CPPS IHI PRACTICE EXAM /ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ 2025/2026 NEWEST UPDATE
/GRADED A+ ASSURED !!!
A medication error is self-reported by a nurse to the risk
manager. The manager tells the nurse to complete an incident
report. Upon review of the patient safety event, the manager
notices that the nurse overrode a safety check on the barcode
scan system. Further review of the "override" report reveals
that several other nurses have also overridden the system.
The risk manager further investigates and finds out that there
was an issue with the printer in registration on that day, which
meant that the barcode scanner could not read the patient ID
bracelets.
This is an example of what type of analysis?
A. Root cause analysis
B. Event report analysis
C. Failure mode and effects analysis
D. Process analysis - ANSWER-A. Root cause analysis
Root cause analysis is a methodical investigation of the
error/event by continuously asking why until you come to the
,actual cause of the error. Failure mode and effects analysis is
usually performed when rolling out something new. Event
report analysis is a description of what happened, not
necessarily the cause. Process analysis looks at how
something is done, rather than why something happened.
Which of the following error-reduction strategies is
considered the strongest in preventing errors? A. Education
B. Standardization
C. Fail-safes
D. Checklists - ANSWER-C. Fail-safes
Fail-safes are the strongest strategy to prevent errors because
even if the person fails, there is a back-up that keeps the error
from occurring. Education relies on memory, so it's a fairly
weak strategy. Standardization and checklists are moderate
strategies to prevent errors.
A serious adverse event resulting in a patient death has
occurred at your facility. What is the first step in the root
cause analysis process? A. Identify RCA team members.
B. Identify factors that contributed to the event.
C. Perform individual interviews with involved staff members.
D. Gather appropriate information. - ANSWER-A. Identify RCA
team members.
,The first step in an RCA is to form the team, which then
gathers the appropriate information, identifies factors
contributing to the event, and interviews staff members
involved.
What is the best strategy or technique to identify and eliminate
known and/or potential problems and errors from a system,
design, process, and/or service before they occur?
A. Root cause analysis (RCA)
B. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
C. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC)
D. Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) - ANSWER-D.
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
FMEAs are used to proactively mitigate risk and attempt to
identify failures before they occur. PDSA is an iterative
problem solving model for process improvement. RCA is used
in response to an event to attempt to get to the root problem
or cause. DMAIC refers to a data-driven improvement cycle.
A new Cath Lab is under construction in your hospital, and the
medical director contacts you to express concerns related to
the transport of patients from the Cath lab to the ICU. You
, agree to assist in the design of a failure mode and effects
analysis (FMEA).
Components of the FMEA will include:
A. Assembling a multidisciplinary team whose members will
brainstorm potential failures
B. Listing potential root causes of adverse events in the
current Cath lab
C. Conducting the Five Whys exercise to figure out what could
go wrong
D. Asking the medical director to participate in leadership
rounds in the current Cath lab to identify potential safety
risks - ANSWER-A. Assembling a multidisciplinary team
whose members will brainstorm potential failures
Assembling a multidisciplinary team is the first step in
facilitating your FMEA. Five Whys would be done as part of
the FMEA, but this will occur downstream, after potential
failures are identified.
A hospital board wants to know how its safety performance in
central lineassociated blood stream infections (CLABSIs)
compares to that of other hospitals in their region. Which data
display would best inform them for that decision?
A. A written report summarizing the current CLABSI
prevention protocols of each hospital in the region
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)/ 2025/2026 NEWEST UPDATE
/GRADED A+ ASSURED !!!
A medication error is self-reported by a nurse to the risk
manager. The manager tells the nurse to complete an incident
report. Upon review of the patient safety event, the manager
notices that the nurse overrode a safety check on the barcode
scan system. Further review of the "override" report reveals
that several other nurses have also overridden the system.
The risk manager further investigates and finds out that there
was an issue with the printer in registration on that day, which
meant that the barcode scanner could not read the patient ID
bracelets.
This is an example of what type of analysis?
A. Root cause analysis
B. Event report analysis
C. Failure mode and effects analysis
D. Process analysis - ANSWER-A. Root cause analysis
Root cause analysis is a methodical investigation of the
error/event by continuously asking why until you come to the
,actual cause of the error. Failure mode and effects analysis is
usually performed when rolling out something new. Event
report analysis is a description of what happened, not
necessarily the cause. Process analysis looks at how
something is done, rather than why something happened.
Which of the following error-reduction strategies is
considered the strongest in preventing errors? A. Education
B. Standardization
C. Fail-safes
D. Checklists - ANSWER-C. Fail-safes
Fail-safes are the strongest strategy to prevent errors because
even if the person fails, there is a back-up that keeps the error
from occurring. Education relies on memory, so it's a fairly
weak strategy. Standardization and checklists are moderate
strategies to prevent errors.
A serious adverse event resulting in a patient death has
occurred at your facility. What is the first step in the root
cause analysis process? A. Identify RCA team members.
B. Identify factors that contributed to the event.
C. Perform individual interviews with involved staff members.
D. Gather appropriate information. - ANSWER-A. Identify RCA
team members.
,The first step in an RCA is to form the team, which then
gathers the appropriate information, identifies factors
contributing to the event, and interviews staff members
involved.
What is the best strategy or technique to identify and eliminate
known and/or potential problems and errors from a system,
design, process, and/or service before they occur?
A. Root cause analysis (RCA)
B. Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
C. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC)
D. Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) - ANSWER-D.
Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
FMEAs are used to proactively mitigate risk and attempt to
identify failures before they occur. PDSA is an iterative
problem solving model for process improvement. RCA is used
in response to an event to attempt to get to the root problem
or cause. DMAIC refers to a data-driven improvement cycle.
A new Cath Lab is under construction in your hospital, and the
medical director contacts you to express concerns related to
the transport of patients from the Cath lab to the ICU. You
, agree to assist in the design of a failure mode and effects
analysis (FMEA).
Components of the FMEA will include:
A. Assembling a multidisciplinary team whose members will
brainstorm potential failures
B. Listing potential root causes of adverse events in the
current Cath lab
C. Conducting the Five Whys exercise to figure out what could
go wrong
D. Asking the medical director to participate in leadership
rounds in the current Cath lab to identify potential safety
risks - ANSWER-A. Assembling a multidisciplinary team
whose members will brainstorm potential failures
Assembling a multidisciplinary team is the first step in
facilitating your FMEA. Five Whys would be done as part of
the FMEA, but this will occur downstream, after potential
failures are identified.
A hospital board wants to know how its safety performance in
central lineassociated blood stream infections (CLABSIs)
compares to that of other hospitals in their region. Which data
display would best inform them for that decision?
A. A written report summarizing the current CLABSI
prevention protocols of each hospital in the region
