Navy HM2 Advancement Exam Practice Test: Hospital Corpsman E-5 Questions

374 practice questions for the HM E-5 advancement exam: TB control, periodic health assessments and medical readiness, suitability screening and EFMP, the augmentation program, regulated medical waste, infection control, immunizations, potable water and sewage afloat, field food safety, living spaces, pest control and pesticide first aid, asbestos, heat stress, and hearing, sight and respiratory protection. We wrote every one from the public references on the March 2027 HM bibliography, and each answer links the page it comes from. Practice tests are 50 questions; aim for 35.

The real test: Your Navy-wide advancement exam is drawn from your rate's bibliography and comes back as a standard score that counts toward your final multiple; the Navy publishes no pass mark. Our practice test is 50 of our own questions with a 70% target.

Here: 374 questions. Our own practice questions, written from public references on the Navy HM bibliography (BUMED instructions and NAVMED P-5010 on the HM bibliography). Not Navy exam questions. Free.

What's on the test

10 sample questions

1. After overseas transfer orders, the Service member is screened within:

   • A.90 days
   • B.30 days
   • C.6 months
   • D.10 days
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   B. 30 days

   HM5-php76 · Health care administration · BUMEDINST 1300.2B p. 3

2. Regulated medical waste is organized into how many groups?

   • A.Nine
   • B.Six
   • C.Four
   • D.Twelve
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   A. Nine

   HM5-n14gq · Biohazardous waste management · BUMEDINST 6280.1C p. 4

3. How often are Active and Reserve Component members screened for TB exposure risk on NAVMED 6224/8?

   • A.Before each deployment only
   • B.Only at accession
   • C.Annually
   • D.Every 2 years
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   C. Annually

   HM5-1idkd · Communicable disease control · BUMEDINST 6224.8C p. 5

4. Water for preparing food and drinks aboard ship must come from:

   • A.Cold water faucets only
   • B.Hot water faucets only
   • C.The scullery seawater outlet
   • D.Either faucet if flushed first
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   A. Cold water faucets only

   HM5-mbiio · Environmental health · NAVMED P-5010-6 p. 13

5. In general, an infection counts as healthcare-associated only if onset is more than how long after admission or treatment?

   • A.48 hours
   • B.24 hours
   • C.72 hours
   • D.7 days
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   A. 48 hours

   HM5-1imea · Infection control · BUMEDINST 6220.9B p. 14

6. A Sailor's hepatitis B series was interrupted for a year. You:

   • A.Check titers before giving anything else
   • B.Add an extra dose to make up for the gap
   • C.Restart the series from dose 1
   • D.Give the delayed doses as soon as feasible
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   D. Give the delayed doses as soon as feasible

   HM5-10ghe · Health maintenance (immunizations, PHA) · BUMEDINST 6230.15B p. 8

7. NAVOSH calls noise-induced hearing loss the fleet's:

   • A.Number one occupational health hazard
   • B.Second most common injury after falls
   • C.Most common sick call complaint
   • D.Leading cause of medical separation
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   A. Number one occupational health hazard

   HM5-19ab2 · Occupational safety and health · NAVOSH OPNAVINST 5100.19F p. 144

8. Filth flies carrying diarrheal disease on their bodies is an example of:

   • A.Airborne transmission
   • B.Biological transmission
   • C.Mechanical transmission
   • D.Vertical transmission
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   C. Mechanical transmission

   HM5-10k7x · Vector and pest control · NAVMED P-5010-8 p. 6

9. Family members going overseas with the Service member are screened within:

   • A.30 days
   • B.1 year
   • C.60 days
   • D.120 days
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   C. 60 days

   HM5-1miqf · Health care administration · BUMEDINST 1300.2B p. 3

10. Which RMW group is used sharps?

    • A.Group 4
    • B.Group 1
    • C.Group 9
    • D.Group 7
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    A. Group 4

    HM5-1ph3s · Biohazardous waste management · BUMEDINST 6280.1C p. 4

What the study guide does

• Short study rounds and flip cards.
• A practice test built like the real one: 50 questions, 35 to pass.
• Pass Meter: your chance of passing if you sat the test today, worked out from your own answers.
• An explanation for every answer.