Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The 6 aims for high quality care defined by the national academy of medicine - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safe
Effective
Patient-centered
Timely
Efficient
Equitable
The LEAN model - CORRECT ANSWER - Asks, are resources being used for a reason?;
If not they are eliminated.
Goal is to become efficient and eliminate waste
The PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT model - CORRECT ANSWER - Goal is to improve the
entire process with methodical steps
Hence, plan, do, check, act (respectively)
How does the LEAN method or the PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT model help us understand quality
in an organization? - CORRECT ANSWER - By having a prospective approach, being
patient-centered, and looking at outcomes
How does the NRC create quality in a center? - CORRECT ANSWER - Create dose limits
and exposure limits for the public and occupational
Monitoring and labeling
, Signage (ex. x-ray on)
Reporting and penalizing
OSHA mandates a policy on what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood born pathogens and
mold rooms (Cerrobend) shielding
What is cerrobend made of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bismuth, lead, tin, cadmium
What makes cerrobend toxic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cadmium
What element does cerrobend contain the most of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bismuth
(50%)
What are the 4 big federal agencies to know? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental
Protection Agency
Department of Transportation
US Food and Drug Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Examples of institutional agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - Joint Comission, DNV
healthcare, ACRO
The purpose of institutional agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - They give strategies of
how to achieve quality or improve it; give advice on best practices
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The 6 aims for high quality care defined by the national academy of medicine - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safe
Effective
Patient-centered
Timely
Efficient
Equitable
The LEAN model - CORRECT ANSWER - Asks, are resources being used for a reason?;
If not they are eliminated.
Goal is to become efficient and eliminate waste
The PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT model - CORRECT ANSWER - Goal is to improve the
entire process with methodical steps
Hence, plan, do, check, act (respectively)
How does the LEAN method or the PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT model help us understand quality
in an organization? - CORRECT ANSWER - By having a prospective approach, being
patient-centered, and looking at outcomes
How does the NRC create quality in a center? - CORRECT ANSWER - Create dose limits
and exposure limits for the public and occupational
Monitoring and labeling
, Signage (ex. x-ray on)
Reporting and penalizing
OSHA mandates a policy on what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blood born pathogens and
mold rooms (Cerrobend) shielding
What is cerrobend made of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bismuth, lead, tin, cadmium
What makes cerrobend toxic? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cadmium
What element does cerrobend contain the most of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bismuth
(50%)
What are the 4 big federal agencies to know? - CORRECT ANSWER - Environmental
Protection Agency
Department of Transportation
US Food and Drug Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Examples of institutional agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - Joint Comission, DNV
healthcare, ACRO
The purpose of institutional agencies - CORRECT ANSWER - They give strategies of
how to achieve quality or improve it; give advice on best practices
