CERTIFIED LIFE SAFETY SPECIALIST CLSS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified LIFE Safety Specialist CLSS Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Question:
preventable adverse events.
Answer:
those that occurred due to error or failure to apply an accepted strategy for prevention
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Ameliorable adverse event.
Answer:
events that, while not preventable, could have been less harmful if care had been different
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adverse events due to negligence.
Answer:
those that occurred due to care that falls below the standards expected of clinicians in the
community
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near miss.
Answer:
an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event except for the outcome
- exposed but does not experience harm either through luck or early detection
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,error.
Answer:
broader term referring to any act of commission or omission that exposes patients to a potentially
hazardous situation
Question:
adverse event.
Answer:
An injury caused by medical management (rather than the underlying disease) and that prolonged
the hospitalization, produced at disability at the time of discharge, or both
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commision.
Answer:
doing something wrong
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omission.
Answer:
failing to do the right thing
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CPOE.
Answer:
Computerized Provider Order Entry 2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
Question:
,computer alerts three main findings.
Answer:
1. modestly effective at best 2. alert fatigue is common 3. fatigue increases with exposure and
heavier use of CPOE systems
Question:
minimize alert fatigue.
Answer:
1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts 2. tier alerts according to severity 3.
make only high level/severe alerts interruptive 4. use human factors principles
Question:
three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care.
Answer:
1. role of pt and caregiver behaviors 2. role of provider-pt interactions 3. role of community and
health system
Question:
Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture.
Answer:
designed to assess safety culture in amb care and data is available from AHRQ
Question:
Pt Engagement.
Answer:
1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt demonstrating understanding "teach back" 2.
empowering to act as a safety double check
, Question:
checklist.
Answer:
Algorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given clinical procedure designed to ensure that
no matter how often performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
Question:
slips.
Answer:
failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
Question:
mistake.
Answer:
failures in attentional behavior lack of experience or insufficient training
Question:
Situational Awareness.
Answer:
the ability to access and track relevant to the task, comprehend the data, forecast what may
happened based on the data, and formulate an appropriate plan in response
Question:
situational awareness cannot be achieved without.
Answer:
clear and high-quality communication between all providers
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Certified LIFE Safety Specialist CLSS Questions and
Answers Verified Solutions Latest Update 2026/2027
Question:
preventable adverse events.
Answer:
those that occurred due to error or failure to apply an accepted strategy for prevention
Question:
Ameliorable adverse event.
Answer:
events that, while not preventable, could have been less harmful if care had been different
Question:
adverse events due to negligence.
Answer:
those that occurred due to care that falls below the standards expected of clinicians in the
community
Question:
near miss.
Answer:
an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable adverse event except for the outcome
- exposed but does not experience harm either through luck or early detection
Question:
,error.
Answer:
broader term referring to any act of commission or omission that exposes patients to a potentially
hazardous situation
Question:
adverse event.
Answer:
An injury caused by medical management (rather than the underlying disease) and that prolonged
the hospitalization, produced at disability at the time of discharge, or both
Question:
commision.
Answer:
doing something wrong
Question:
omission.
Answer:
failing to do the right thing
Question:
CPOE.
Answer:
Computerized Provider Order Entry 2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
Question:
,computer alerts three main findings.
Answer:
1. modestly effective at best 2. alert fatigue is common 3. fatigue increases with exposure and
heavier use of CPOE systems
Question:
minimize alert fatigue.
Answer:
1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts 2. tier alerts according to severity 3.
make only high level/severe alerts interruptive 4. use human factors principles
Question:
three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care.
Answer:
1. role of pt and caregiver behaviors 2. role of provider-pt interactions 3. role of community and
health system
Question:
Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture.
Answer:
designed to assess safety culture in amb care and data is available from AHRQ
Question:
Pt Engagement.
Answer:
1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt demonstrating understanding "teach back" 2.
empowering to act as a safety double check
, Question:
checklist.
Answer:
Algorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given clinical procedure designed to ensure that
no matter how often performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
Question:
slips.
Answer:
failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
Question:
mistake.
Answer:
failures in attentional behavior lack of experience or insufficient training
Question:
Situational Awareness.
Answer:
the ability to access and track relevant to the task, comprehend the data, forecast what may
happened based on the data, and formulate an appropriate plan in response
Question:
situational awareness cannot be achieved without.
Answer:
clear and high-quality communication between all providers
