CPPS IHI Practice Exam Questions With Correct
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In preparation for new C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
antimicrobial stewardship analysis of current state to ideal state.
regulatory requirements, 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 B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled
product recall system, a medication was sequestered.
hospital was alerted 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 B. present evidence that checklist use reduces
implementing a practice variability.
standardized surgical
safety checklist 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 D. preoccupation with failure
achieved 92% 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 D. the organizational response to investigated events
provides a means to is independent of patient outcome.
address behaviors that
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.
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Terms in this set (126)
In preparation for new C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
antimicrobial stewardship analysis of current state to ideal state.
regulatory requirements, 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 B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled
product recall system, a medication was sequestered.
hospital was alerted 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 B. present evidence that checklist use reduces
implementing a practice variability.
standardized surgical
safety checklist 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 D. preoccupation with failure
achieved 92% 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 D. the organizational response to investigated events
provides a means to is independent of patient outcome.
address behaviors that
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.
