CSTR Practice Exam questions with answers

CSTR Practice Exam questions with
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answers

What does a radar chart show? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Shows the relationship between multiple variables
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with one or more axis ( same as a spider gram)
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What does a tree chart show? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔(Fishbone diagram) used to identify all of the various |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



issues/tasks that go into development of a single |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



outcome


How would you present volume? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Visualized by a bar chart (similar to a histogram) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



showing different heights depicting variance from
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comparative items or periods of time |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




How would you present a trend? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A trend is a series of consecutive information/data
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that is all moving upward or downward as time
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progresses. A trend line can be overlaid into the chart|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



information/ data for reader to more easily visualize if |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



there is a trend over time
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, What is the process of PIPS (Performance Improvement
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and Patient Safety)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔recognition,
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assessment, and correction
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Who originated the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB)? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔American College of Surgeons |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



(ACS)


What is the Joint Commission? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
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is a national organization that provides standards so that
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hospitals may obtain accreditation for licensure and gain
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the right to receive payment from Medicaid and Medicare
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What created the Joint Commission? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Created by merging the Hospital |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



Standarization Program with similar programs run by the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



American College of Physicians, the American Hospital
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Association, the American Medical Association and the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



Canadian Medical Association |\ |\




What is benchmarking? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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benchmark is a standard by which something can be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



measured or judged, comparing like data over time with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



different organizations, providers, or with a recommended
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or desired outcome/standard
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