19. The Manual of the Medical Department directs that a certain per centum of the total authorized strength of the Hospital Corps as a whole shall be in the Group XI, Dental, and this per centum shall be

1. 6

2. 11

3. 19

4. 24

20. As a prerequisite for advancement in rate or rating, enlisted personnel of Group XI (Dental) of the Hospital Corps shall be trained, in addition to the duties of the dental rating, in

1. all general Hospital Corps duties

2. general Hospital Corps ward duties

3. the principles of first aid and minor surgery

TRUE-FALSE ITEMS

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

21. If physically and otherwise qualified, hospital corpsmen first class and dental technicians first class are eligible for appointment in the Medical Service Corps of the Navy.

22. All appointments in the Medical Service Corps of the Navy are made from persons serving in the Hospital Corps of the Regular Navy.

23. A candidate for appointment as warrant officer, Hospital Corps, must have not less than 10 years service in the Navy.

24. An officially designated Hospital Corps technician may not be advanced in rate or rating unless he is thoroughly qualified to perform the general duties of that rate or rating, in addition to the duties of his technical specialty.

25. Any request for transfer from another rate or rating to the Hospital Corps shall be forwarded direct to the Chief of Naval Personnel.

INSTRUCTION TEST
Assignment No. 5

Read this reference: Manual of the Medical Department, Chapters 10 and 11.

COMPLETION ITEMS

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

1. At Medical Department activities under management control of BuMed and employing fewer than 200 civilians, the duties of Head of Civilian Personnel Branch may be assigned as additional duties to the

2. Except for submission of reports, relationships between Medical Department activities and the Office of Industrial Relations shall be through the Bureau of

and

3. It is the policy of the Bureau to make

sum allotment of funds to each activity for payment of personal services to civilian employees.

4. Because most professional and sub-professional positions in the Medical Department are normally filled by military personnel, BuMed desires to review the duties of any such civilian positions for establish

ment.

5. Within the Naval Establishment, detailed civilian personnel policies, regulations, and procedures of the Secretary of the Navy are issued in Civilian Personnel Letters and Dispatches and in

which is commonly known

by the abbreviated term NCPI.

6. Whenever there is need for filling a civilian position in a Medical Department activity, it is the responsibility

of the command to secure personnel in accordance with rules and regulations of the

7. The commanding officer of a naval hospital is empowered by the Secretary of the Navy to exercise

or

courts-martial jurisdiction upon members

of the naval service, staff and patient, of his command. 8. At naval hospitals the operation of the recreational library, theater, gymnasium, athletic field, and other recreational facilities shall be under the

Division.

9. Patients in naval hospitals may be granted leave only in accordance with current directives of the

concerned.

10. The officer in command of the hospital in a hospital ship shall be under the

manding officer of the ship.

command of the com

MULTIPLE CHOICE ITEMS

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

11. All Group IVb positions at Medical Department activities within the continental U. S. are classified by the 1. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

2. Wage and Classification Division, Office of Industrial Relations

3. Area Wage and Classification Offices in their respective

areas

4. Civilian Personnel Assistant of the respective activity

12. Assignment of staff officer personnel in a naval hospital shall be supervised by the

1. personnel officer

2. executive officer

3. chiefs of services

4. administrative assistant

13. An inspection of the physical condition of persons confined to the brig of a naval hospital must be made by a medical officer

1. twice daily 2. daily

3. weekly

4. monthly

14. Insuring the proper security, control, and distribution of incoming and outgoing mail in a naval hospital is a responsibility of the

1. personnel-records officer

2. special services officer

3. executive officer

4. administrative assistant

15. The number and designations of clinical services in a naval hospital shall be determined by

1. the chief of the clinical services

2. the commanding officer

3. the district medical officer

4. the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

TRUE-FALSE ITEMS

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

16. Medical Department activities wishing to establish positions of guard and firefighter must obtain advance approval of BuMed.

17. First cook and housekeeper positions may be established at naval hospitals without prior approval of BuMed.

18. All correspondence dealing with the internal administration of a hospital must be forwarded to BuMed via the chain of command.

19. An inflexible plan of organization can be easily established to fit all naval hospitals.

20. The commanding officer of a naval hospital may delegate the authority to impose nonjudicial punishment.

21. The commanding officers of all naval hospitals shall act as recruiting officers for their activities.

22. Patients in naval hospitals who are physically and otherwise qualified may be reenlisted within 24 hours following discharge.

23. The procedures for appointing and, when necessary, bonding collection agents, for collection of hospitalization fees and subsistence charges, are contained in the Bureau of Naval Personnel Manual.

24. At a naval hospital, supervision of the operation, security, and other functions of the bagroom is a responsibility of the Personnel and Records Division.

25. With the approval of his ward medical or dental officer,

Read this reference: Manual of the Medical Department, Chapters 12, 13, and 14.

COMPLETION ITEMS

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

1. Air transportation shall not be utilized for transfer of patients requiring aural rehabilitation, because of the danger of injury due to changes in atmospheric

2. When patients requiring treatment by radium or related procedures are transferred to a special-treatment center, and portions of the

available, should be forwarded with each patient.

if