Performance Evaluation and Tracking Flashcards
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A FISDAP program report shows a student has a high number of shift hours but a low skill attempt count. This pattern MOST likely indicates:
Answer: The student may be observing rather than actively participating in patient care
High hours with low skill counts often signals a passive observer role, prompting program directors to investigate student engagement.
Which FISDAP tracking element specifically helps programs meet CoAEMSP accreditation requirements for documented patient contacts?
Answer: Patient care run logs tied to specific skill entries
FISDAP's patient care run logs with linked skill entries provide the documented patient-contact evidence required by CoAEMSP for accreditation.
In FISDAP, a 'random audit' of skill entries serves what primary function?
Answer: To verify data integrity and deter fraudulent skill logging
Random audits help programs catch fabricated or inaccurate entries, maintaining the integrity of the competency tracking data.
A student disputes a preceptor's low evaluation score in FISDAP. What is the standard recommended process?
Answer: The program director mediates and may request a supplemental evaluation
Program directors mediate disputes and can arrange supplemental evaluations rather than allowing students to alter records directly.
Which FISDAP metric is MOST useful for identifying whether a student is on track to complete all competencies before their program end date?
Answer: Projected completion rate based on current skill acquisition pace
Projected completion rate analysis compares current acquisition pace to remaining program time, allowing early intervention if a student is falling behind.
When a FISDAP student logs a medication administration attempt, which detail is LEAST relevant to competency tracking?
Answer: The cost of the medication
Medication cost has no bearing on clinical competency assessment; route, drug, dose, and patient response are all clinically relevant.
A program director reviews FISDAP data and notices that cardiac arrest skill attempts cluster in the last two weeks of the internship. This MOST likely suggests:
Answer: Students may be rushing entries to meet requirements rather than encountering real cardiac arrests
A late-clustering pattern in high-acuity skills is a common data integrity red flag, suggesting students may be logging entries to meet minimums near the deadline.