CPPS IHI Practice Exam 2025-2026 Complete
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In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements, a
hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship committee. What should
be the first step in supporting this new patient safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication and
time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current state
to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to identify the most commonly grown
pathogens. - ANSWER>>C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
analysis of current state to ideal state.
After implementing a new product recall system, a hospital was alerted to a
high-risk medication recall. This medication is in stock in the emergency
department and oncology unit. To ensure the effectiveness of the new
system, a patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units - ANSWER>>B. ensure an on-site visit verifies
that the recalled medication was sequestered.
An organization is implementing a standardized surgical safety checklist
and encounters resistance from the perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
,C. assure staff that anesthesia is responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to nursing. - ANSWER>>B. present
evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
An organization has achieved 92% compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional believes that the processes in place are not
reliable or that the results are attributable to luck. Which of the following
best describes this characteristic?
A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure - ANSWER>>D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a means to address behaviors that
undermine a culture of safety because
A. single outbursts are differentiated from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not consider personal performance-shaping
factors.
D. the organizational response to investigated events is independent of
patient outcome. - ANSWER>>D. the organizational response to
investigated events is independent of patient outcome.
In process improvement, reducing variation improves A.
predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify. - ANSWER>>A. predictability of outcomes.
When creating action plans, which of the following solutions would be
considered the weakest?
A. visible involvement and action by leadership
B. standardizing processes as much as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff - ANSWER>>D.
,use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
Which of the following is emphasized in crew resource management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy - ANSWER>>B. team leadership
10.
As a result of an adverse drug event, a patient required renal dialysis. A
patient safety professional and other leaders are discussing what to
disclose to the patient. In addition to an apology, critical components of
disclosure include
A. a commitment to investigate what happened and how future errors will
be prevented.
B. who was involved, when it happened, and how often medication errors
occur.
C. plans for staff disciplinary action, physician disciplinary action, and a
plan for education.
D. history of pharmacy transcription errors, and the plan to implement an
electronic health record. - ANSWER>>A. a commitment to investigate what
happened and how future errors will be prevented.
Results from recent tests were not included in a patient transfer from one
facility to another, resulting in an adverse event. Which of the following is
the most common cause of this type of harm?
A. inadequate information flow
B. inattentional blindness
C. normalized deviance
D. insufficient staffing - ANSWER>>A. inadequate information flow
A healthcare organization is introducing a new medication administration
barcoding system. Which of the following is the most significant indicator of
successful implementation?
A. order accuracy for high-risk medications
, B. bar code scanning compliance C. nursing bar coding
knowledge
D. bar coding performance goal setting - ANSWER>>B. bar code scanning
compliance
A manager demonstrates adherence to the principles of a just culture by
applying which of the following types of decision-making frameworks?
A. harm-based
B. outcome-focused
C. equity-focused
D. risk-based - ANSWER>>D. risk-based
When interpreting data after a safety event, which of the following is true?
A. Identifying human error results in a deep understanding of the event and
its causes.
B. Comparing actions taken to procedures and rules will explain the
behaviors during the event.
C. The outcome of the event has no influence on the interpretation or
conclusions.
D. Causes are constructed from the investigation and analysis. -
ANSWER>>D. Causes are constructed from the investigation and analysis.
As a member of an improvement team focused on standardizing surgical
protocols, the patient safety professional recognizes that one concern
clinicians may raise is:
A. improved supply chain management.
B. increased amount of waste.
C. depersonalized care.
D. increased length of stay. - ANSWER>>C. depersonalized care.
When healthcare providers are involved in an adverse event, it is important
to first
A. conduct an objective root cause analysis.
B. offer guidance and emotional support.
C. involve crisis counselors in the investigation.
Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements, a
hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship committee. What should
be the first step in supporting this new patient safety initiative?
A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different
compliance issues.
B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication and
time-out screens.
C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current state
to ideal state.
D. Review the past year's data to identify the most commonly grown
pathogens. - ANSWER>>C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap
analysis of current state to ideal state.
