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Update 2025-2026) Questions and Verified Answers
Joint |Commision |core |value |- |Answer |- |Quality |of |care |and |safety |of |patients
The |Patient |Safety |and |Quality |Improvement |Act |of |2005 |- |Answer |- |to |report |events, |near
|misses, |unsafe |conditions |and |to |decrease |medical |errors. |defined |requirements |for
|reporting |events |that |threaten |patient |safety
Patient |Safety |- |Answer |- |the |avoidance |and |prevention |of |patient |injuries |or |adverse
|events |resulting |from |the |processes |of |health |care |delivery.
Patient |safety |event |- |Answer |- |event, |incident, |or |condition |that |could |have |resulted |or |did
|result |in |harm |to |a |patient
adverse |event |- |Answer |- |A |patient |safety |event |that |resulted |in |harm |to |a |patient
sentinel |event |- |Answer |- |a |patient |safety |event |not |primarily |rekated |to |the |patients |illness
|or |underlying |condition |that |leads |to |death, |permanent |harm |or |severe |temporary |harm.
Reactive |risk |reduction |- |Answer |- |Attempts |to |prevent |recurrence |of |problems |that |have
|already |caused |patient |harm.
Proactive |risk |reduction |- |Answer |- |Solves |problems |before |patients |are |harmed
Sentinel |event |alert |- |Answer |- |A |notification |that |defines |processes |and |identifies
|measures |that |can |be |used |to |prevent |errors |and |improve |outcomes
Process |Decision |Program |Charts |(PDPC) |- |Answer |- |Finds |errors |in |plans |while |it |is
|being |created.
American |Osteopathic |Association |(AOA) |- |Answer |- |inspects |and |accedidates |critical
|access |hospitals
Accreditation |canada |- |Answer |- |Camadian |non |profit |organization |that |provides |health
|organizations |with |peer |reviews
CARF |(Commission |on |Accreditation |of |Rehabilitation |Facilities) |- |Answer |- |Focuses |on
|rehabilitation, |employment, |child |and |family |and |aging |services.
,CAP |(College |of |American |Pathologists) |- |Answer |- |offers |laboratory |inspection |and
|proficiency |testing
NAM |(National |Academy |of |Medicine) |- |Answer |- |Provides |guidelines |for |respirator |use |in
|healthcare. |Formerly |called |Institute |of |Medicine
AHCA |/ |NCAL |- |Answer |- |American |Health |Care |Association
National |centers |for |assisted |living
American |Hospital |Association |(AHA) |- |Answer |- |advocacy |group |for |health |care
|organizations, |particularly |hospitals
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Risk |Management |- |Answer |- |ASHRM
Association |for |the |health |care |environment |- |Answer |- |AHE
NCQA |- |Answer |- |National |Committee |for |Quality |Assurance; |an |accreditation |body |that
|has |become |the |primary |group |that |accredits |health |plans.
Association |of |occupational |health |professionals |in |healthcare |(AOHP) |- |Answer |-
|Advocate |for |occupational |health |professionals. |Meet |with |OSHA
ECRI |- |Answer |- |Has |templates |for |HVAs.
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Engineering |- |Answer |- |ASHE
Tenosynovitis |- |Answer |- |inflammation |of |the |tendon |and |synovial |membrane
DeQuervain's |Disease |- |Answer |- |tenosynovitis |of |abductor |pollicus |longus |and |extensor
|pollicus |brevus
Trigger |Finger |- |Answer |- |A |condition |whereby |the |finger |flexors |contract |but |are |unable |to
|reextend |because |of |a |nodule |within |the |tendon |sheath |or |due |to |the |sheath |being |too
|constricted |to |allow |for |free |motion.
Tennis |elbow |- |Answer |- |painful |inflammation |of |the |tendon |at |the |outer |border |of |the
|elbow |resulting |from |overuse |of |lower |arm |muscles |(as |in |twisting |of |the |hand)
, Carpal |Tunnel |Syndrome |- |Answer |- |compression |of |the |median |nerve |as |it |passes
|between |the |ligament |and |the |bones |and |tendons |of |the |wrist
Raynaud's |syndrome |- |Answer |- |a |peripheral |arterial |occlusive |disease |in |which
|intermittent |attacks |are |triggered |by |cold |or |stress
Ethylene |oxide |- |Answer |- |gas |used |to |sterilize |surgical |instruments |and |other |supplies
1910,1047
AL |= |0.5 |ppm
PEL |= |1 |ppm
STEL |= |5 |ppm
Formaldehyde |- |Answer |- |1910.1048
Action |level |= |0.5 |ppm
PEL |= |0.75 |ppm
Glutaraldehyde |(Cidex) |- |Answer |- |Liquid |disinfectant |and |sterilizing |agent |but |can |require
|long |submersion |times |to |be |effective. |a |cheaper |and |effective |alternative |is |a |1:10 |bleach
|solution. |Chemical |disinfectants |cannot |be |used |on |patients |skin.
Cytotoxic |agents |- |Answer |- |Drugs |used |to |kill |cancer |cells |that |are |actively |growing |or
|dividing.
Pentamidine |isethionate |- |Answer |- |interferes |with |nuclear |metabolism |by |inhibition |of
|DNA, |RNA, |phospholipids |and |protein |synthesis
Hierachy |of |controls |- |Answer |- |Elimination
Substitution
Engineering |controls
Administrative |controls
PPE
Hazard |vulnerability |analysis |(HVA) |- |Answer |- |An |assessment |to |help |an |organization
|identify |potential |hazards, |threats, |and |adverse |events |and |their |impact |on |the |care,
|treatment, |and |services |that |must |be |sustained |during |an |emergency
Drills |- |Answer |- |Tabletop
Walk |through
Functional |drill
Full |emergency |drill
Update 2025-2026) Questions and Verified Answers
Joint |Commision |core |value |- |Answer |- |Quality |of |care |and |safety |of |patients
The |Patient |Safety |and |Quality |Improvement |Act |of |2005 |- |Answer |- |to |report |events, |near
|misses, |unsafe |conditions |and |to |decrease |medical |errors. |defined |requirements |for
|reporting |events |that |threaten |patient |safety
Patient |Safety |- |Answer |- |the |avoidance |and |prevention |of |patient |injuries |or |adverse
|events |resulting |from |the |processes |of |health |care |delivery.
