Navy Medicine Leadership, Clinical Operations, and Preventive Medicine Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering clinical safety, quality assurance, infection control, preventive medicine, CBRN defense, tactical field care, and mandatory Navy Medicine publications.

Healthcare Quality Assurance Program

A structured program whose principal purpose is to evaluate and improve the quality and safety of care.

Corrective Action Plan

A documented plan that identifies a deficiency, the responsible owner, the action to take, and necessary follow-up.

Just Culture

An organizational approach that evaluates system factors contributing to errors while maintaining fair personal accountability.

Outcome Measure

A performance metric that reflects the final results of care or operations, distinguished from a process measure.

Standard Precautions

Infection prevention practices designed to reduce exposure to potentially infectious material for every patient.

Epidemiologic Case Definition

A standardized set of criteria used to consistently identify cases of a disease during surveillance or outbreak investigations.

Respiratory Source Control

The practice of covering the mouth and nose to reduce the dispersal of respiratory secretions.

Cohorting

The practice of grouping and separating affected patients during an outbreak to reduce transmission opportunities.

Line List

An outbreak investigation tool used for organizing case-level symptoms, dates, and exposures.

Vaccine Cold-Chain Management

A system of temperature-controlled storage and transport used to maintain vaccine potency from manufacturing to administration.

Refrigerated Vaccine Storage Range

The standard recommended storage temperature range for routine refrigerated vaccines, which is $2\text{ to }8^\circ\text{C}$.

Chemoprophylaxis

The administration of medication for the primary purpose of preventing disease in an exposed or at-risk person.

Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

A document providing detailed information on chemical hazards, safe handling, personal protection, and emergency measures.

Nerve Agents

Chemical warfare agents such as Sarin and VX that cause toxicity through acetylcholinesterase inhibition.

Vesicant

A blistering chemical warfare agent, such as sulfur mustard.

Cholinergic Toxidrome

A constellation of toxic symptoms resulting from nerve-agent exposure, including miosis, excessive secretions, bronchospasm, and muscle effects.

MARCH Sequence

A trauma assessment mnemonic in tactical casualty care prioritizing Massive hemorrhage, Airway, Respiration, Circulation, and Hypothermia/head injury.

Casualty Triage

The process of prioritizing patient care during a mass-casualty incident based on injury urgency and available resources.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

A comprehensive approach combining monitoring, preventive measures, and targeted control methods to manage pests.

Vector

In public health, an organism capable of transmitting an infectious pathogen to another host.

Hierarchy of Hazard Controls

A hazard control framework prioritizing elimination, substitution, and engineering controls before relying on personal protective equipment (PPE).

Minimum Necessary Access

A healthcare privacy principle that restricts access and disclosure to only the information required for an authorized purpose.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

An approved document providing consistent instructions to guide the execution of recurring tasks.

Interoperability

The condition in joint medical operations where diverse forces and systems can coordinate and operate together effectively.

Health Service Support (HSS)

Operational medical capabilities and planning aimed centrally at preserving, restoring, and sustaining the health of the force.

Radiation Protection Triad

The principles of time, distance, and shielding utilized to minimize radiation exposure.

Radiation Dosimetry

The monitoring method used to measure individual occupational radiation exposure and verify compliance with established regulatory limits.

Medical Surveillance

Systematic assessments and monitoring conducted to identify occupational or operational health effects across populations.

NAVMED P-5055 (Change 2)

The governing reference for radiation health protection, specifically Chapters 1, 5, and 6 on the January 2027 HMC bibliography.

NAVMED P-5132 (Revision 12-2015)

The reference governing medical equipment management, covering Sections 2, 3, 7, and 8.

NMCPHC-TM 6220.12

The reference manual governing medical surveillance and medical event reporting.

OPNAVINST 5215.17A

The directive governing Navy directives management.

OPNAVINST 6100.3A (Change 1)

The instruction establishing the deployment health assessment process.

SECNAVINST 6120.3A

The instruction governing periodic health assessments (PHAs) for individual medical readiness.

SECNAV M-5216.5 (Change 1)

The Department of the Navy Correspondence Manual.

OPNAVINST 10110.1

The instruction establishing nutrition and menu standards for human performance optimization.

OPNAVINST 5100.19F

The manual addressing safety and occupational health programs for forces afloat.

OPNAV M-5100.23 (Change 3)

The Navy Safety and Occupational Health Manual.

TB MED 530 / NAVMED P-5010-1 / AFMAN 48-147 IP (2019)

The joint publication containing the Tri-Service Food Code (Chapter 8).

NAVMED P-5052-26 (2023)

The publication governing shipboard pest management.

NMCPHC-TIM 6250.1 (2015)

The technical information memorandum addressing malaria prevention and control.

NAVMED P-5042

The medical treatment reference for biological warfare agent casualties.

Joint Publication 4-02 (2023)

The joint publication governing joint health services.

MCTP 3-40A (Change 1)

The Marine Corps tactical publication covering health service support operations.

NAVMED P-117

The Manual of the Medical Department (MANMED).

NAVMED P-5010-2

The publication addressing Sanitation of Living Spaces and Related Service Facilities.

NAVMED P-5010-7

The publication covering Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, Ashore and Afloat.

Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines

The military guidance that provides standardized case definitions and reporting procedures for public-health surveillance.

BUMEDINST 5450.174B

The instruction governing Budget Submitting Office 18 (BSO-18) activities.

BUMEDINST 6440.5D

The instruction governing Navy Medicine's medical augmentation program.

BUMEDINST 6300.10C

The instruction establishing standards for medical and dental customer relations.

BUMEDINST 6550.9C

The instruction governing the sick call screener program.

BUMEDINST 6260.30B

The instruction governing mercury control in dental treatment spaces.

BUMEDINST 6280.1C

The instruction governing the management of regulated medical waste.

BUMEDINST 5040.2E

The instruction establishing procedures for command inspections.

BUMEDINST 6220.9B (Change 1)

The instruction covering the healthcare-associated infection prevention and control program.

BUMEDINST 6230.15B

The joint instruction governing immunizations and chemoprophylaxis.

BUMEDINST 6010.13

The instruction governing the Navy healthcare Quality Assurance (QA) program.