CPPS EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2 SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET FULL
PRACTICE SET
◉ Which of the following is accurate when a patient has back-to-
back procedures, and the person performing each procedure
changes?
A. No staff changes may occur between procedures.
B. One time-out at the beginning of the first surgery is sufficient for
each procedure.
C. Another time-out needs to be performed before starting each
procedure.
D. No additional sponge count is needed between surgeries.
Answer: C. Another time-out needs to be performed before starting
each procedure.
◉ Which of the following is most useful in illustrating inefficiency
and waste in a process?
A. fishbone diagram
B. control chart
C. spaghetti chart
D. Pareto diagram
,Answer: C. spaghetti chart
◉ Measurement of hospital-acquired pressure injuries would be an
example of
A. an outcome measure.
B. a process measure.
C. a balance measure.
D. an evidence-based measure.
Answer: A. an outcome measure.
◉ What type of organization recognizes and respects that
information can come from any source within the organization and
that each reporter has a valuable perspective?
A. highly reliable
B. diverse
C. patient-centered
D. interdisciplinary
Answer: A. highly reliable
◉ From a human factors engineering perspective, which of the
following should beknown about identifying and eliminating
diagnostic errors?
,A. Diagnostic errors are the result of cognitive biases and failures by
clinicians.
B. Partnership with scientists in cognition, perception, and decision
making is needed.
C. An effective strategy to reduce diagnostic errors is the use of
checklists.
D. Attribution of diagnostic errors is not subject to either hindsight
or outcome biases.
Answer: B. Partnership with scientists in cognition, perception, and
decision making is needed.
◉ Which of the following would best demonstrate non-random
process variation over time?
A. histogram
B. control chart
C. run chart
D. pie chart
Answer: B. control chart
◉ A patient safety professional is leading a process improvement
team to enhance communication hand-offs between hospital units.
Which of the following is the best question to ask at the first team
meeting?
A. "What process change should be the focus?"
, B. "When should direct observations begin?"
C. "What are we trying to accomplish?"
D. "When should we spread best practices?"
Answer: C. "What are we trying to accomplish?"
◉ Which of the following is most important in building a culture of
safety?
A. measuring safety outcomes
B. addressing burnout
C. establishing shared values
D. utilizing electronic health records
Answer: C. establishing shared values
◉ A practitioner reads a groundbreaking study on a condition seen
frequently in their practice. Coincidentally, the next patient that the
practitioner sees has symptoms commonly seen with that condition.
Which of the following biases or heuristics best describes this
phenomena?
A. anchoring
B. availability
C. premature closure
D. risk aversion
Answer: B. availability
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY SHEET FULL
PRACTICE SET
◉ Which of the following is accurate when a patient has back-to-
back procedures, and the person performing each procedure
changes?
A. No staff changes may occur between procedures.
B. One time-out at the beginning of the first surgery is sufficient for
each procedure.
C. Another time-out needs to be performed before starting each
procedure.
D. No additional sponge count is needed between surgeries.
Answer: C. Another time-out needs to be performed before starting
each procedure.
◉ Which of the following is most useful in illustrating inefficiency
and waste in a process?
A. fishbone diagram
B. control chart
C. spaghetti chart
D. Pareto diagram
,Answer: C. spaghetti chart
◉ Measurement of hospital-acquired pressure injuries would be an
example of
A. an outcome measure.
B. a process measure.
C. a balance measure.
D. an evidence-based measure.
Answer: A. an outcome measure.
◉ What type of organization recognizes and respects that
information can come from any source within the organization and
that each reporter has a valuable perspective?
A. highly reliable
B. diverse
C. patient-centered
D. interdisciplinary
Answer: A. highly reliable
◉ From a human factors engineering perspective, which of the
following should beknown about identifying and eliminating
diagnostic errors?
,A. Diagnostic errors are the result of cognitive biases and failures by
clinicians.
B. Partnership with scientists in cognition, perception, and decision
making is needed.
C. An effective strategy to reduce diagnostic errors is the use of
checklists.
D. Attribution of diagnostic errors is not subject to either hindsight
or outcome biases.
Answer: B. Partnership with scientists in cognition, perception, and
decision making is needed.
◉ Which of the following would best demonstrate non-random
process variation over time?
A. histogram
B. control chart
C. run chart
D. pie chart
Answer: B. control chart
◉ A patient safety professional is leading a process improvement
team to enhance communication hand-offs between hospital units.
Which of the following is the best question to ask at the first team
meeting?
A. "What process change should be the focus?"
, B. "When should direct observations begin?"
C. "What are we trying to accomplish?"
D. "When should we spread best practices?"
Answer: C. "What are we trying to accomplish?"
◉ Which of the following is most important in building a culture of
safety?
A. measuring safety outcomes
B. addressing burnout
C. establishing shared values
D. utilizing electronic health records
Answer: C. establishing shared values
◉ A practitioner reads a groundbreaking study on a condition seen
frequently in their practice. Coincidentally, the next patient that the
practitioner sees has symptoms commonly seen with that condition.
Which of the following biases or heuristics best describes this
phenomena?
A. anchoring
B. availability
C. premature closure
D. risk aversion
Answer: B. availability
