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CPPS FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which of the following changes to operations would best highlight
leadership's commitment to patient safety?
A. Implementing quarterly town hall meetings to share
organizational information
B. Executive leadership regularly participating in leadership
rounds and daily safety briefings
C. The hospital executive reporting on patient safety at every
board meeting
D. Including an executive representative on all root cause
analysis teams - ANSWER-B. Executive leadership regularly
participating in leadership rounds and daily safety briefings
While all answers show a level of leadership commitment to
safety, having executive leadership regularly participating in
rounds and briefings is the best answer because it provides an
opportunity for frontline staff to interact with senior leadership on a
regular basis. In addition, by attending daily safety briefings, the
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senior leader stays engaged and aware of safety issues within the
organization.
A patient safety professional wants to ensure engagement of
employees in a new patient safety initiative in the hospital. He
should:
A. Collect data on previous initiatives.
B. Train staff on patient safety principles.
C. Communicate the purpose of the initiative to the governing
board.
D. Use staff recommendations for workflow. - ANSWER-D. Use
staff recommendations for workflow.
Using staff recommendations for workflow improves employee
engagement by providing a sense of ownership over the initiative.
Communicating the purpose of the initiative to the governing
board enhances leadership support and commitment, not
employee engagement.
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Your patient safety team performs a root cause analysis on a
recent wrong-side surgery event. Which of the following action
items reflects the highest level of reliability?
A. Change the color of surgical site markers from black to red.
B. Implement a process in which the surgical technician holds the
scalpel (and does not hand it to the surgeon) until a timeout with
all team members at attention has taken place.
C. Educate surgeons to be present for surgical timeouts.
D. Every month, perform multidisciplinary simulations empowering
all staff to speak up for safety. - ANSWER-B. Implement a
process in which the surgical technician holds the scalpel (and
does not hand it to the surgeon) until a timeout with all team
members at attention has taken place.
A process that pauses the surgery until all team members have
participated in a timeout to confirm essential details of the
surgery, including the correct side to operate on, is the highest
reliability feature because it stops the process until safety checks
have been performed. Training still relies on individual behavior to
protect safety, which is not as reliable as a process that requires a
timeout to proceed. Changing the color of the site marker does
not ensure that the mark will be made on the correct side.
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You are the charge nurse on a busy ICU. It is 11:00 PM, and one
of your nurses needs to leave for a family emergency. Which of
the following actions is the most appropriate next step?
A. Take on the nurse's patients for the rest of the shift.
B. Reassign the nurse's patients to the most senior nurse on the
unit.
C. See if this is an established pattern for this nurse.
D. Call a huddle to reassign resources and establish a
contingency plan. - ANSWER-D. Call a huddle to reassign
resources and establish a contingency plan.
The best answer is to call a huddle, which is an appropriate option
for ad hoc planning. During the huddle, the team can reestablish
situational awareness, confirm the plans already in place, and
assess the need to adjust the plan.An established pattern of
absenteeism is more of an HR issue than a patient safety issue.
The pros and cons of the other options, including the charge
nurse taking on the patients (which would leave the team without
a leader) or the most senior nurse (who may already have the
CPPS FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which of the following changes to operations would best highlight
leadership's commitment to patient safety?
A. Implementing quarterly town hall meetings to share
organizational information
B. Executive leadership regularly participating in leadership
rounds and daily safety briefings
C. The hospital executive reporting on patient safety at every
board meeting
D. Including an executive representative on all root cause
analysis teams - ANSWER-B. Executive leadership regularly
participating in leadership rounds and daily safety briefings
While all answers show a level of leadership commitment to
safety, having executive leadership regularly participating in
rounds and briefings is the best answer because it provides an
opportunity for frontline staff to interact with senior leadership on a
regular basis. In addition, by attending daily safety briefings, the
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senior leader stays engaged and aware of safety issues within the
organization.
A patient safety professional wants to ensure engagement of
employees in a new patient safety initiative in the hospital. He
should:
A. Collect data on previous initiatives.
B. Train staff on patient safety principles.
C. Communicate the purpose of the initiative to the governing
board.
D. Use staff recommendations for workflow. - ANSWER-D. Use
staff recommendations for workflow.
Using staff recommendations for workflow improves employee
engagement by providing a sense of ownership over the initiative.
Communicating the purpose of the initiative to the governing
board enhances leadership support and commitment, not
employee engagement.
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Your patient safety team performs a root cause analysis on a
recent wrong-side surgery event. Which of the following action
items reflects the highest level of reliability?
A. Change the color of surgical site markers from black to red.
B. Implement a process in which the surgical technician holds the
scalpel (and does not hand it to the surgeon) until a timeout with
all team members at attention has taken place.
C. Educate surgeons to be present for surgical timeouts.
D. Every month, perform multidisciplinary simulations empowering
all staff to speak up for safety. - ANSWER-B. Implement a
process in which the surgical technician holds the scalpel (and
does not hand it to the surgeon) until a timeout with all team
members at attention has taken place.
A process that pauses the surgery until all team members have
participated in a timeout to confirm essential details of the
surgery, including the correct side to operate on, is the highest
reliability feature because it stops the process until safety checks
have been performed. Training still relies on individual behavior to
protect safety, which is not as reliable as a process that requires a
timeout to proceed. Changing the color of the site marker does
not ensure that the mark will be made on the correct side.
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You are the charge nurse on a busy ICU. It is 11:00 PM, and one
of your nurses needs to leave for a family emergency. Which of
the following actions is the most appropriate next step?
A. Take on the nurse's patients for the rest of the shift.
B. Reassign the nurse's patients to the most senior nurse on the
unit.
C. See if this is an established pattern for this nurse.
D. Call a huddle to reassign resources and establish a
contingency plan. - ANSWER-D. Call a huddle to reassign
resources and establish a contingency plan.
The best answer is to call a huddle, which is an appropriate option
for ad hoc planning. During the huddle, the team can reestablish
situational awareness, confirm the plans already in place, and
assess the need to adjust the plan.An established pattern of
absenteeism is more of an HR issue than a patient safety issue.
The pros and cons of the other options, including the charge
nurse taking on the patients (which would leave the team without
a leader) or the most senior nurse (who may already have the
