HIT Quality Final Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
If the patient presents to the hospital with symptoms of cough, fever, and chills and is later
diagnosed with pneumonia the incidence of this infection would be determined as: -
CORRECT ANSWER Community-acquired infection
Debbie is a risk manager at a local hospital. In order to reduce the risk of sentinel events
occurring in her organization, she is using the lessons learned by other organizations
regarding these events. To access details about sentinel events that have occurred at other
facilities and recommended changes that may have prevented these events, Debbie utilizes
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Sentinel Event Alerts
A mistake that involves an accidental drug overdose, administration of an incorrect substance,
accidental consumption of a drug, or misuse of a drug or biological during a medical or
surgical procedure is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER Medication error
Which of the following represents an example of potential blood-borne pathogens? -
CORRECT ANSWER HIV and hepatitis B
Occurrences involving liability for injury or property loss are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER Potentially compensable events
The symbol in flowcharting that is used to make the point in the process where the analysis
skips to another common point of the process is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER Connector icon
Describe the broad scope of the risk management function in healthcare organizations. -
CORRECT ANSWER Risk management is to try and identify increased risk conditions
within the facility before an occurence of injury happens. When the risk is identified they
then come up with ways to improve the process, care or hazard to prevent injuries, accidents
or death from happening.
, This section of a cause and effect diagram examines influences of major pieces of equipment
on the situation. - CORRECT ANSWER Machinery
Stacy is the nursing manager for the cardiology services at a local hospital.The hospital has
recently emphasized a policy requiring all managers to track and report their employees'
absences from work. Stacy feels that this requirement is time consuming and unnecessary.
Why would the hospital require their managers to complete this process? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reports of absences are tabulated and examined for a possible HAI
connection.
This section of a cause and effect diagram examines influences of the procedures and
processes used in the patient care event: - CORRECT ANSWER Methods
Proper hand washing has been identified by the CDC as one of the single most important
methods for preventing the spread of infection. Describe how healthcare organizations
continue to educate staff to make hand washing a critical patient safety issue. - CORRECT
ANSWER Healthcare organizations place posters or stickers in restrooms and around
the facility to remind staff and visitors to wash their hands. Hand sanitizer is placed all
around the facility so that it is available whenever an employee might need it. They also have
mandatory continuous education or standard precaution meetings for employees before
starting a shift.
When a hospital patient is diagnosed with one of the diseases from the health department's
communicable disease list, who is responsible for notifying the health department? -
CORRECT ANSWER Infection Prevention and Control team
The following decision icon symbol is used in flowcharting to indicate: - CORRECT
ANSWER A point in the process where the participants must evaluate the status of the
process
Analysis of a sentinel event from all aspects to identify how each contributed to the
occurrence of the event and to develop new systems that will prevent recurrence is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Root-cause analysis
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
If the patient presents to the hospital with symptoms of cough, fever, and chills and is later
diagnosed with pneumonia the incidence of this infection would be determined as: -
CORRECT ANSWER Community-acquired infection
Debbie is a risk manager at a local hospital. In order to reduce the risk of sentinel events
occurring in her organization, she is using the lessons learned by other organizations
regarding these events. To access details about sentinel events that have occurred at other
facilities and recommended changes that may have prevented these events, Debbie utilizes
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Sentinel Event Alerts
A mistake that involves an accidental drug overdose, administration of an incorrect substance,
accidental consumption of a drug, or misuse of a drug or biological during a medical or
surgical procedure is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER Medication error
Which of the following represents an example of potential blood-borne pathogens? -
CORRECT ANSWER HIV and hepatitis B
Occurrences involving liability for injury or property loss are called: - CORRECT
ANSWER Potentially compensable events
The symbol in flowcharting that is used to make the point in the process where the analysis
skips to another common point of the process is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER Connector icon
Describe the broad scope of the risk management function in healthcare organizations. -
CORRECT ANSWER Risk management is to try and identify increased risk conditions
within the facility before an occurence of injury happens. When the risk is identified they
then come up with ways to improve the process, care or hazard to prevent injuries, accidents
or death from happening.
, This section of a cause and effect diagram examines influences of major pieces of equipment
on the situation. - CORRECT ANSWER Machinery
Stacy is the nursing manager for the cardiology services at a local hospital.The hospital has
recently emphasized a policy requiring all managers to track and report their employees'
absences from work. Stacy feels that this requirement is time consuming and unnecessary.
Why would the hospital require their managers to complete this process? - CORRECT
ANSWER Reports of absences are tabulated and examined for a possible HAI
connection.
This section of a cause and effect diagram examines influences of the procedures and
processes used in the patient care event: - CORRECT ANSWER Methods
Proper hand washing has been identified by the CDC as one of the single most important
methods for preventing the spread of infection. Describe how healthcare organizations
continue to educate staff to make hand washing a critical patient safety issue. - CORRECT
ANSWER Healthcare organizations place posters or stickers in restrooms and around
the facility to remind staff and visitors to wash their hands. Hand sanitizer is placed all
around the facility so that it is available whenever an employee might need it. They also have
mandatory continuous education or standard precaution meetings for employees before
starting a shift.
When a hospital patient is diagnosed with one of the diseases from the health department's
communicable disease list, who is responsible for notifying the health department? -
CORRECT ANSWER Infection Prevention and Control team
The following decision icon symbol is used in flowcharting to indicate: - CORRECT
ANSWER A point in the process where the participants must evaluate the status of the
process
Analysis of a sentinel event from all aspects to identify how each contributed to the
occurrence of the event and to develop new systems that will prevent recurrence is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Root-cause analysis
