IHI PS 101 EXAM QUESTIONS
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"Patient safety" means:
(A) Eliminating medical error and preventable harm in health care
(B) Eliminating waste in health care services
(C) Eliminating health inequities in populations
(D) All of the above - ANSWER ✓ eliminating medical error and preventable
harm in health care
James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(consultant) asks him to immediately start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a
two-year-old boy who is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. James has recently
learned the guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small
children; however, he confuses them and picks a rate that is too high.
Which of the following reasons that errors often occur in health care most clearly
played a role in this scenario?
(A) Diagnosing and treating patients is incredibly complex and often performed
under time pressure and/or with insufficient information.
(B) The "culture of safety" (meaning the attitudes, perceptions, and values that
employees share in relation to safety) may be weak in health care compared to
other high-risk industries.
, (C) Providers may not be prepared to work as a well-integrated team, so multiple
caregive - ANSWER ✓ Diagnosing and treating patients in incredibly complex and
often performed under time pressure and/or with insufficient information.
Since the IOM published To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry has
seen which of the following improvements?
(A) A drastic reduction in preventable medical errors
(B) Stronger repercussions for providers who commit medical errors
(C) Wider recognition that medical errors are most often attributable to individual
performance
(D) None of the above - ANSWER ✓ none of the above
James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(consultant) asks him to immediately start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a
two-year-old boy who is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. James has recently
learned the guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small
children; however, he confuses them and picks a rate that is too high.
To prevent this type of error from recurring in this unit, which of the following is
MOST important?
(A) Clearer medical guidelines for fluid replacement in patients of all ages
(B) An improved culture of safety
(C) A change to the system, so that it does not rely as heavily on human memory
(D) More severe, well-publicized consequences for providers who are reckless -
ANSWER ✓ (C) A change to the system, so that it does not rely as heavily on
human memory
What is most likely to happen if a health system punishes an individual for an
unintended error that was the result of a systems problem?
(A) Staff may be less likely to talk openly about and learn from errors.
(B) Staff will be more careful and errors will decrease.
(C) The response will weaken the safety culture.
(D) A and C - ANSWER ✓ (D) A and C
Which of the following statements is true about blame and punishment of
individuals for making errors?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
ELABORATED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS UPDATED
2025/2026|A+ GRADED||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||LATEST
VERSION!!!
"Patient safety" means:
(A) Eliminating medical error and preventable harm in health care
(B) Eliminating waste in health care services
(C) Eliminating health inequities in populations
(D) All of the above - ANSWER ✓ eliminating medical error and preventable
harm in health care
James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(consultant) asks him to immediately start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a
two-year-old boy who is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. James has recently
learned the guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small
children; however, he confuses them and picks a rate that is too high.
Which of the following reasons that errors often occur in health care most clearly
played a role in this scenario?
(A) Diagnosing and treating patients is incredibly complex and often performed
under time pressure and/or with insufficient information.
(B) The "culture of safety" (meaning the attitudes, perceptions, and values that
employees share in relation to safety) may be weak in health care compared to
other high-risk industries.
, (C) Providers may not be prepared to work as a well-integrated team, so multiple
caregive - ANSWER ✓ Diagnosing and treating patients in incredibly complex and
often performed under time pressure and/or with insufficient information.
Since the IOM published To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry has
seen which of the following improvements?
(A) A drastic reduction in preventable medical errors
(B) Stronger repercussions for providers who commit medical errors
(C) Wider recognition that medical errors are most often attributable to individual
performance
(D) None of the above - ANSWER ✓ none of the above
James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending
(consultant) asks him to immediately start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a
two-year-old boy who is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. James has recently
learned the guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small
children; however, he confuses them and picks a rate that is too high.
To prevent this type of error from recurring in this unit, which of the following is
MOST important?
(A) Clearer medical guidelines for fluid replacement in patients of all ages
(B) An improved culture of safety
(C) A change to the system, so that it does not rely as heavily on human memory
(D) More severe, well-publicized consequences for providers who are reckless -
ANSWER ✓ (C) A change to the system, so that it does not rely as heavily on
human memory
What is most likely to happen if a health system punishes an individual for an
unintended error that was the result of a systems problem?
(A) Staff may be less likely to talk openly about and learn from errors.
(B) Staff will be more careful and errors will decrease.
(C) The response will weaken the safety culture.
(D) A and C - ANSWER ✓ (D) A and C
Which of the following statements is true about blame and punishment of
individuals for making errors?
