9/6/25, 12:03 PM CPPS IHI Practice Exam
CPPS IHI PRACTICE EXAM /ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE/GRADE A+
ASSURED \Latest update
The requirement to perform D. Given the workload requirements in today's
manual hospitals, staff members do not have adequate time to
independent double checks perform IDC for all high-alert medications.
(IDCs) to reduce errors in
the administration of high- According to ISMP, correctly double-checking all high-
alert medications is alert medications could add 20 minutes to the nurse's
common in US day, a workload that most organizations would not find
hospitals. The Institute for sustainable.In regard to the other answer options:
Safe Medication Practices While hospitals do have reversal agents, a far better
(ISMP) recommends that practice is to prevent the error in the first place. CPOE
IDC be used judiciously and systems have prevented many errors, but many errors
for only very selective remain. Research has demonstrated
tasks, not for all high-alert that IDC done correctly is effective, but IDC is most
medications. often not done correctly.
The rationale for ISMP's
recommendation is:
A. Hospitals have reversal
agents available to treat
most accidental
medication
overdoses.
B. Research has
demonstrated that IDCs
are not effective.
C. The advent of
computerized prescriber
order entry (CPOE)
systems has reduced the
potential for hospital
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medication errors to a
negligible level.
D. Given the workload
requirements in today's
hospitals, staff
members do not
have adequate time to
perform IDC for all high-
alert medications.
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.
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After implementing a new B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
product recall system, a 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
As a member of an C. depersonalized care.
improvement team focused
on standardizing surgical
protocols, the patient safety
professional recognizes that
one concern clinicians may
raise is:
A. improved supply chain
management.
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B. increased amount of waste.
C. depersonalized care.
D. increased length of stay.
Despite pre-procedure D. collaborating with providers and staff to strengthen the
screening for screening process.
scheduled MRIs, patients with
implanted devices presented
for scheduled MRI
procedures. Technicians
identified the hazards and
prevented patients from
entering the suite. The most
effective action for the patient
safety professional is to
recommend
A. using track and trend
reports for repeat
occurrences.
B. suspending provider MRI
ordering
privileges for repetitive
noncompliance.
C. requiring providers
and staff to complete a
safety training
program.
D. collaborating with
providers and staff to
strengthen the screening
process.
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CPPS IHI PRACTICE EXAM /ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS/NEWEST UPDATE/GRADE A+
ASSURED \Latest update
The requirement to perform D. Given the workload requirements in today's
manual hospitals, staff members do not have adequate time to
independent double checks perform IDC for all high-alert medications.
(IDCs) to reduce errors in
the administration of high- According to ISMP, correctly double-checking all high-
alert medications is alert medications could add 20 minutes to the nurse's
common in US day, a workload that most organizations would not find
hospitals. The Institute for sustainable.In regard to the other answer options:
Safe Medication Practices While hospitals do have reversal agents, a far better
(ISMP) recommends that practice is to prevent the error in the first place. CPOE
IDC be used judiciously and systems have prevented many errors, but many errors
for only very selective remain. Research has demonstrated
tasks, not for all high-alert that IDC done correctly is effective, but IDC is most
medications. often not done correctly.
The rationale for ISMP's
recommendation is:
A. Hospitals have reversal
agents available to treat
most accidental
medication
overdoses.
B. Research has
demonstrated that IDCs
are not effective.
C. The advent of
computerized prescriber
order entry (CPOE)
systems has reduced the
potential for hospital
/ 1/87
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medication errors to a
negligible level.
D. Given the workload
requirements in today's
hospitals, staff
members do not
have adequate time to
perform IDC for all high-
alert medications.
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.
/ 2/87
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After implementing a new B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
product recall system, a 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
As a member of an C. depersonalized care.
improvement team focused
on standardizing surgical
protocols, the patient safety
professional recognizes that
one concern clinicians may
raise is:
A. improved supply chain
management.
/ 3/87
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B. increased amount of waste.
C. depersonalized care.
D. increased length of stay.
Despite pre-procedure D. collaborating with providers and staff to strengthen the
screening for screening process.
scheduled MRIs, patients with
implanted devices presented
for scheduled MRI
procedures. Technicians
identified the hazards and
prevented patients from
entering the suite. The most
effective action for the patient
safety professional is to
recommend
A. using track and trend
reports for repeat
occurrences.
B. suspending provider MRI
ordering
privileges for repetitive
noncompliance.
C. requiring providers
and staff to complete a
safety training
program.
D. collaborating with
providers and staff to
strengthen the screening
process.
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