CPPS Practice Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate
events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for
an RCA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. A post-op patient removes his own IV causing a
skin tear from the tape
b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic
requiring transfer to ICU.
c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the
procedure
d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same department in the last
4 months related to sedation
The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology
after the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical procedure. The hospital
policy does not stipulate that the surgeon remain on the premises until an x-ray is obtained.
The surgeon leaves the hospital to catch a flight. The x-ray reveals a retained instrument.
Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. What should leadership do
next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. Create a process map of how instruments are managed
during surgery looking for latent flaws
b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in the OR until
instrument count issues are resolved
c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using appropriate
accountability system
d. Reeducate the OR nursing staff on keeping track of instruments on the sterile field
, The answer is C. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using
appropriate accountability system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with barcode medication administration
(BCMA) while caring for one of her patients. What should her supervisor do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Ask staff if there are adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates of the unit
d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the policy
The answer is D. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass
the policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The Board of Hospital A wants to know how Hospital A's safety performance in central line
associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) compares to that of other hospitals in their
region. Which data display would best inform them for that decision? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Control charts of overall infection rate by quarter for the past two years for
each hospital in the region
b. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region relative to the
National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the past 2 years
c. A written report summarizing the current CLABSI prevention protocols of each hospital in
the region
d. A table showing the number of CLABSI infections in each hospital in the region by quarter
for the past 2 years
The answer is B. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region
relative to the National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the
past 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Questions and CORRECT Answers
You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate
events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for
an RCA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. A post-op patient removes his own IV causing a
skin tear from the tape
b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic
requiring transfer to ICU.
c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the
procedure
d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same department in the last
4 months related to sedation
The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology
after the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical procedure. The hospital
policy does not stipulate that the surgeon remain on the premises until an x-ray is obtained.
The surgeon leaves the hospital to catch a flight. The x-ray reveals a retained instrument.
Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. What should leadership do
next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. Create a process map of how instruments are managed
during surgery looking for latent flaws
b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in the OR until
instrument count issues are resolved
c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using appropriate
accountability system
d. Reeducate the OR nursing staff on keeping track of instruments on the sterile field
, The answer is C. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using
appropriate accountability system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with barcode medication administration
(BCMA) while caring for one of her patients. What should her supervisor do? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Ask staff if there are adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates of the unit
d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the policy
The answer is D. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass
the policy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The Board of Hospital A wants to know how Hospital A's safety performance in central line
associated blood stream infection (CLABSI) compares to that of other hospitals in their
region. Which data display would best inform them for that decision? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. Control charts of overall infection rate by quarter for the past two years for
each hospital in the region
b. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region relative to the
National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the past 2 years
c. A written report summarizing the current CLABSI prevention protocols of each hospital in
the region
d. A table showing the number of CLABSI infections in each hospital in the region by quarter
for the past 2 years
The answer is B. A table indicating the CLABSI infection rates of all hospitals in the region
relative to the National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for CLABSI infections for the
past 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
