CQIB EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Answer: A pyramid of human needs:
physiological → safety → love/belonging → esteem → self-
actualization; lower needs must be met before higher ones.
⫸ Delegation — What Can Be Delegated & to Whom Answer: RNs
delegate stable tasks to LPNs/UAPs; never delegate assessment,
teaching, evaluation, or unstable patients.
⫸ Steps of the Clinical Judgment Model (CJM) Answer: Recognize
cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action,
evaluate outcomes.
⫸ Contact Precautions PPE Answer: Gloves + gown.
⫸ Droplet Precautions PPE Answer: Surgical mask; gloves & gown as
needed.
⫸ Airborne Precautions PPE Answer: N95 respirator; gloves & gown as
needed.
, ⫸ 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene Answer: Before touching patient;
before aseptic procedure; after body fluid exposure; after touching
patient; after touching surroundings.
⫸ Illness Education Answer: Understanding symptoms, transmission,
management, and prevention of disease.
⫸ Sterile Field Safety Principles Answer: Keep items above waist; do
not reach over field; 1-inch border is contaminated; discard if sterility is
questioned.
⫸ Types of Anesthesia Answer: Local (small area), regional
(nerve/spinal block), general (unconscious, major surgery).
⫸ Surgical Risk Factors Answer: Age, obesity, nutrition, infection,
substance use, comorbidities increase complication risk.
⫸ Rights of Medication Administration Answer: Right patient,
medication, dose, route, time, documentation, education, refuse,
assessment, evaluation.
⫸ Safe Medication Preparation/Administration Answer: Verify
prescription, check allergies, hand hygiene, aseptic technique, identify
patient x2, educate patient, monitor effects.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⫸ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Answer: A pyramid of human needs:
physiological → safety → love/belonging → esteem → self-
actualization; lower needs must be met before higher ones.
⫸ Delegation — What Can Be Delegated & to Whom Answer: RNs
delegate stable tasks to LPNs/UAPs; never delegate assessment,
teaching, evaluation, or unstable patients.
⫸ Steps of the Clinical Judgment Model (CJM) Answer: Recognize
cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate solutions, take action,
evaluate outcomes.
⫸ Contact Precautions PPE Answer: Gloves + gown.
⫸ Droplet Precautions PPE Answer: Surgical mask; gloves & gown as
needed.
⫸ Airborne Precautions PPE Answer: N95 respirator; gloves & gown as
needed.
, ⫸ 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene Answer: Before touching patient;
before aseptic procedure; after body fluid exposure; after touching
patient; after touching surroundings.
⫸ Illness Education Answer: Understanding symptoms, transmission,
management, and prevention of disease.
⫸ Sterile Field Safety Principles Answer: Keep items above waist; do
not reach over field; 1-inch border is contaminated; discard if sterility is
questioned.
⫸ Types of Anesthesia Answer: Local (small area), regional
(nerve/spinal block), general (unconscious, major surgery).
⫸ Surgical Risk Factors Answer: Age, obesity, nutrition, infection,
substance use, comorbidities increase complication risk.
⫸ Rights of Medication Administration Answer: Right patient,
medication, dose, route, time, documentation, education, refuse,
assessment, evaluation.
⫸ Safe Medication Preparation/Administration Answer: Verify
prescription, check allergies, hand hygiene, aseptic technique, identify
patient x2, educate patient, monitor effects.
