Exam (elaborations) CPHQ

CPHQ- Patient Safety
Questions and Answers 2026
MedicalBerrors:BCommissionB-BAnswerErrorsBmayBresultBfromBdoingBsomething



MedicalBerrors:BOmissionB-BAnswerErrorsBresultsBfromBfailingBtoBdoBsomething



MedicalBerrors:BLatentB-BAnswerResultingBfromBaBfailureBofBinBsystemBdesign



MedicalBerrors:BErrorBChainB-BAnswerIdentifiedBthroughBRCA-
BseriesBofBeventsBthatBleadBtoBaBnegativeBoutcome



MedicalBerrorsBareBmostBoftenBidentifiedBafterBan?B-BAnswerAdverseBeventBoccurs.



NationalBQualifyBForumB(NQF):B4BelementsBneededBtoBcreateBandBsustainBaBpatientBsafetyBc
ulture.B

NFQBendorsesBaBsetBofBsafeBpracticesBtoBassessBandBdevelopBorganizationsBpatientBsafetyBcul
tureB-BAnswer1)BleadershipBinvolvement

2)Bmeasurement,Banalysis,BandBfeedbackBmustBbeBtracked

3)BTeamBbasedBpatientBcareBwithBadequateBtrainingBandBperformanceBimprovementBactivities

4)BSafetyBrisksBmustBbeBcontinuouslyBidentifiedBandBinterventionsBtakenBtoBreduceBpatientBris
ks



NQFBSafeBPractice:BManagingBmedicationsB-
BAnswermanagingBmedicationsBbyBimplementingBaBcomputerizedBprescriberBorderBenterB(CPO
E)Bsystem;BstandardizingBabbreviations;BmaintainingBupdatedBmedicationBlistsBforBpatientB,Bsel
ectingBaBformulary,BstandardizingBlabel,BidentifyingBhighBalertBdrugs,BdispensingBdrugsBinBtheB
unit



NQFBSafeBPractice:Bhealthcare-associatedBinfectionsB-BAnswerpreventingBhealth-
careBassociatedBinfectionsBthroughBventilatorBbundleBinterventions;BfollowingBbestBpracticesBfo
rBcentralBvenousBlines;BcomplyingBCDCBhandBwashingBguidelines



AHRQ:BAgencyBforBHealthcareBResearchBandBQualityB(AHRQ)B-
BAnswerQualityBindicatorsBareBdistributedBasBaBsoftwareBtoolBtoBhelpBhealthcareBorganization
sBidentifyBadverseBeventsBorBpotentialBadverseBeventsBthatBrequireBfurtherBstudy