HSC 450 Final Review
1. Six AIMS of the IOM Safe
Ettective
Patient-centered
Timely
Eflcient
Equitable
2. You are helping the staff on a surgical unit that receives Wait exactly you mean by
87 new patients per week improve patient's pain con- "wait less than 30 minutes
trol. You decide to collect data on a sample of your to be seen" does this in-
patient population. What should you be sure to do clude the time the patient
when deciding on your sample? spends checking in, for in-
stance?
3. After an unsuccessful effort by the code team, the Meeting as a team to de-
most helpful pathway toward team performance im- brief the events
provement involves:
4. For what purpose would a cause and effect diagram be Brainstorm reasons for the
used during a root cause analysis? event
5. What is the primary purpose of root cause analysis and Improve patient safety
failure mode and effect analysis?
6. What type of form is used by hospital caregivers to Incident report
document potential or actual patient safety concerns?
7. According to The Joint Commission, which of the fol- Patient has a stroke after
lowing situations represents a sentinel event? being given an incorrect
medication
8. When an individual feels comfortable expressing an Psychological safety
opinion, mentioning problems, or correcting errors as
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part of a team without fearing repercussions, this is a
description of which of the following terms
9. The 1999 report To Err is Human that put the issues The Institute of Medicine
of patient safety and medical errors in front of the (IOM)
American public was released by
10. Workplace safety and health is infrequently under- Boards of Directors, Lead-
stood or addressed as a strategic priority by which of ership, and Management
the following groups?
11. Healthcare organizations should make continually im- Patient safety programs
proved patient safety a declared and serious aim by
establishing which of these?
12. Applying the Model for Improvement to a clinic's goal Increase the number of
of improving patient scheduling, which of the follow- patients reporting they are
ing is the most reasonable AIM statement? "very satisfied" with the
clinic's scheduling by 50
percent within 6 months
13. For people to accept chance, you must address which Human Behavior
of the following in change efforts?
14. What aspect of the run chart helps you compare data The baseline median and
before and after a PDSA cycle? annotations of when spe-
cific changes were tested
(B and C)
15. Which of the following things are considered impor- Clinical expertise, patient
tant for the integration of evidence-based practice? values, best research evi-
dence (All of the above)
16.
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1. Six AIMS of the IOM Safe
Ettective
Patient-centered
Timely
Eflcient
Equitable
2. You are helping the staff on a surgical unit that receives Wait exactly you mean by
87 new patients per week improve patient's pain con- "wait less than 30 minutes
trol. You decide to collect data on a sample of your to be seen" does this in-
patient population. What should you be sure to do clude the time the patient
when deciding on your sample? spends checking in, for in-
stance?
3. After an unsuccessful effort by the code team, the Meeting as a team to de-
most helpful pathway toward team performance im- brief the events
provement involves:
4. For what purpose would a cause and effect diagram be Brainstorm reasons for the
used during a root cause analysis? event
5. What is the primary purpose of root cause analysis and Improve patient safety
failure mode and effect analysis?
6. What type of form is used by hospital caregivers to Incident report
document potential or actual patient safety concerns?
7. According to The Joint Commission, which of the fol- Patient has a stroke after
lowing situations represents a sentinel event? being given an incorrect
medication
8. When an individual feels comfortable expressing an Psychological safety
opinion, mentioning problems, or correcting errors as
1/5
, HSC 450 Final Review
part of a team without fearing repercussions, this is a
description of which of the following terms
9. The 1999 report To Err is Human that put the issues The Institute of Medicine
of patient safety and medical errors in front of the (IOM)
American public was released by
10. Workplace safety and health is infrequently under- Boards of Directors, Lead-
stood or addressed as a strategic priority by which of ership, and Management
the following groups?
11. Healthcare organizations should make continually im- Patient safety programs
proved patient safety a declared and serious aim by
establishing which of these?
12. Applying the Model for Improvement to a clinic's goal Increase the number of
of improving patient scheduling, which of the follow- patients reporting they are
ing is the most reasonable AIM statement? "very satisfied" with the
clinic's scheduling by 50
percent within 6 months
13. For people to accept chance, you must address which Human Behavior
of the following in change efforts?
14. What aspect of the run chart helps you compare data The baseline median and
before and after a PDSA cycle? annotations of when spe-
cific changes were tested
(B and C)
15. Which of the following things are considered impor- Clinical expertise, patient
tant for the integration of evidence-based practice? values, best research evi-
dence (All of the above)
16.
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