FISDAP Performance Evaluation and Tracking 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: 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:
- The student is performing above average
- The student may be observing rather than actively participating in patient care (Correct answer)
- The preceptor has not logged any evaluations
- The student's account has a data entry error only
Correct 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.
Question 2: Which FISDAP tracking element specifically helps programs meet CoAEMSP accreditation requirements for documented patient contacts?
- Shift schedule calendar
- Patient care run logs tied to specific skill entries (Correct answer)
- Instructor assignment roster
- Billing and reimbursement module
Correct 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.
Question 3: In FISDAP, a 'random audit' of skill entries serves what primary function?
- To reward students with extra credit
- To verify data integrity and deter fraudulent skill logging (Correct answer)
- To automatically reschedule clinical shifts
- To generate billing codes for hospital partners
Correct 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.
Question 4: A student disputes a preceptor's low evaluation score in FISDAP. What is the standard recommended process?
- The student edits the score directly in the system
- The program director mediates and may request a supplemental evaluation (Correct answer)
- The score is automatically averaged with future evaluations
- The preceptor's account is suspended pending review
Correct 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.
Question 5: Which FISDAP metric is MOST useful for identifying whether a student is on track to complete all competencies before their program end date?
- Total shift hours logged this week
- Projected completion rate based on current skill acquisition pace (Correct answer)
- Number of preceptor comments received
- Average patient acuity score
Correct 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.
Question 6: When a FISDAP student logs a medication administration attempt, which detail is LEAST relevant to competency tracking?
- Route of administration
- Drug name and dose
- Patient's response to the medication
- The cost of the medication (Correct answer)
Correct 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.
Question 7: 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:
- Students are performing better under deadline pressure
- Students may be rushing entries to meet requirements rather than encountering real cardiac arrests (Correct answer)
- Cardiac arrests occur more frequently in spring
- FISDAP automatically schedules advanced skills for later in the program
Correct 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.
FISDAP Performance Evaluation and Tracking 3
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: