CPPS IHI PRACTICE EXAM 2026 FINAL PAPER
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are
never received by pathology after the procedure Answer:
◉ 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? Answer: 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. Reeducate 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
Answer:
◉ 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? Answer: a. Ask staff if
there are adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates
of the unit
d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose
to bypass the policy
◉ The answer is D. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time,
and why she chose to bypass the policy Answer:
◉ The Board of Hospital A wants to know how Hospital A's safety
performance in central line associated blood stream infection
(CLABSI) compares to that of other hospitals in their region. Which
data display would best inform them for that decision? Answer: a.
FULL SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are
never received by pathology after the procedure Answer:
◉ 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? Answer: 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. Reeducate 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
Answer:
◉ 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? Answer: a. Ask staff if
there are adequate scanners to meet their needs
b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy
c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates
of the unit
d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose
to bypass the policy
◉ The answer is D. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time,
and why she chose to bypass the policy Answer:
◉ The Board of Hospital A wants to know how Hospital A's safety
performance in central line associated blood stream infection
(CLABSI) compares to that of other hospitals in their region. Which
data display would best inform them for that decision? Answer: a.
