CPPS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to
identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which
event provides the best opportunity for an RCA? ANS >>> a. A post-op
patient removes his own IV causing a skin tear from the tape
b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic
reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU.
c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by
pathology after the procedure
d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same
department in the last 4 months related to sedation
The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never
received by pathology after the procedure ANS >>>
, The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical
procedure. The hospital policy does not stipulate that the surgeon
remain on the premises until an x-ray is obtained. The surgeon leaves
the hospital to catch a flight. The x-ray reveals a retained instrument.
Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. What
should leadership do next? ANS >>> a. Create a process map of how
instruments are managed during surgery looking for latent flaws
b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in
the OR until instrument count issues are resolved
c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon
using appropriate accountability system
d. Re-educate the OR nursing staff on keeping track of instruments on
the sterile field
The answer is C. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical
standards for a surgeon using appropriate accountability system ANS >>>
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with barcode
medication administration (BCMA) while caring for one of her patients.
What should her supervisor do? ANS >>> a. Ask staff if there are
adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to
identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which
event provides the best opportunity for an RCA? ANS >>> a. A post-op
patient removes his own IV causing a skin tear from the tape
b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic
reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU.
c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by
pathology after the procedure
d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same
department in the last 4 months related to sedation
The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never
received by pathology after the procedure ANS >>>
, The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical
procedure. The hospital policy does not stipulate that the surgeon
remain on the premises until an x-ray is obtained. The surgeon leaves
the hospital to catch a flight. The x-ray reveals a retained instrument.
Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. What
should leadership do next? ANS >>> a. Create a process map of how
instruments are managed during surgery looking for latent flaws
b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in
the OR until instrument count issues are resolved
c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon
using appropriate accountability system
d. Re-educate the OR nursing staff on keeping track of instruments on
the sterile field
The answer is C. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical
standards for a surgeon using appropriate accountability system ANS >>>
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with barcode
medication administration (BCMA) while caring for one of her patients.
What should her supervisor do? ANS >>> a. Ask staff if there are
adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
