NAHQ COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● In lean thinking, a process step is defined as "value added" if the.
Answer: customer recognizes the value.
●● A clinical pathway on the management of hip fractures has been
developed by a multi-disciplinary team and implemented in a large
teaching hospital. After monitoring for 6 months, the length of stay
continues to exceed the guidelines. Which of the following should be the
next step?.
Answer: Evaluate compliance with the pathway.
●● Which of the following actions has the greatest impact in reducing
harm?
A. revising the patient safety evaluation tool
B. improving interdisciplinary communication
C. forming a performance improvement team
D. increasing data collection frequency.
Answer: B. improving interdisciplinary communication
,●● A healthcare quality professional wants to measure the success of a
corrective action plan with a 95% confidence level. The average daily
census at the quality professional's organization is 1,000 patients. The
best sampling technique for this study is to review.
Answer: the number of records needed using a statistical method
●● Facility A is investigating its medication administration time for a
specific diagnosis. Evidence-based guidelines indicate that
administration of a particular drug within 30 minutes significantly
improves patient outcomes. The national average is 32 minutes. The
average for Facility B is 28 minutes. If the average for Facility A is 35
minutes, Facility A should.
Answer: contact Facility B to determine its practices.
●● Balanced scorecards are useful because they.
Answer: put strategy and vision at the center of an organization's effort.
●● Quality improvement team development stages include all of the
following EXCEPT
A. norming.
B. forming.
C. performing.
D. conforming.
Answer: D. conforming
, ●● analyzes a group with a specific characteristic, such as cystic
fibrosis..
Answer: Cohort study
●● looks at the relationship among variables. This study is looking at a
single variable: attitudes toward disease..
Answer: Regression analysis
●● is more definitive and would require more analysis of each case
within the study. This study is looking at a qualitative measure and does
not require a quantitative analysis..
Answer: Case-mix study
●● measures data at a specific point in time..
Answer: A cross-sectional analysis
●● In the process of strategic planning, an organization makes decisions
about the future. A basic component of the planning process is to.
Answer: examine both internal and external environments.
●● Deemed status refers to.
Answer: accreditation equivalency with a Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) survey.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● In lean thinking, a process step is defined as "value added" if the.
Answer: customer recognizes the value.
●● A clinical pathway on the management of hip fractures has been
developed by a multi-disciplinary team and implemented in a large
teaching hospital. After monitoring for 6 months, the length of stay
continues to exceed the guidelines. Which of the following should be the
next step?.
Answer: Evaluate compliance with the pathway.
●● Which of the following actions has the greatest impact in reducing
harm?
A. revising the patient safety evaluation tool
B. improving interdisciplinary communication
C. forming a performance improvement team
D. increasing data collection frequency.
Answer: B. improving interdisciplinary communication
,●● A healthcare quality professional wants to measure the success of a
corrective action plan with a 95% confidence level. The average daily
census at the quality professional's organization is 1,000 patients. The
best sampling technique for this study is to review.
Answer: the number of records needed using a statistical method
●● Facility A is investigating its medication administration time for a
specific diagnosis. Evidence-based guidelines indicate that
administration of a particular drug within 30 minutes significantly
improves patient outcomes. The national average is 32 minutes. The
average for Facility B is 28 minutes. If the average for Facility A is 35
minutes, Facility A should.
Answer: contact Facility B to determine its practices.
●● Balanced scorecards are useful because they.
Answer: put strategy and vision at the center of an organization's effort.
●● Quality improvement team development stages include all of the
following EXCEPT
A. norming.
B. forming.
C. performing.
D. conforming.
Answer: D. conforming
, ●● analyzes a group with a specific characteristic, such as cystic
fibrosis..
Answer: Cohort study
●● looks at the relationship among variables. This study is looking at a
single variable: attitudes toward disease..
Answer: Regression analysis
●● is more definitive and would require more analysis of each case
within the study. This study is looking at a qualitative measure and does
not require a quantitative analysis..
Answer: Case-mix study
●● measures data at a specific point in time..
Answer: A cross-sectional analysis
●● In the process of strategic planning, an organization makes decisions
about the future. A basic component of the planning process is to.
Answer: examine both internal and external environments.
●● Deemed status refers to.
Answer: accreditation equivalency with a Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) survey.
