IHI PS 105 Objective Assessment
Exam 1 Questions with Definitive
Correct Solutions||Updated
2025/2026 Syllabus||A+
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Why should a RCA be conducted by a team rather than by an
individual? - ANSWER ✓ Understanding what led to an error requires
diverse perspectives.
The heart of the RCA process is: - ANSWER ✓ Identifying what
caused the event.
As the RCA for this case begins, the team struggles with identification
of the root causes of the outcome. They consider the patient's
characteristics as well as the work environment. According to Charles
Vincent, what other areas should they consider? - ANSWER ✓ Team
factors, institutional context, and organizational factors
Which of the following is an example of the type of causal statement
that this team might expect to develop? - ANSWER ✓ The patient was
unattended for 30 minutes because the nurse was busy caring for other
patients, and this contributed to the outcome.
Which of the following types of interventions is likely to be most
effective for improving safety? - ANSWER ✓ Standardizing processes
when an error occurs, which of the following is generally the proper
order of prioritization?
, (A) Communicate with the patient, report to all appropriate parties,
check the medical record, care for the patient.
(B) Report to all appropriate parties, check the medical record, care for
the patient, communicate with the patient.
(C) Care for the patient, communicate with the patient, report to all
appropriate parties, check the medical record.
(D) Check the medical record, care for the patient, communicate with
the patient, report to all appropriate parties. - ANSWER ✓ (C) care for
the patient, communicate with the patient, report to all appropriate
parties, check the medical record
You're a new resident (house officer). At 2:00 AM, you receive a phone
call about a patient you are covering who has diabetes. The patient has
an elevated blood sugar of 375. You order 12 units of NovoLog (rapid-
acting) insulin and ask the nurse to check the sugar again in one hour
and call you back. One hour later, the sugar is 280, so you order another
10 units. By 4:00 AM, the patient's sugar is dangerously low at 45. You
realize that NovoLog insulin takes two to three hours to reach peak
effect. By rechecking the patient's glucose after only one hour and
giving more insulin so quickly, you set the patient up for an episode of
hypoglycemia.
Why is it important to communicate with the patient about this event?
(A) Open sharing of this type of information is necessary if patients are
to trust their caregivers.
(B) Open communication with the patient will prevent the same event
from happening again.
(C) Open shari - ANSWER ✓ (A) Open sharing of this type of
information is necessary if patients are to trust their caregivers.
Which of the following is true regarding communication about adverse
events with patients?
(A) It is important to have all the facts prior to your initial
communication about the adverse event.
Exam 1 Questions with Definitive
Correct Solutions||Updated
2025/2026 Syllabus||A+
Graded|100% Guaranteed Pass!!!
Why should a RCA be conducted by a team rather than by an
individual? - ANSWER ✓ Understanding what led to an error requires
diverse perspectives.
The heart of the RCA process is: - ANSWER ✓ Identifying what
caused the event.
As the RCA for this case begins, the team struggles with identification
of the root causes of the outcome. They consider the patient's
characteristics as well as the work environment. According to Charles
Vincent, what other areas should they consider? - ANSWER ✓ Team
factors, institutional context, and organizational factors
Which of the following is an example of the type of causal statement
that this team might expect to develop? - ANSWER ✓ The patient was
unattended for 30 minutes because the nurse was busy caring for other
patients, and this contributed to the outcome.
Which of the following types of interventions is likely to be most
effective for improving safety? - ANSWER ✓ Standardizing processes
when an error occurs, which of the following is generally the proper
order of prioritization?
, (A) Communicate with the patient, report to all appropriate parties,
check the medical record, care for the patient.
(B) Report to all appropriate parties, check the medical record, care for
the patient, communicate with the patient.
(C) Care for the patient, communicate with the patient, report to all
appropriate parties, check the medical record.
(D) Check the medical record, care for the patient, communicate with
the patient, report to all appropriate parties. - ANSWER ✓ (C) care for
the patient, communicate with the patient, report to all appropriate
parties, check the medical record
You're a new resident (house officer). At 2:00 AM, you receive a phone
call about a patient you are covering who has diabetes. The patient has
an elevated blood sugar of 375. You order 12 units of NovoLog (rapid-
acting) insulin and ask the nurse to check the sugar again in one hour
and call you back. One hour later, the sugar is 280, so you order another
10 units. By 4:00 AM, the patient's sugar is dangerously low at 45. You
realize that NovoLog insulin takes two to three hours to reach peak
effect. By rechecking the patient's glucose after only one hour and
giving more insulin so quickly, you set the patient up for an episode of
hypoglycemia.
Why is it important to communicate with the patient about this event?
(A) Open sharing of this type of information is necessary if patients are
to trust their caregivers.
(B) Open communication with the patient will prevent the same event
from happening again.
(C) Open shari - ANSWER ✓ (A) Open sharing of this type of
information is necessary if patients are to trust their caregivers.
Which of the following is true regarding communication about adverse
events with patients?
(A) It is important to have all the facts prior to your initial
communication about the adverse event.