After implementing a new product recall system, a hospital was alerted to a
high-risk medication recall. This medication is in stock in the emergency
department and oncology unit. To ensure the effectiveness of the new
system, a patient safety professional should:
A. require individual departments to verify that a search for the recalled
medication was performed.
B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
sequestered.
C. reconcile the number of doses administered to the number of doses
purchased.
D. notify the affected units via fax to remove recalled meds and to post
recall notices in the units - ANSWER>>B. ensure an on-site visit verifies
that the recalled medication was sequestered.
An organization is implementing a standardized surgical safety checklist
and encounters resistance from the perioperative staff. To improve staff
engagement, a patient safety professional should:
A. prepare a business case for the implementation of the checklist.
B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
,C. assure staff that anesthesia is responsible for the checklist.
D. delegate checklist enforcement to nursing. - ANSWER>>B. present
evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
An organization has achieved 92% compliance with a process measure.
The patient safety professional believes that the processes in place are not
reliable or that the results are attributable to luck. Which of the following
best describes this characteristic?
A. appreciative inquiry
B. commitment to resilience
C. deference to expertise
D. preoccupation with failure - ANSWER>>D. preoccupation with failure
A just culture framework provides a means to address behaviors that
undermine a culture of safety because
A. single outbursts are differentiated from consciously chosen acts.
B. preservation of highly valued team members is a primary goal.
C. the evaluative process does not consider personal performance-shaping
factors.
D. the organizational response to investigated events is independent of
patient outcome. - ANSWER>>D. the organizational response to
investigated events is independent of patient outcome.
In process improvement, reducing variation improves A.
predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify. - ANSWER>>A. predictability of outcomes.
When creating action plans, which of the following solutions would be
considered the weakest?
A. visible involvement and action by leadership
B. standardizing processes as much as possible
C. creating access barriers to high-risk medications
D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff - ANSWER>>D.
,use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
Which of the following is emphasized in crew resource management?
A. care standards
B. team leadership
C. caregiver burnout
D. health literacy - ANSWER>>B. team leadership
10.
As a result of an adverse drug event, a patient required renal dialysis. A
patient safety professional and other leaders are discussing what to
disclose to the patient. In addition to an apology, critical components of
disclosure include
A. a commitment to investigate what happened and how future errors will
be prevented.
B. who was involved, when it happened, and how often medication errors
occur.
C. plans for staff disciplinary action, physician disciplinary action, and a
plan for education.
D. history of pharmacy transcription errors, and the plan to implement an
electronic health record. - ANSWER>>A. a commitment to investigate what
happened and how future errors will be prevented.
Results from recent tests were not included in a patient transfer from one
facility to another, resulting in an adverse event. Which of the following is
the most common cause of this type of harm?
A. inadequate information flow
B. inattentional blindness
C. normalized deviance
D. insufficient staffing - ANSWER>>A. inadequate information flow
A healthcare organization is introducing a new medication administration
barcoding system. Which of the following is the most significant indicator of
successful implementation?
A. order accuracy for high-risk medications
, B. bar code scanning compliance C. nursing bar coding
knowledge
D. bar coding performance goal setting - ANSWER>>B. bar code scanning
compliance
A manager demonstrates adherence to the principles of a just culture by
applying which of the following types of decision-making frameworks?
A. harm-based
B. outcome-focused
C. equity-focused
D. risk-based - ANSWER>>D. risk-based
When interpreting data after a safety event, which of the following is true?
A. Identifying human error results in a deep understanding of the event and
its causes.
B. Comparing actions taken to procedures and rules will explain the
behaviors during the event.
C. The outcome of the event has no influence on the interpretation or
conclusions.
D. Causes are constructed from the investigation and analysis. -
ANSWER>>D. Causes are constructed from the investigation and analysis.
As a member of an improvement team focused on standardizing surgical
protocols, the patient safety professional recognizes that one concern
clinicians may raise is:
A. improved supply chain management.
B. increased amount of waste.
C. depersonalized care.
D. increased length of stay. - ANSWER>>C. depersonalized care.
When healthcare providers are involved in an adverse event, it is important
to first
A. conduct an objective root cause analysis.
B. offer guidance and emotional support.
C. involve crisis counselors in the investigation.
