Aseptic technique.
Answer: preventing infection
◍ Apothecaries of distinction.
Answer: Cornelius O' Leary - father of corspmans, 38 yrs Robert Stanley -
1st medal of honor for hospital corps
◍ Bacteria.
Answer: single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes
◍ Blood -born Pathogen.
Answer: A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood
◍ contagious disease.
Answer: An infectious disease communicable by contact with on who has it,
with a bodily discharge of such a patient, or with an object touched by a
patient.
◍ How many Medal of Honor Recipients (hospital corps)?.
Answer: 22
◍ how many ships are named after hospital corpsman?.
Answer: 20
◍ Contaminated.
Answer: to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
◍ customer.
Answer: someone who pays for goods or services from business or a person
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ auxiliary temp.
Answer: 97.6
◍ oral temp.
Answer: 98.6
◍ tympanic.
Answer: 98.6
◍ rectal.
Answer: 99.6
◍ Infectious Agent.
Answer: 1st in chain of infection
◍ reservoir.
Answer: 2nd in chain in of infection, where infection grows
◍ Surgeon Steward.
Answer: First enlisted rate requiring specific qualification
◍ portal of exit.
Answer: 3rd in chain of infection, an exit route for pathogens to leave its
host.
◍ Mode of transmission.
Answer: 4th step in chain of infection, The manner infectious agent is
transmitted from one source to another.
◍ Article 16.
, Answer: A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt men
◍ Helminthes.
Answer: Parasitic worms or flukes
◍ Portal of entry.
Answer: 5th in the chain of infection,Place where a pathogen enters the body
◍ Ship's Surgeon.
Answer: trained physician
◍ surgeon's mate.
Answer: usually a physician but subordinate to surgeon
◍ susceptible host.
Answer: 6th in chain of infection,A person who becomes ill after pathogens
enter the body because they can't fight off the pathogen.
◍ March 2, 1799.
Answer: Congress mandated that newly commissioned sailing warships
contain a 'cockpit' or sickbay
◍ Loblolly Boys.
Answer: Classified as a rate 1814maintained cleanlinessprovided water and
containers to hold amputated limbsfilled containers of coal to heat tar used
in hemorrhage controlfilled sand buckets for blood soaked floors
◍ Antimicrobial.
Answer: kills or suppresses the growth of microorganisms.
◍ soap or detergent.
Answer: Aids in the removal of organisms
◍ Asepsis.
Answer: the condition of being aseptic
◍ when did loblolly boys serve?.
Answer: quasi-war with france 1797-1800barbary war 1801-1805
◍ Loblolly Boys of Distinction.
, Answer: John Wall (first Loblolly boy)John Domyn (first Loblolly
POW)Joseph Anderson (first African American Loblolly boy)
◍ The Surgeon Steward title was used from the age of ___________
______________ to the end of the Civil War (_____-______).
Answer: american expansion; 1820-1865
◍ Baymen (1870s-1898).
Answer: Replaces nurse, one who manned the sick bay in 1873
◍ Aseptic technique.
Answer: preventing infection
◍ Apothecaries of distinction.
Answer: Cornelius O' Leary - father of corspmans, 38 yrs Robert Stanley -
1st medal of honor for hospital corps
◍ Bacteria.
Answer: single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus; prokaryotes
◍ Blood -born Pathogen.
Answer: A specific causative agent of disease located in the blood
◍ contagious disease.
Answer: An infectious disease communicable by contact with on who has it,
with a bodily discharge of such a patient, or with an object touched by a
patient.
◍ How many Medal of Honor Recipients (hospital corps)?.
Answer: 22
◍ how many ships are named after hospital corpsman?.
Answer: 20
◍ Contaminated.
Answer: to soil, stain, or infect by contact or association
◍ customer.
Answer: someone who pays for goods or services from business or a person
