JCAHO & Patient Safety UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Our healthcare culture and climate
support candid reporting and discussion of ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
mistakes
errors - CORRECT ANSWER - * Errors happen everyday
* Not every error results in harm
* Consequences of some errors are dire
* Many sources of errors
sources of errors - CORRECT ANSWER - allergies
medication error
not documenting on time
name alert
cost of measurable medical errors (2008) - CORRECT ANSWER - $19.5 billion
Of ________ in costs associated with medical injuries, ______ were avoidable medical errors. -
CORRECT ANSWER - $80 billion
25%
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports served as catalysts for change: - CORRECT
ANSWER - * To Err is Human
* Crossing the Quality Chasm
* Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses
, Who is the Joint Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - * independent, not-for-profit
organization
* accredits and certifies more than 18,000 U.S. health care organizations and programs
* recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality
* reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards
Hospitals are surveyed every ______ years. - CORRECT ANSWER -3
loss of accreditation = - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of funding
the mission of the Joint Commission - CORRECT ANSWER - To continuously improve
health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care
organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest
quality and value
We have ______________ that are used to compare one to another. - CORRECT
ANSWER - core measurements
sentinel event - CORRECT ANSWER - an unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
National Patient Safety Goals - CORRECT ANSWER - * Annually Joint Commission
establishes a list of national patient safety goals
* Panel of interdisciplinary patient safety experts - Sentinel Event Advisory Group
* Annual systematic literature/database review
* Input from practitioners, provider organizations, purchasers, consumers
* New goals may be established, old goals retired if appropriate
purpose of national patient safety goals - CORRECT ANSWER - to improve patient safety
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Our healthcare culture and climate
support candid reporting and discussion of ____________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
mistakes
errors - CORRECT ANSWER - * Errors happen everyday
* Not every error results in harm
* Consequences of some errors are dire
* Many sources of errors
sources of errors - CORRECT ANSWER - allergies
medication error
not documenting on time
name alert
cost of measurable medical errors (2008) - CORRECT ANSWER - $19.5 billion
Of ________ in costs associated with medical injuries, ______ were avoidable medical errors. -
CORRECT ANSWER - $80 billion
25%
Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports served as catalysts for change: - CORRECT
ANSWER - * To Err is Human
* Crossing the Quality Chasm
* Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses
, Who is the Joint Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - * independent, not-for-profit
organization
* accredits and certifies more than 18,000 U.S. health care organizations and programs
* recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality
* reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards
Hospitals are surveyed every ______ years. - CORRECT ANSWER -3
loss of accreditation = - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of funding
the mission of the Joint Commission - CORRECT ANSWER - To continuously improve
health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care
organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest
quality and value
We have ______________ that are used to compare one to another. - CORRECT
ANSWER - core measurements
sentinel event - CORRECT ANSWER - an unexpected occurrence involving death or
serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
National Patient Safety Goals - CORRECT ANSWER - * Annually Joint Commission
establishes a list of national patient safety goals
* Panel of interdisciplinary patient safety experts - Sentinel Event Advisory Group
* Annual systematic literature/database review
* Input from practitioners, provider organizations, purchasers, consumers
* New goals may be established, old goals retired if appropriate
purpose of national patient safety goals - CORRECT ANSWER - to improve patient safety
