Data Collection and Management Flashcards
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A student submits a shift in FISDAP but forgets to add a patient encounter. Which action should they take?
Answer: Edit the existing shift record to add the missed encounter before it is locked
Most FISDAP programs allow students to edit unlocked shift records to add missed encounters within a defined window before submission locks.
Which vital sign entry in FISDAP is most critical for documenting trends in a cardiac patient encounter?
Answer: Blood pressure and pulse rate over time
Serial blood pressure and pulse measurements document hemodynamic trends essential for evaluating cardiac patient status and interventions.
FISDAP's aggregate data capabilities allow program directors to do which of the following?
Answer: Compare cohort performance against national benchmarks
FISDAP aggregates student data across programs nationally, enabling program directors to benchmark their cohort's skill attainment and patient contact against national norms.
When a student performs CPR during a field internship, which FISDAP data element captures the number of compression cycles performed?
Answer: Skill attempt count
Skill attempt count tracks how many times a student performed or attempted a specific intervention such as CPR during an encounter.
Which of the following FISDAP fields would be used to document that a student performed an IV attempt that was unsuccessful?
Answer: Skill performed: IV access — failed attempt
FISDAP tracks both successful and failed skill attempts to give a complete picture of a student's procedural experience and learning curve.
In FISDAP, the 'acuity' field for a patient encounter is primarily used to describe what?
Answer: The severity or urgency of the patient's condition
Acuity captures the clinical severity of the patient's condition, helping programs track whether students are gaining experience with high- and low-acuity patients.
What does FISDAP use the 'assessment findings' section to document?
Answer: Objective and subjective findings gathered during patient assessment
Assessment findings capture the objective exam results and subjective patient complaints that form the basis of the student's clinical decision-making documentation.