Certified Healthcare Safety Professional
(CHSP) exam questions and answers
Joint |Commision |core |value
Quality |of |care |and |safety |of |patients
The |Patient |Safety |and |Quality |Improvement |Act |of |2005
to |report |events, |near |misses, |unsafe |conditions |and |to |decrease |medical |errors. |defined
|requirements |for |reporting |events |that |threaten |patient |safety
Patient |Safety
the |avoidance |and |prevention |of |patient |injuries |or |adverse |events |resulting |from |the |processes |of
|health |care |delivery.
Patient |safety |event
event, |incident, |or |condition |that |could |have |resulted |or |did |result |in |harm |to |a |patient
,adverse |event
A |patient |safety |event |that |resulted |in |harm |to |a |patient
sentinel |event
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
Attempts |to |prevent |recurrence |of |problems |that |have |already |caused |patient |harm.
Proactive |risk |reduction
Solves |problems |before |patients |are |harmed
Sentinel |event |alert
A |notification |that |defines |processes |and |identifies |measures |that |can |be |used |to |prevent |errors |and
|improve |outcomes
,Process |Decision |Program |Charts |(PDPC)
Finds |errors |in |plans |while |it |is |being |created.
American |Osteopathic |Association |(AOA)
inspects |and |accedidates |critical |access |hospitals
Accreditation |canada
Camadian |non |profit |organization |that |provides |health |organizations |with |peer |reviews
CARF |(Commission |on |Accreditation |of |Rehabilitation |Facilities)
Focuses |on |rehabilitation, |employment, |child |and |family |and |aging |services.
CAP |(College |of |American |Pathologists)
offers |laboratory |inspection |and |proficiency |testing
, NAM |(National |Academy |of |Medicine)
Provides |guidelines |for |respirator |use |in |healthcare. |Formerly |called |Institute |of |Medicine
AHCA |/ |NCAL
American |Health |Care |Association
National |centers |for |assisted |living
American |Hospital |Association |(AHA)
advocacy |group |for |health |care |organizations, |particularly |hospitals
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Risk |Management
ASHRM
Association |for |the |health |care |environment
(CHSP) exam questions and answers
Joint |Commision |core |value
Quality |of |care |and |safety |of |patients
The |Patient |Safety |and |Quality |Improvement |Act |of |2005
to |report |events, |near |misses, |unsafe |conditions |and |to |decrease |medical |errors. |defined
|requirements |for |reporting |events |that |threaten |patient |safety
Patient |Safety
the |avoidance |and |prevention |of |patient |injuries |or |adverse |events |resulting |from |the |processes |of
|health |care |delivery.
Patient |safety |event
event, |incident, |or |condition |that |could |have |resulted |or |did |result |in |harm |to |a |patient
,adverse |event
A |patient |safety |event |that |resulted |in |harm |to |a |patient
sentinel |event
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
Attempts |to |prevent |recurrence |of |problems |that |have |already |caused |patient |harm.
Proactive |risk |reduction
Solves |problems |before |patients |are |harmed
Sentinel |event |alert
A |notification |that |defines |processes |and |identifies |measures |that |can |be |used |to |prevent |errors |and
|improve |outcomes
,Process |Decision |Program |Charts |(PDPC)
Finds |errors |in |plans |while |it |is |being |created.
American |Osteopathic |Association |(AOA)
inspects |and |accedidates |critical |access |hospitals
Accreditation |canada
Camadian |non |profit |organization |that |provides |health |organizations |with |peer |reviews
CARF |(Commission |on |Accreditation |of |Rehabilitation |Facilities)
Focuses |on |rehabilitation, |employment, |child |and |family |and |aging |services.
CAP |(College |of |American |Pathologists)
offers |laboratory |inspection |and |proficiency |testing
, NAM |(National |Academy |of |Medicine)
Provides |guidelines |for |respirator |use |in |healthcare. |Formerly |called |Institute |of |Medicine
AHCA |/ |NCAL
American |Health |Care |Association
National |centers |for |assisted |living
American |Hospital |Association |(AHA)
advocacy |group |for |health |care |organizations, |particularly |hospitals
American |Society |of |Healthcare |Risk |Management
ASHRM
Association |for |the |health |care |environment
