CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PATIENT
SAFETY CPPS TESTS COMPILATION
BUNDLE 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ preventable adverse events.
Answer: those that occurred due to error or failure to apply an accepted
strategy for prevention
⩥ Ameliorable adverse event.
Answer: events that, while not preventable, could have been less
harmful if care had been different
⩥ adverse events due to negligence.
Answer: those that occurred due to care that falls below the standards
expected of clinicians in the community
⩥ near miss.
Answer: an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable
adverse event except for the outcome - exposed but does not experience
harm either through luck or early detection
,⩥ error.
Answer: broader term referring to any act of commission or omission
that exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation
⩥ adverse event.
Answer: An injury caused by medical management (rather than the
underlying disease) and that prolonged the hospitalization, produced at
disability at the time of discharge, or both
⩥ commision.
Answer: doing something wrong
⩥ omission.
Answer: failing to do the right thing
⩥ CPOE.
Answer: Computerized Provider Order Entry
2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
⩥ computer alerts three main findings.
Answer: 1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
,⩥ minimize alert fatigue.
Answer: 1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts
2. tier alerts according to severity
3. make only high level/severe alerts interruptive
4. use human factors principles
⩥ three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care.
Answer: 1. role of pt and caregiver behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
⩥ Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture.
Answer: designed to assess safety culture in amb care and data is
available from AHRQ
⩥ Pt Engagement.
Answer: 1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt
demonstrating understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
⩥ checklist.
, Answer: Algorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given
clinical procedure designed to ensure that no matter how often
performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten
reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
⩥ slips.
Answer: failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
⩥ mistake.
Answer: failures in attentional behavior
lack of experience or insufficient training
⩥ Situational Awareness.
Answer: the ability to access and track relevant to the task,
comprehend the data,
forecast what may happened based on the data, and
formulate an appropriate plan in response
⩥ situational awareness cannot be achieved without.
Answer: clear and high-quality communication between all providers
SAFETY CPPS TESTS COMPILATION
BUNDLE 2026 ACTUAL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW GRADED A+
⩥ preventable adverse events.
Answer: those that occurred due to error or failure to apply an accepted
strategy for prevention
⩥ Ameliorable adverse event.
Answer: events that, while not preventable, could have been less
harmful if care had been different
⩥ adverse events due to negligence.
Answer: those that occurred due to care that falls below the standards
expected of clinicians in the community
⩥ near miss.
Answer: an unsafe situation that is indistinguishable from a preventable
adverse event except for the outcome - exposed but does not experience
harm either through luck or early detection
,⩥ error.
Answer: broader term referring to any act of commission or omission
that exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation
⩥ adverse event.
Answer: An injury caused by medical management (rather than the
underlying disease) and that prolonged the hospitalization, produced at
disability at the time of discharge, or both
⩥ commision.
Answer: doing something wrong
⩥ omission.
Answer: failing to do the right thing
⩥ CPOE.
Answer: Computerized Provider Order Entry
2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
⩥ computer alerts three main findings.
Answer: 1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
,⩥ minimize alert fatigue.
Answer: 1. increase alert specificity to reduce inconsequential alerts
2. tier alerts according to severity
3. make only high level/severe alerts interruptive
4. use human factors principles
⩥ three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory care.
Answer: 1. role of pt and caregiver behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
⩥ Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture.
Answer: designed to assess safety culture in amb care and data is
available from AHRQ
⩥ Pt Engagement.
Answer: 1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt
demonstrating understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
⩥ checklist.
, Answer: Algorithmic listing of actions to be performed for a given
clinical procedure designed to ensure that no matter how often
performed by a given clinician, no step will be forgotten
reduce risk of slips
consensus of required behaviors
⩥ slips.
Answer: failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
⩥ mistake.
Answer: failures in attentional behavior
lack of experience or insufficient training
⩥ Situational Awareness.
Answer: the ability to access and track relevant to the task,
comprehend the data,
forecast what may happened based on the data, and
formulate an appropriate plan in response
⩥ situational awareness cannot be achieved without.
Answer: clear and high-quality communication between all providers
