NURS 4106
Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Finals Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key principle of patient safety?
- A. Blaming individuals for errors
- B. Creating a culture of safety
- C. Ignoring near misses
- D. Minimizing the use of checklists
- ANS: B. Creating a culture of safety
- Rationale: Creating a culture of safety encourages reporting
and addressing safety concerns without blame, fostering
continuous improvement in patient safety.
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,2. What is the primary goal of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
cycle in quality improvement?
- A. To establish rigid protocols
- B. To implement changes without evaluation
- C. To test and implement changes for improvement
- D. To punish errors
- ANS: C. To test and implement changes for improvement
- Rationale: The PDSA cycle is a systematic process used to
test changes, assess their impact, and implement improvements in
healthcare processes.
3. Which organization is known for developing the National
Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)?
- A. World Health Organization (WHO)
- B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- C. The Joint Commission
- D. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- ANS: C. The Joint Commission
- Rationale: The Joint Commission develops the National
Patient Safety Goals to address specific areas of concern in patient
safety and improve healthcare quality.
©2025
, 4. What is a common tool used to analyze the root causes of
adverse events in healthcare?
- A. Fishbone diagram
- B. Histogram
- C. Scatter plot
- D. Box plot
- ANS: A. Fishbone diagram
- Rationale: The Fishbone diagram, also known as the
Ishikawa diagram, is used to identify and analyze the root causes
of adverse events in healthcare.
5. Which of the following is an example of a never event in
healthcare?
- A. Patient fall resulting in injury
- B. Administration of the correct medication
- C. Successful surgery without complications
- D. Accurate patient diagnosis
- ANS: A. Patient fall resulting in injury
- Rationale: Never events are serious, preventable adverse
events that should never occur in healthcare, such as patient falls
resulting in injury.
©2025
Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Finals Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following is a key principle of patient safety?
- A. Blaming individuals for errors
- B. Creating a culture of safety
- C. Ignoring near misses
- D. Minimizing the use of checklists
- ANS: B. Creating a culture of safety
- Rationale: Creating a culture of safety encourages reporting
and addressing safety concerns without blame, fostering
continuous improvement in patient safety.
©2025
,2. What is the primary goal of the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA)
cycle in quality improvement?
- A. To establish rigid protocols
- B. To implement changes without evaluation
- C. To test and implement changes for improvement
- D. To punish errors
- ANS: C. To test and implement changes for improvement
- Rationale: The PDSA cycle is a systematic process used to
test changes, assess their impact, and implement improvements in
healthcare processes.
3. Which organization is known for developing the National
Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)?
- A. World Health Organization (WHO)
- B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- C. The Joint Commission
- D. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- ANS: C. The Joint Commission
- Rationale: The Joint Commission develops the National
Patient Safety Goals to address specific areas of concern in patient
safety and improve healthcare quality.
©2025
, 4. What is a common tool used to analyze the root causes of
adverse events in healthcare?
- A. Fishbone diagram
- B. Histogram
- C. Scatter plot
- D. Box plot
- ANS: A. Fishbone diagram
- Rationale: The Fishbone diagram, also known as the
Ishikawa diagram, is used to identify and analyze the root causes
of adverse events in healthcare.
5. Which of the following is an example of a never event in
healthcare?
- A. Patient fall resulting in injury
- B. Administration of the correct medication
- C. Successful surgery without complications
- D. Accurate patient diagnosis
- ANS: A. Patient fall resulting in injury
- Rationale: Never events are serious, preventable adverse
events that should never occur in healthcare, such as patient falls
resulting in injury.
©2025