Patient |safety |event |- |Answer |- |event, |incident, |or |condition |that |could |have |resulted |or |did
|result |in |harm |to |a |patient
adverse |event |- |Answer |- |A |patient |safety |event |that |resulted |in |harm |to |a |patient
sentinel |event |- |Answer |- |a |patient |safety |event |not |primarily |rekated |to |the |patients |illness
|or |underlying |condition |that |leads |to |death, |permanent |harm |or |severe |temporary |harm.
Reactive |risk |reduction |- |Answer |- |Attempts |to |prevent |recurrence |of |problems |that |have
|already |caused |patient |harm.
Proactive |risk |reduction |- |Answer |- |Solves |problems |before |patients |are |harmed
Sentinel |event |alert |- |Answer |- |A |notification |that |defines |processes |and |identifies
|measures |that |can |be |used |to |prevent |errors |and |improve |outcomes
Process |Decision |Program |Charts |(PDPC) |- |Answer |- |Finds |errors |in |plans |while |it |is
|being |created.
American |Osteopathic |Association |(AOA) |- |Answer |- |inspects |and |accedidates |critical
|access |hospitals
Accreditation |canada |- |Answer |- |Camadian |non |profit |organization |that |provides |health
|organizations |with |peer |reviews
CARF |(Commission |on |Accreditation |of |Rehabilitation |Facilities) |- |Answer |- |Focuses |on
|rehabilitation, |employment, |child |and |family |and |aging |services.
,CAP |(College |of |American |Pathologists) |- |Answer |- |offers |laboratory |inspection |and
|proficiency |testing
NAM |(National |Academy |of |Medicine) |- |Answer |- |Provides |guidelines |for |respirator |use |in
|healthcare. |Formerly |called |Institute |of |Medicine
AHCA |/ |NCAL |- |Answer |- |American |Health |Care |Association
National |centers |for |assisted |living
American |Hospital |Association |(AHA) |- |Answer |- |advocacy |group |for |health |care
|organizations, |particularly |hospitals
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Risk |Management |- |Answer |- |ASHRM
Association |for |the |health |care |environment |- |Answer |- |AHE
NCQA |- |Answer |- |National |Committee |for |Quality |Assurance; |an |accreditation |body |that
|has |become |the |primary |group |that |accredits |health |plans.
Association |of |occupational |health |professionals |in |healthcare |(AOHP) |- |Answer |-
|Advocate |for |occupational |health |professionals. |Meet |with |OSHA
ECRI |- |Answer |- |Has |templates |for |HVAs.
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Engineering |- |Answer |- |ASHE
Tenosynovitis |- |Answer |- |inflammation |of |the |tendon |and |synovial |membrane
DeQuervain's |Disease |- |Answer |- |tenosynovitis |of |abductor |pollicus |longus |and |extensor
|pollicus |brevus
Trigger |Finger |- |Answer |- |A |condition |whereby |the |finger |flexors |contract |but |are |unable |to
|reextend |because |of |a |nodule |within |the |tendon |sheath |or |due |to |the |sheath |being |too
|constricted |to |allow |for |free |motion.
Tennis |elbow |- |Answer |- |painful |inflammation |of |the |tendon |at |the |outer |border |of |the
|elbow |resulting |from |overuse |of |lower |arm |muscles |(as |in |twisting |of |the |hand)
, Carpal |Tunnel |Syndrome |- |Answer |- |compression |of |the |median |nerve |as |it |passes
|between |the |ligament |and |the |bones |and |tendons |of |the |wrist
Raynaud's |syndrome |- |Answer |- |a |peripheral |arterial |occlusive |disease |in |which
|intermittent |attacks |are |triggered |by |cold |or |stress
Ethylene |oxide |- |Answer |- |gas |used |to |sterilize |surgical |instruments |and |other |supplies
1910,1047
AL |= |0.5 |ppm
PEL |= |1 |ppm
STEL |= |5 |ppm
Formaldehyde |- |Answer |- |1910.1048
Action |level |= |0.5 |ppm
PEL |= |0.75 |ppm
Glutaraldehyde |(Cidex) |- |Answer |- |Liquid |disinfectant |and |sterilizing |agent |but |can |require
|long |submersion |times |to |be |effective. |a |cheaper |and |effective |alternative |is |a |1:10 |bleach
|solution. |Chemical |disinfectants |cannot |be |used |on |patients |skin.
Cytotoxic |agents |- |Answer |- |Drugs |used |to |kill |cancer |cells |that |are |actively |growing |or
|dividing.
Pentamidine |isethionate |- |Answer |- |interferes |with |nuclear |metabolism |by |inhibition |of
|DNA, |RNA, |phospholipids |and |protein |synthesis
Hierachy |of |controls |- |Answer |- |Elimination
Substitution
Engineering |controls
Administrative |controls
PPE
Hazard |vulnerability |analysis |(HVA) |- |Answer |- |An |assessment |to |help |an |organization
|identify |potential |hazards, |threats, |and |adverse |events |and |their |impact |on |the |care,
|treatment, |and |services |that |must |be |sustained |during |an |emergency
Drills |- |Answer |- |Tabletop
Walk |through
Functional |drill
Full |emergency |drill
