CPPS IHI Practice Exam
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In preparation for new antimicrobial C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
stewardship regulatory requirements, analysis of current state to ideal state.
a hospital is creating an antimicrobial
stewardship committee. What should
be the first step in supporting this
new patient safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter
experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology
(IT) to build antibiotic indication and
time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to
perform a gap analysis of current
state to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to
identify the most commonly grown
pathogens.
,After implementing a new product B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled
recall system, a hospital was alerted medication was sequestered.
to a high-risk medication recall. This
medication is in stock in the
emergency department and
oncology unit. To ensure the
effectiveness of the new system, a
patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to
verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that
the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses
administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to
remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units
An organization is implementing a B. present evidence that checklist use reduces
standardized surgical safety checklist practice variability.
and encounters resistance from the
perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety
professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the
implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist
use reduces practice variability.
C. assure staff that anesthesia is
responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to
nursing.
,An organization has achieved 92% D. preoccupation with failure
compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional
believes that the processes in place
are not reliable or that the results are
attributable to luck. Which of the
following best describes this
characteristic?
A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a D. the organizational response to investigated
means to address behaviors that events is independent of patient outcome.
undermine a culture of safety
because
A. single outbursts are differentiated
from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team
members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not
consider personal performance-
shaping factors.
D. the organizational response to
investigated events is independent
of patient outcome.
, In process improvement, reducing A. predictability of outcomes.
variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify.
When creating action plans, which of D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen
the following solutions would be by staff
considered the weakest?
A. visible involvement and action by
leadership
B. standardizing processes as much
as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-
risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are
readily seen by staff
Which of the following is B. team leadership
emphasized in crew resource
management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy
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In preparation for new antimicrobial C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
stewardship regulatory requirements, analysis of current state to ideal state.
a hospital is creating an antimicrobial
stewardship committee. What should
be the first step in supporting this
new patient safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter
experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology
(IT) to build antibiotic indication and
time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to
perform a gap analysis of current
state to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to
identify the most commonly grown
pathogens.
,After implementing a new product B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled
recall system, a hospital was alerted medication was sequestered.
to a high-risk medication recall. This
medication is in stock in the
emergency department and
oncology unit. To ensure the
effectiveness of the new system, a
patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to
verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that
the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses
administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to
remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units
An organization is implementing a B. present evidence that checklist use reduces
standardized surgical safety checklist practice variability.
and encounters resistance from the
perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety
professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the
implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist
use reduces practice variability.
C. assure staff that anesthesia is
responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to
nursing.
,An organization has achieved 92% D. preoccupation with failure
compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional
believes that the processes in place
are not reliable or that the results are
attributable to luck. Which of the
following best describes this
characteristic?
A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a D. the organizational response to investigated
means to address behaviors that events is independent of patient outcome.
undermine a culture of safety
because
A. single outbursts are differentiated
from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team
members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not
consider personal performance-
shaping factors.
D. the organizational response to
investigated events is independent
of patient outcome.
, In process improvement, reducing A. predictability of outcomes.
variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify.
When creating action plans, which of D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen
the following solutions would be by staff
considered the weakest?
A. visible involvement and action by
leadership
B. standardizing processes as much
as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-
risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are
readily seen by staff
Which of the following is B. team leadership
emphasized in crew resource
management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy
