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CPPS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
& VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A new medication administrative safety process was implemented in a hospital. A
team convened to perform a failure mode effects analysis and calculate a risk
priority number (RPN). After a targeted medication safety program on the new
process was delivered to nurses, the same team convened to perform another
FMEA. The team would be happy to see:-correct-answer-a. The detectability
increased and RPNs were lower
b. The detectability decreased and RPNs were lower
c. The frequency numbers decreased and RPNs were higher
d. The frequency numbers increased and RPNs were lower
The answer is b. (I think) The detectability decreased and RPNs were lower-
correct-answer-
Sharing lessons learned from RCA's does what?-correct-answer-a. exposes the
fallibility of the involved clinician(s)
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b. Allows others to introduce work arounds to avoid the same situation
c. Allows co-workers to learn the rationale for why an event occurred and
incorporate new lessons learned into practice
d. Sharing these events allows for exposure from litigation perspective and should
not be encouraged
The answer is C. Allows co-workers to learn the rationale for why an event
occurred and incorporate new lessons learned into practice-correct-answer-
Which of the following descriptions best reflects principles of safe system design?-
correct-answer-a. Hospital A routinely reviews and updates policies and
procedures every 2 years
b. Hospital B routinely studies close calls
c. Hospital C routinely provides trainings on the use of newly introduced medical
equipment
d. Hospital D routinely utilizes control charting to report safety performance
CPPS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
& VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
A new medication administrative safety process was implemented in a hospital. A
team convened to perform a failure mode effects analysis and calculate a risk
priority number (RPN). After a targeted medication safety program on the new
process was delivered to nurses, the same team convened to perform another
FMEA. The team would be happy to see:-correct-answer-a. The detectability
increased and RPNs were lower
b. The detectability decreased and RPNs were lower
c. The frequency numbers decreased and RPNs were higher
d. The frequency numbers increased and RPNs were lower
The answer is b. (I think) The detectability decreased and RPNs were lower-
correct-answer-
Sharing lessons learned from RCA's does what?-correct-answer-a. exposes the
fallibility of the involved clinician(s)
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b. Allows others to introduce work arounds to avoid the same situation
c. Allows co-workers to learn the rationale for why an event occurred and
incorporate new lessons learned into practice
d. Sharing these events allows for exposure from litigation perspective and should
not be encouraged
The answer is C. Allows co-workers to learn the rationale for why an event
occurred and incorporate new lessons learned into practice-correct-answer-
Which of the following descriptions best reflects principles of safe system design?-
correct-answer-a. Hospital A routinely reviews and updates policies and
procedures every 2 years
b. Hospital B routinely studies close calls
c. Hospital C routinely provides trainings on the use of newly introduced medical
equipment
d. Hospital D routinely utilizes control charting to report safety performance
