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MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS

In the following statements or questions place the number preceding the correct answer in the blank space provided. 11. Which one category of information listed below is not normally required to be entered in the Daily Journal of the Medical Department?

1. Health inspections to reveal concealed diseases
2. Deaths

3. Inspections of provisions

4. Medical histories of individuals on the sick list

12. In small ships and small stations, the inventory board for narcotics, alcohol, and alcoholic beverages shall be constituted of

1. one medical department representative and one commissioned officer

2. two commissioned officers

3. three commissioned officers

4. one medical department representative and two commissioned officers

13. Requests for Red Cross services in new establishments of the Navy shall be referred to the

1. local office of the American National Red Cross
2. commandant of the naval district

3. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

4. Bureau of Naval Personnel

14. Personal gifts and services tendered by individuals and representatives of other organizations than the American National Red Cross to patients in Medical Department establishments may be accepted by the patients only when approved by

1. the American National Red Cross

2. the commanding officer

3. district medical officer

4. Chaplain

15. In conformity with U. S. Navy Regulations, volunteer aid for Medical Department establishments shall be accepted only through the agency of the

1. American National Red Cross

2. Navy League

3. Navy Mothers Club

4. Navy Relief Society

16. When it is believed that the complement or allowance

of the Medical Department personnel of a ship should be
modified, the medical officer should make a request for
modification to the

1. personnel officer of the ship
2. executive officer of the ship
3. commanding officer of the ship
4. Bureau of Naval Personnel

17. When an enlisted person of the Navy is transferred to a hospital in the United States other than a naval hospital, and the ship departs from the port in which the hospital is located, the health record and other records of the patient shall be

1. transferred to the manager of the hospital

2. transferred to the commandant of the naval district in which the hospital is located

3. transferred to the recruiting station in the city in which the hospital is located

4. retained on board

18. The Manual of the Medical Department stipulates that three officers shall constitute the board for inventory of narcotics, alcohol, and alcoholic beverages, except in small ships or small stations, and that at least one member must be an officer of the Medical, Dental, Medical Service, or Nurse Corps who is

1. not directly or by delegated authority accountable for the items being inventoried

2. senior in grade to the custodian of the items being inventoried

3. bonded

4. a LTJG or above

19. After reporting to a ship, the medical officer shall examine the sick-bay spaces and equipment and other accommodations for the sick and wounded and report any defects direct to the

1. first lieutenant

2. commanding officer

3. fleet medical officer

4. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

20. Which one group of drugs listed below is not specifically listed in the Manual of the Medical Department as requiring locked storage?

1. Narcotics and alcoholic beverages

2. Habit forming and dangerous drugs

3. Poisonous chemicals

4. Biologicals

TRUE-FALSE ITEMS

Write the word "True" or "False" in the blank space provided after each statement.

21. The duties of a head of a department, as prescribed in

U. S. Navy Regulations, do not apply to the medical officer in the same manner as they do to other department heads.

22. In special cases, when permitted by the commanding officer, officers of the Medical Corps may conduct physical examinations of naval personnel for the purpose of obtaining commercial insurance.

23. American National Red Cross representatives assigned to naval establishments are considered to be members of the staff of the establishment for organizational purposes.

24. The medical officer who, subject to the approval of the fleet commander, has general supervision over safeguarding the health of and providing care for the sick and injured of the fleet, carries the title of "Medical Aide to the Commander in Chief."

25. Upon departure of a naval ship from a foreign port, the health records of patients left behind in foreign hospitals shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

INSTRUCTION TEST

Assignment No. 3

Read this reference: Manual of the Medical Department, Chapters 5 and 6.

COMPLETION ITEMS

Complete the following statements by supplying the proper word or words.

1. Medical attendance to dependents, by medical officers of shore stations, shall be limited to those dependents who reside in the station or within such reasonable distance therefrom as shall be determined by the

2. Detailed information on physical examination and medical treatment of civil employees is contained in chapters 15 and 21 of the Manual of the Medical Department and in Navy Instruc

tions 10, 88, 90, 185, and 190.

3. The medical officer of a shore station is responsible and for all property belonging to the Medical

Department of the Navy and in his custody.

4. The Dental Corps of the Navy consists of officers in all grades from lieutenant junior grade to and including

admiral.

5. An applicant for appointment in the Dental Corps of the Navy may be required to demonstrate his professional qualifications by written, oral, or

examinations.

6. The dental examination that can be conducted with the use of only a mouth mirror, explorer or tongue depressor, and illumination is specified as Type 4 or Examination.

7. In addition to the schools under the management of the Dental Division of the Bureau, dental technicians may apply for any course of instruction available to other members of the 8. The basic property records maintained by a dental department of a ship shall not be duplicated by the

department.

Corps.

9. The dental officer of a ship or station, except at naval hospitals and naval dispensaries commanded by officers of the Medical Corps, shall obtain medical and dental supplies and equipment for use in the dental department by means of timely requisitions, form NavMed depots. 10. Each separate dental activity and each dental department of a ship or station shall publish an "Organization and Standing Order Book" to inform dental personnel on matters of local interest, policy and

to

MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS

In the following statements or questions place the number preceding the correct answer in the space provided.

11. In addition to his professional medical duties, the Medical Officer of a shore station is responsible for

1. the muster and discipline of personnel in his department

2. all recreational facilities of the station

3. the housing of personnel in his department

4. overall supervision of the operation of the Dental Department

12. Medical officers may render professional care to dependents in certain activities which have suitable facilities, including necessary personnel, and which have been authorized to do so by the

1. Secretary of the Navy

2. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

3. Commandant of the Naval District
4. Commanding Officer

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