L&M FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
According to the IOM what number of hospitalized patients die from
preventable medication errors each year?
a. No reportable deaths in the last two years
b. 4,400 to 9,800
c. 44,000 to 98,000
d. 440,000 to 980,000 Answer - 44,000 to 98,000
Serious reportable events are also referred to as
a. Near misses
b. Never events
c. Close call
d. Safe practices Answer - Never events
Want quality organization requires institutions to investigate all sentinel
events?
a. IOM
b. AHRQ
c. Joint Commission
d. National Quality Forum Answer - Joint Commission
he best definition of sentinel event is
,a. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
b. A common occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury, or the risk thereof.
c. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury.
d. An unexpected occurrence involving death, or the risk thereof. Answer - An
unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury, or the risk thereof.
5. All of the following would be considered Sentinel events except
a. Surgery on the wrong body part
b. Discharge of an infant to the wrong family
c. Perforation of the uterus during a D & C
d. A hip fracture resulting from a patient fall
e. Death resulting from a treatment related or medication error
f. Overdosing with commonly used anticoagulants Answer - -Surgery on the
wrong body part
-Discharge of an infant to the wrong family
-Death resulting from a treatment related or medication error
-Overdosing with commonly used anticoagulants
6. IOM is the initials of the International Office of Medicine.
a. True
b. False Answer - False
,7. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the agency that
processes and pays claims for the Medicare and Medicaid programs
a. True
b. False Answer - True
8. CMS will not reimburse hospitals for the cost associated with which of the
following serious hospital acquired complications. (Check all that apply)
a. Air embolism
b. Catheter associated urinary tract infection
c. MRSA
d. Pressure ulcers
e. Blood incompatibility
f. Foreign object left behind in a surgical patient Answer - a. Air embolism
b. Catheter associated urinary tract infection
c. MRSA
d. Pressure ulcers
e. Blood incompatibility
f. Foreign object left behind in a surgical patient
9. The culture of an organization is a product of its history, its mission and
values, its policy and customs, the structure of the organization, and the
manner in which providers of healthcare carry out their roles. A culture in
which trust and mutual respect encourage healthcare providers to report
errors, near misses, and other adverse events without fear of retribution is
known as a?
, a. Culture of safety
b. Culture of acceptance
c. Culture of culture
d. Culture forgiveness Answer - Culture of safety
10. The Joint Commission required process that is a comprehensive in-depth
analysis that seeks to identify all the underlying factors that contribute to an
error and to identify their role in causing the error is known as a?
a. Route calls answers
b. Recording Company of America
c. Reasonable causation analysis
d. Root cause analysis Answer - Root cause analysis
11. CMS will not reimburse hospitals for all of the following hospital acquired
complications except
a. Blood Incompatibility
b. Pressure Ulcers
c. Maternal Death
d. HAI - MRSA Answer - Maternal Death
12. Patients undergoing certain high risk procedures have lower than expected
mortality rates in hospitals that perform large numbers of those procedures.
a. True
b. False Answer - True
ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
According to the IOM what number of hospitalized patients die from
preventable medication errors each year?
a. No reportable deaths in the last two years
b. 4,400 to 9,800
c. 44,000 to 98,000
d. 440,000 to 980,000 Answer - 44,000 to 98,000
Serious reportable events are also referred to as
a. Near misses
b. Never events
c. Close call
d. Safe practices Answer - Never events
Want quality organization requires institutions to investigate all sentinel
events?
a. IOM
b. AHRQ
c. Joint Commission
d. National Quality Forum Answer - Joint Commission
he best definition of sentinel event is
,a. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
b. A common occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury, or the risk thereof.
c. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury.
d. An unexpected occurrence involving death, or the risk thereof. Answer - An
unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury, or the risk thereof.
5. All of the following would be considered Sentinel events except
a. Surgery on the wrong body part
b. Discharge of an infant to the wrong family
c. Perforation of the uterus during a D & C
d. A hip fracture resulting from a patient fall
e. Death resulting from a treatment related or medication error
f. Overdosing with commonly used anticoagulants Answer - -Surgery on the
wrong body part
-Discharge of an infant to the wrong family
-Death resulting from a treatment related or medication error
-Overdosing with commonly used anticoagulants
6. IOM is the initials of the International Office of Medicine.
a. True
b. False Answer - False
,7. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is the agency that
processes and pays claims for the Medicare and Medicaid programs
a. True
b. False Answer - True
8. CMS will not reimburse hospitals for the cost associated with which of the
following serious hospital acquired complications. (Check all that apply)
a. Air embolism
b. Catheter associated urinary tract infection
c. MRSA
d. Pressure ulcers
e. Blood incompatibility
f. Foreign object left behind in a surgical patient Answer - a. Air embolism
b. Catheter associated urinary tract infection
c. MRSA
d. Pressure ulcers
e. Blood incompatibility
f. Foreign object left behind in a surgical patient
9. The culture of an organization is a product of its history, its mission and
values, its policy and customs, the structure of the organization, and the
manner in which providers of healthcare carry out their roles. A culture in
which trust and mutual respect encourage healthcare providers to report
errors, near misses, and other adverse events without fear of retribution is
known as a?
, a. Culture of safety
b. Culture of acceptance
c. Culture of culture
d. Culture forgiveness Answer - Culture of safety
10. The Joint Commission required process that is a comprehensive in-depth
analysis that seeks to identify all the underlying factors that contribute to an
error and to identify their role in causing the error is known as a?
a. Route calls answers
b. Recording Company of America
c. Reasonable causation analysis
d. Root cause analysis Answer - Root cause analysis
11. CMS will not reimburse hospitals for all of the following hospital acquired
complications except
a. Blood Incompatibility
b. Pressure Ulcers
c. Maternal Death
d. HAI - MRSA Answer - Maternal Death
12. Patients undergoing certain high risk procedures have lower than expected
mortality rates in hospitals that perform large numbers of those procedures.
a. True
b. False Answer - True
