CSTR Practice Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What |does |a |radar |chart |show? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shows |the |relationship |between |
multiple |variables |with |one |or |more |axis |( |same |as |a |spider |gram)
What |does |a |tree |chart |show? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(Fishbone |diagram) |used |to |identify |all
|of |the |various |issues/tasks |that |go |into |development |of |a |single |outcome
How |would |you |present |volume? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Visualized |by |a |bar |chart |(similar |to |
a |histogram) |showing |different |heights |depicting |variance |from |comparative |items |or |periods |
of |time
How |would |you |present |a |trend? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |trend |is |a |series |of |consecutive |
information/data |that |is |all |moving |upward |or |downward |as |time |progresses. |A |trend |line |can |
be |overlaid |into |the |chart |information/ |data |for |reader |to |more |easily |visualize |if |there |is |a |
trend |over |time
What |is |the |process |of |PIPS |(Performance |Improvement |and |Patient |Safety)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-recognition, |assessment, |and |correction
Who |originated |the |National |Trauma |Data |Bank |(NTDB)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |
College |of |Surgeons |(ACS)
What |is |the |Joint |Commission? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |a |national |organization |that |
provides |standards |so |that |hospitals |may |obtain |accreditation |for |licensure |and |gain |the |right |
to |receive |payment |from |Medicaid |and |Medicare
, What |created |the |Joint |Commission? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Created |by |merging |the |Hospital
|Standarization |Program |with |similar |programs |run |by |the |American |College |of |Physicians, |the |
American |Hospital |Association, |the |American |Medical |Association |and |the |Canadian |Medical |
Association
What |is |benchmarking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |benchmark |is |a |standard |by |which |
something |can |be |measured |or |judged, |comparing |like |data |over |time |with |different |
organizations, |providers, |or |with |a |recommended |or |desired |outcome/standard
What |are |filters? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Filters |are |tools |that |an |be |used |to |gather |data |into |
specifically |defined |groups |or |a |single |item. |Filters |are |used |to |easily |define, |view, |or |calculate |
subgroups |within |a |larger |population
How |do |you |calculate |ICU |days? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |count |of |any |day, |or |partial |day |
the |patient |was |in |the |ICU
What |are |the |4 |steps |in |PI |and |loop |closure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Identification |of |Issues
Review |of |Issues
Corrective |Action
Result |Evaluation
What |does |population |analysis |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Population |age, |gender, |
residence, |nationality, |etc
What |does |sampling |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |of |taking |small |portions |of |
a |larger |set |of |data |to |study |in |order |to |obtain |a |picture |the |probable |later |total |population
What |does |frequency |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |occurrences |of |a |
repeating |similar |event |that |is |identified |within |a |defined |set |of |reference
Correct Answers
What |does |a |radar |chart |show? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Shows |the |relationship |between |
multiple |variables |with |one |or |more |axis |( |same |as |a |spider |gram)
What |does |a |tree |chart |show? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(Fishbone |diagram) |used |to |identify |all
|of |the |various |issues/tasks |that |go |into |development |of |a |single |outcome
How |would |you |present |volume? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Visualized |by |a |bar |chart |(similar |to |
a |histogram) |showing |different |heights |depicting |variance |from |comparative |items |or |periods |
of |time
How |would |you |present |a |trend? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |trend |is |a |series |of |consecutive |
information/data |that |is |all |moving |upward |or |downward |as |time |progresses. |A |trend |line |can |
be |overlaid |into |the |chart |information/ |data |for |reader |to |more |easily |visualize |if |there |is |a |
trend |over |time
What |is |the |process |of |PIPS |(Performance |Improvement |and |Patient |Safety)? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-recognition, |assessment, |and |correction
Who |originated |the |National |Trauma |Data |Bank |(NTDB)? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-American |
College |of |Surgeons |(ACS)
What |is |the |Joint |Commission? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |a |national |organization |that |
provides |standards |so |that |hospitals |may |obtain |accreditation |for |licensure |and |gain |the |right |
to |receive |payment |from |Medicaid |and |Medicare
, What |created |the |Joint |Commission? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Created |by |merging |the |Hospital
|Standarization |Program |with |similar |programs |run |by |the |American |College |of |Physicians, |the |
American |Hospital |Association, |the |American |Medical |Association |and |the |Canadian |Medical |
Association
What |is |benchmarking? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |benchmark |is |a |standard |by |which |
something |can |be |measured |or |judged, |comparing |like |data |over |time |with |different |
organizations, |providers, |or |with |a |recommended |or |desired |outcome/standard
What |are |filters? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Filters |are |tools |that |an |be |used |to |gather |data |into |
specifically |defined |groups |or |a |single |item. |Filters |are |used |to |easily |define, |view, |or |calculate |
subgroups |within |a |larger |population
How |do |you |calculate |ICU |days? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |count |of |any |day, |or |partial |day |
the |patient |was |in |the |ICU
What |are |the |4 |steps |in |PI |and |loop |closure? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Identification |of |Issues
Review |of |Issues
Corrective |Action
Result |Evaluation
What |does |population |analysis |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Population |age, |gender, |
residence, |nationality, |etc
What |does |sampling |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |process |of |taking |small |portions |of |
a |larger |set |of |data |to |study |in |order |to |obtain |a |picture |the |probable |later |total |population
What |does |frequency |look |at? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |occurrences |of |a |
repeating |similar |event |that |is |identified |within |a |defined |set |of |reference
