CPPS IHI PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory
requirements, a hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship
committee. What should be the first step in supporting this new patient
safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication
and time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current
state to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to identify the most commonly grown
pathogens. ANS >>> C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
analysis of current state to ideal state.
After implementing a new product recall system, a hospital was alerted
to a high-risk medication recall. This medication is in stock in the
,emergency department and oncology unit. To ensure the effectiveness
of the new system, a patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units ANS >>> B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that
the recalled medication was sequestered.
An organization is implementing a standardized surgical safety checklist
and encounters resistance from the perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
C. assure staff that anaesthesia is responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to nursing. ANS >>> B. present
evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
An organization has achieved 92% compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional believes that the processes in place are
not reliable or that the results are attributable to luck. Which of the
following best describes this characteristic?
,A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure ANS >>> D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a means to address behaviours that
undermine a culture of safety because
A. single outbursts are differentiated from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not consider personal performance-
shaping factors.
D. the organizational response to investigated events is independent of
patient outcome. ANS >>> D. the organizational response to investigated
events is independent of patient outcome.
In process improvement, reducing variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify. ANS >>> A. predictability of outcomes.
When creating action plans, which of the following solutions would be
considered the weakest?
, A. visible involvement and action by leadership
B. standardizing processes as much as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff ANS >>> D. use
of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
Which of the following is emphasized in crew resource management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy ANS >>> B. team leadership
10.
As a result of an adverse drug event, a patient required renal dialysis. A
patient safety professional and other leaders are discussing what to
disclose to the patient. In addition to an apology, critical components of
disclosure include
A. a commitment to investigate what happened and how future errors
will be prevented.
B. who was involved, when it happened, and how often medication
errors occur.
C. plans for staff disciplinary action, physician disciplinary action, and a
plan for education.
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory
requirements, a hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship
committee. What should be the first step in supporting this new patient
safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication
and time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current
state to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to identify the most commonly grown
pathogens. ANS >>> C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
analysis of current state to ideal state.
After implementing a new product recall system, a hospital was alerted
to a high-risk medication recall. This medication is in stock in the
,emergency department and oncology unit. To ensure the effectiveness
of the new system, a patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units ANS >>> B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that
the recalled medication was sequestered.
An organization is implementing a standardized surgical safety checklist
and encounters resistance from the perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
C. assure staff that anaesthesia is responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to nursing. ANS >>> B. present
evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
An organization has achieved 92% compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional believes that the processes in place are
not reliable or that the results are attributable to luck. Which of the
following best describes this characteristic?
,A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure ANS >>> D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a means to address behaviours that
undermine a culture of safety because
A. single outbursts are differentiated from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not consider personal performance-
shaping factors.
D. the organizational response to investigated events is independent of
patient outcome. ANS >>> D. the organizational response to investigated
events is independent of patient outcome.
In process improvement, reducing variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify. ANS >>> A. predictability of outcomes.
When creating action plans, which of the following solutions would be
considered the weakest?
, A. visible involvement and action by leadership
B. standardizing processes as much as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff ANS >>> D. use
of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
Which of the following is emphasized in crew resource management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy ANS >>> B. team leadership
10.
As a result of an adverse drug event, a patient required renal dialysis. A
patient safety professional and other leaders are discussing what to
disclose to the patient. In addition to an apology, critical components of
disclosure include
A. a commitment to investigate what happened and how future errors
will be prevented.
B. who was involved, when it happened, and how often medication
errors occur.
C. plans for staff disciplinary action, physician disciplinary action, and a
plan for education.
