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Certified Professional in Patient Safety
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iatrogenesis correct answerGreek for originating from a physician
preventable adverse events correct answerthose that occurred due to error or failure to apply an
accepted strategy for prevention
Ameliorable adverse event correct answerevents that, while not preventable, could have been less
harmful if care had been different
adverse events due to negligence correct answerthose that occurred due to care that falls below the
standards expected of clinicians in the community
near miss correct answeran unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event
except for the outcome - exposed but does not experience harm either through luck or early detection
error correct answerbroader term referring to any act of commission or omission that exposes patients
to a potentially hazardous situation
adverse event correct answerAn injury caused by medical management (rather than the underlying
disease) and that prolonged the hospitalization, produced at disability at the time of discharge, or both
commision correct answerdoing something wrong
omission correct answerfailing to do the right thing
CPOE correct answerComputerized Provider Order Entry
, 2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
computer alerts three main findings correct answer1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
minimize alert fatigue correct answer1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts
2. tier alerts according to severity
3. make only high level/severe alerts interruptive
4. use human factors principles
three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care correct answer1. role of pt and caregiver
behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture correct answerdesigned to assess safety culture in amb care
and data is available from AHRQ
Pt Engagement correct answer1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt demonstrating
understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
checklist correct answerAlgorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given clinical procedure
designed to ensure that no matter how often performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten
reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
slips correct answerfailure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
credential (CPPS) IHI EXAM TESTBANK
COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
user
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,Certified Professional in Patient Safety
Certified Professional in Patient Safety
credential (CPPS) IHI EXAM
iatrogenesis correct answerGreek for originating from a physician
preventable adverse events correct answerthose that occurred due to error or failure to apply an
accepted strategy for prevention
Ameliorable adverse event correct answerevents that, while not preventable, could have been less
harmful if care had been different
adverse events due to negligence correct answerthose that occurred due to care that falls below the
standards expected of clinicians in the community
near miss correct answeran unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event
except for the outcome - exposed but does not experience harm either through luck or early detection
error correct answerbroader term referring to any act of commission or omission that exposes patients
to a potentially hazardous situation
adverse event correct answerAn injury caused by medical management (rather than the underlying
disease) and that prolonged the hospitalization, produced at disability at the time of discharge, or both
commision correct answerdoing something wrong
omission correct answerfailing to do the right thing
CPOE correct answerComputerized Provider Order Entry
, 2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
computer alerts three main findings correct answer1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
minimize alert fatigue correct answer1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts
2. tier alerts according to severity
3. make only high level/severe alerts interruptive
4. use human factors principles
three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care correct answer1. role of pt and caregiver
behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture correct answerdesigned to assess safety culture in amb care
and data is available from AHRQ
Pt Engagement correct answer1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt demonstrating
understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
checklist correct answerAlgorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given clinical procedure
designed to ensure that no matter how often performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten
reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
slips correct answerfailure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
