PATIENT SAFETY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Patient safety refers to:
A. Preventing harm to patients during healthcare delivery
B. Performing surgery
C. Billing patients
D. Hospital construction
Answer: A
Rationale: Patient safety focuses on avoiding preventable harm.
2. A medical error is:
A. A preventable mistake in healthcare
B. A successful treatment
C. A normal procedure
D. Insurance approval
Answer: A
Rationale: Errors are avoidable failures in care.
3. The most important goal of patient safety is to:
A. Reduce harm and adverse events
B. Increase hospital profit
C. Speed up billing
D. Reduce staffing
Answer: A
Rationale: Safety and harm prevention are priorities.
4. An adverse event is:
,A. Harm caused by medical care
B. A planned treatment
C. A billing error
D. A hospital policy
Answer: A
Rationale: Unintended injury from healthcare.
5. Sentinel event refers to:
A. Serious unexpected patient harm or death
B. Routine care
C. Billing delay
D. Coding error
Answer: A
Rationale: Requires immediate investigation.
6. Near miss is:
A. An error that did not reach the patient
B. A successful surgery
C. A billing issue
D. A diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Error caught before harm.
7. Root cause analysis is used to:
A. Identify causes of errors
B. Treat patients
C. Code diseases
D. Bill insurance
Answer: A
Rationale: Investigates underlying causes.
8. The “Swiss Cheese Model” explains:
, A. How system failures lead to harm
B. Drug metabolism
C. Insurance billing
D. Hospital design
Answer: A
Rationale: Multiple failures align to cause harm.
9. Patient identification should use:
A. At least two identifiers
B. Room number only
C. Bed number only
D. Diagnosis only
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents wrong-patient errors.
10. A common patient safety risk is:
A. Medication error
B. Proper diagnosis
C. Correct coding
D. Accurate billing
Answer: A
Rationale: Medication mistakes are common.
11. Hand hygiene helps to prevent:
A. Healthcare-associated infections
B. Billing errors
C. Coding mistakes
D. Financial loss
Answer: A
Rationale: Reduces infection transmission.
12. Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is:
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Patient safety refers to:
A. Preventing harm to patients during healthcare delivery
B. Performing surgery
C. Billing patients
D. Hospital construction
Answer: A
Rationale: Patient safety focuses on avoiding preventable harm.
2. A medical error is:
A. A preventable mistake in healthcare
B. A successful treatment
C. A normal procedure
D. Insurance approval
Answer: A
Rationale: Errors are avoidable failures in care.
3. The most important goal of patient safety is to:
A. Reduce harm and adverse events
B. Increase hospital profit
C. Speed up billing
D. Reduce staffing
Answer: A
Rationale: Safety and harm prevention are priorities.
4. An adverse event is:
,A. Harm caused by medical care
B. A planned treatment
C. A billing error
D. A hospital policy
Answer: A
Rationale: Unintended injury from healthcare.
5. Sentinel event refers to:
A. Serious unexpected patient harm or death
B. Routine care
C. Billing delay
D. Coding error
Answer: A
Rationale: Requires immediate investigation.
6. Near miss is:
A. An error that did not reach the patient
B. A successful surgery
C. A billing issue
D. A diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Error caught before harm.
7. Root cause analysis is used to:
A. Identify causes of errors
B. Treat patients
C. Code diseases
D. Bill insurance
Answer: A
Rationale: Investigates underlying causes.
8. The “Swiss Cheese Model” explains:
, A. How system failures lead to harm
B. Drug metabolism
C. Insurance billing
D. Hospital design
Answer: A
Rationale: Multiple failures align to cause harm.
9. Patient identification should use:
A. At least two identifiers
B. Room number only
C. Bed number only
D. Diagnosis only
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents wrong-patient errors.
10. A common patient safety risk is:
A. Medication error
B. Proper diagnosis
C. Correct coding
D. Accurate billing
Answer: A
Rationale: Medication mistakes are common.
11. Hand hygiene helps to prevent:
A. Healthcare-associated infections
B. Billing errors
C. Coding mistakes
D. Financial loss
Answer: A
Rationale: Reduces infection transmission.
12. Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is:
