CPPS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate events f or
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conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for an RCA?
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a. A post-op patient removes his own IV causing a skin tear from the tape
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b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic requiring tra nsfer
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to ICU.
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c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure
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d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same department in the last 4 months
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related to sedation
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The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the pr
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The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical procedure. The hospital policy does n ot
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stipulate that the surgeon remain on the premises until an x-
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ray is obtained. The surgeon leaves the hospital to catch a flight. The x-
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ray reveals a retained instrument. Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. Wha t
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should leadership do next?
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a. Create a process map of how instruments are managed during surgery looking for latent flaws
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b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in the ORVuntil instrument count issues
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are resolved
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c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using appropriate accountabilit y
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system
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d. Reeducate the OR nursing staff on keeping track of instruments on the sterile field
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The answer is C. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using appropria te
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accountability system
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A nurse on a medical-
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surgical unit does not comply with barcode medication administration (BCMA) while caring for one of her
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patients. What should her supervisor do?
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a. Ask staff if there are adequate scanners to meet their needs
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c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates of the unit
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d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the policy
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The answer is D. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the polic y
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The Board of Hospital A wants to know how Hospital A's safety performance in central line associated blood
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stream infection (CLABSI) compares to that of other hospitals in their region. Which data displ ay
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would best inform them for that decision?
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a. Control charts of overall infection rate by quarter for the past two years for each hospital in the regi on
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b. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region relative to the National
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vHealthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the past 2 years
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c. A written report summarizing the current CLABSI prevention protocols of each hospital in the regio n
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d. A table showing the number of CLABSI infections in each hospital in the region by quarter for the past 2
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The answer is B. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region relative to the
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National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the past 2
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Your organization utilizes a "home grown" electronic safety event reporting system that is no longer m
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veeting the needs of the organization. Hospital administration is asking for your opinion for next steps.
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vWhat next steps would you take to identify a replacement system?
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a. Ask information systems to either fix the old one or build a new one
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b. Identify key stakeholders and perform a gap analysis of current state to ideal state
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c. Poll colleagues and purchase what they use
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The answer is B. Identify key stakeholders and perform a gap analysis of current state to ideal state
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Your organization is preparing to change to a new electronic health record. Many departments have be en
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involved with the planning of this huge effort. What would you suggest as part of the preparation st rategy
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a. Conduct a root cause analysis v v v v




b. Conduct a failure modes and effects analysis v v v v v v




c. Offer a "plan, do, study, act" session
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d. Offer to do a claims analysis for any related errors
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-VCORRECTVANSWERV-The answer is b. Conduct a failure modes and effects analysis v v v v v v v v v v