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CPPS FINAL EXAM BANK 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
In which of the following activities would a patient safety specialist
engage to promote a culture of safety? - ANSWER--Focus on a
list of projects identified by senior stakeholders.
-Review annual data on defects and successes.
-Apply best evidence with the goal of failure-free operation over
time. **
-Instruct team members to act in a safe and respectful manner
A staff nurse at your hospital fails to complete a double-check
before administering a high-alert medication. She gives the
medication to the incorrect patient, and the patient suffers an
arrhythmia.
When applying James Reason's unsafe acts algorithm, what is a
strategy to use prior to holding the nurse personally accountable?
- ANSWER--Have the chief nursing officer interview the nurse.
-Perform the substitution test with three other nurses. **
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-Hold a root cause analysis.
-Ask other nurses if the staff nurse is trustworthy.
Which of the following is the best first step in changing the culture
of safety in a health care organization? - ANSWER--Hire an
experienced patient safety officer with a strong performance
record.
-Develop policies, procedures, and checklists for safety.
-Conduct an assessment and gather focused data. **
-Implement communication and teamwork tools.
The Just Culture model includes creating a learning culture,
designing safe systems, and which of the following activities? -
ANSWER--Providing punishment equal to the harm caused
-Decreasing the amount of reported errors
-Managing behavioral choices **
-Finding the individual to blame
As your organization's patient safety officer, you are reviewing
unit results on the AHRQ Culture of Safety Survey. You are
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speaking with the manager of a unit for which the unit percent
positive score is 30 percent for the following statement: "Staff in
this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care."
What do you tell the manager the positive answer in this
statement means? - ANSWER--30% of the staff agree with the
statement.
-30% of the staff work longer hours.
-30% of the staff disagree with the statement. **
-70% of the staff work longer hours.
At the end of a long, exhausting shift, an experienced nurse
administered the wrong medication by picking up the wrong
syringe. The wrong medication was an analgesic, and the patient
didn't suffer any problems. After recalling that his colleague was
fired last month over a medication error, he decides not to file an
incident report.
Safety culture would be improved if the hospital provided this
employee with which of the following? - ANSWER--Training on
reporting
-An electronic reporting system
-Psychological safety **
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-Situational awareness training
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with the
barcode medication administration (BCMA) procedure while
caring for one of her patients. Her supervisor is deciding how to
respond.
As her supervisor, what would you do? - ANSWER--Ask the nurse
what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the
policy. **
-Ask staff if there are adequate scanners to meet their needs.
-Request that the pharmacy run a report of the BCMA compliance
rates of the unit.
-Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy.
Here are the steps to setting safety goals through an iterative
process. - ANSWER-Set up a data hub
Identify themes
Vet the draft goals
Operationalize and track your goals
CPPS FINAL EXAM BANK 2025/2026 NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
In which of the following activities would a patient safety specialist
engage to promote a culture of safety? - ANSWER--Focus on a
list of projects identified by senior stakeholders.
-Review annual data on defects and successes.
-Apply best evidence with the goal of failure-free operation over
time. **
-Instruct team members to act in a safe and respectful manner
A staff nurse at your hospital fails to complete a double-check
before administering a high-alert medication. She gives the
medication to the incorrect patient, and the patient suffers an
arrhythmia.
When applying James Reason's unsafe acts algorithm, what is a
strategy to use prior to holding the nurse personally accountable?
- ANSWER--Have the chief nursing officer interview the nurse.
-Perform the substitution test with three other nurses. **
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-Hold a root cause analysis.
-Ask other nurses if the staff nurse is trustworthy.
Which of the following is the best first step in changing the culture
of safety in a health care organization? - ANSWER--Hire an
experienced patient safety officer with a strong performance
record.
-Develop policies, procedures, and checklists for safety.
-Conduct an assessment and gather focused data. **
-Implement communication and teamwork tools.
The Just Culture model includes creating a learning culture,
designing safe systems, and which of the following activities? -
ANSWER--Providing punishment equal to the harm caused
-Decreasing the amount of reported errors
-Managing behavioral choices **
-Finding the individual to blame
As your organization's patient safety officer, you are reviewing
unit results on the AHRQ Culture of Safety Survey. You are
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speaking with the manager of a unit for which the unit percent
positive score is 30 percent for the following statement: "Staff in
this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care."
What do you tell the manager the positive answer in this
statement means? - ANSWER--30% of the staff agree with the
statement.
-30% of the staff work longer hours.
-30% of the staff disagree with the statement. **
-70% of the staff work longer hours.
At the end of a long, exhausting shift, an experienced nurse
administered the wrong medication by picking up the wrong
syringe. The wrong medication was an analgesic, and the patient
didn't suffer any problems. After recalling that his colleague was
fired last month over a medication error, he decides not to file an
incident report.
Safety culture would be improved if the hospital provided this
employee with which of the following? - ANSWER--Training on
reporting
-An electronic reporting system
-Psychological safety **
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-Situational awareness training
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with the
barcode medication administration (BCMA) procedure while
caring for one of her patients. Her supervisor is deciding how to
respond.
As her supervisor, what would you do? - ANSWER--Ask the nurse
what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the
policy. **
-Ask staff if there are adequate scanners to meet their needs.
-Request that the pharmacy run a report of the BCMA compliance
rates of the unit.
-Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy.
Here are the steps to setting safety goals through an iterative
process. - ANSWER-Set up a data hub
Identify themes
Vet the draft goals
Operationalize and track your goals
