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CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PATIENT SAFETY EXAM
2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
iatrogenesis - (answers)Greek for originating from a physician
preventable adverse events - (answers)those that occurred due to error or failure
to apply an accepted strategy for prevention
Ameliorable adverse event - (answers)events that, while not preventable, could
have been less harmful if care had been different
adverse events due to negligence - (answers)those that occurred due to care that
falls below the standards expected of clinicians in the community
near miss - (answers)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 - (answers)broader term referring to any act of commission or omission that
exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation
adverse event - (answers)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
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commision - (answers)doing something wrong
omission - (answers)failing to do the right thing
CPOE - (answers)Computerized Provider Order Entry
2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
computer alerts three main findings - (answers)1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
minimize alert fatigue - (answers)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 - (answers)1. role of pt
and caregiver behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
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Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture - (answers)designed to assess safety
culture in amb care and data is available from AHRQ
Pt Engagement - (answers)1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt
demonstrating understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
checklist - (answers)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 - (answers)failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
mistake - (answers)failures in attentional behavior
lack of experience or insufficient training
Situational Awareness - (answers)the ability to access and track relevant to the
task,
comprehend the data,
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forecast what may happened based on the data, and
formulate an appropriate plan in response
situational awareness cannot be achieved without - (answers)clear and high-
quality communication between all providers
most common root cause of sentinel events - (answers)communication
elements the affect communication - (answers)1. rigid hierarchies
2. overtly disruptive and unprofessional behavior
3. nonverbal cues
4. interpersonal relations
5. group dynamics
communication tools - (answers)read-back protocols
SBAR
teamwork training
process for prescribing and adm meds - (answers)1. order
2. Transcribing
3. dispensing
4. administration
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PATIENT SAFETY EXAM
2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
iatrogenesis - (answers)Greek for originating from a physician
preventable adverse events - (answers)those that occurred due to error or failure
to apply an accepted strategy for prevention
Ameliorable adverse event - (answers)events that, while not preventable, could
have been less harmful if care had been different
adverse events due to negligence - (answers)those that occurred due to care that
falls below the standards expected of clinicians in the community
near miss - (answers)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 - (answers)broader term referring to any act of commission or omission that
exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation
adverse event - (answers)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
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commision - (answers)doing something wrong
omission - (answers)failing to do the right thing
CPOE - (answers)Computerized Provider Order Entry
2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
computer alerts three main findings - (answers)1. modestly effective at best
2. alert fatigue is common
3. fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE systems
minimize alert fatigue - (answers)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 - (answers)1. role of pt
and caregiver behaviors
2. role of provider-pt interactions
3. role of community and health system
,3|Page
Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture - (answers)designed to assess safety
culture in amb care and data is available from AHRQ
Pt Engagement - (answers)1. ed pt about their illness and medications with pt
demonstrating understanding "teach back"
2. empowering to act as a safety double check
checklist - (answers)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 - (answers)failure of schematic (autopilot) behaviors
lapses in concentration, distractions, or fatigue
mistake - (answers)failures in attentional behavior
lack of experience or insufficient training
Situational Awareness - (answers)the ability to access and track relevant to the
task,
comprehend the data,
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forecast what may happened based on the data, and
formulate an appropriate plan in response
situational awareness cannot be achieved without - (answers)clear and high-
quality communication between all providers
most common root cause of sentinel events - (answers)communication
elements the affect communication - (answers)1. rigid hierarchies
2. overtly disruptive and unprofessional behavior
3. nonverbal cues
4. interpersonal relations
5. group dynamics
communication tools - (answers)read-back protocols
SBAR
teamwork training
process for prescribing and adm meds - (answers)1. order
2. Transcribing
3. dispensing
4. administration
