CPPS IHI Practice Exam Questions With Correct Verified Answers 2025!!
Terms in this set (126)
In preparation for new C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of
antimicrobial stewardship current state to ideal state.
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.
,After implementing a new B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
product recall system, a sequestered.
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
An organization is implementing a B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
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.
An organization has achieved 92% D. preoccupation with failure
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
, A just culture framework D. the organizational response to investigated events is
provides a means to address independent of patient outcome.
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.
In process improvement, reducing A. predictability of outcomes.
variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify.
When creating action plans, D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
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
Which of the following is B. team leadership
emphasized in crew resource
Terms in this set (126)
In preparation for new C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of
antimicrobial stewardship current state to ideal state.
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.
,After implementing a new B. ensure an on-site visit verifies that the recalled medication was
product recall system, a sequestered.
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
An organization is implementing a B. present evidence that checklist use reduces practice variability.
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.
An organization has achieved 92% D. preoccupation with failure
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
, A just culture framework D. the organizational response to investigated events is
provides a means to address independent of patient outcome.
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.
In process improvement, reducing A. predictability of outcomes.
variation improves
A. predictability of outcomes.
B. patient care processes.
C. frequency of poor results.
D. reluctance to simplify.
When creating action plans, D. use of color-coded labels that are readily seen by staff
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
Which of the following is B. team leadership
emphasized in crew resource
