Certified Professional in Patient Safety Exam Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
Question :iatrogenesis
Correct answer:Greek for originating from a physician
Question :preventable adverse events
Correct answer:those that occurred due to error or failure to
apply an accepted strategy for prevention
Question :Ameliorable adverse event
Correct answer:events that, while not preventable, could have
been less harmful if care had been different
Question :adverse events due to negligence
Correct answer:those that occurred due to care that falls
below the standards expected of clinicians in the community
Question :near miss
Correct answer: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
Question :error
Correct answer:broader term referring to any act of
commission or omission that exposes patients to a potentially hazardous situation
Question :adverse event
Correct answer: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
Question :commision
Correct answer:doing something wrong
Question :omission
Correct answer:failing to do the right thing
Question :CPOE
Correct answer:Computerized Provider Order Entry
2009 HITECH Act and meaningful use program
Question :computer alerts three main findings
Correct answer:1. modestly effective at best
- alert fatigue is common
- fatigue increases with exposure and heavier use of CPOE
systems
Question :minimize alert fatigue
Correct answer:1. increase alert specificity to reduce
inconsequential alerts
- tier alerts according to severity
- make only high level/severe alerts interruptive
- use human factors principles
Question :three concepts that influence safety in ambulatory
care
Correct answer:1. role of pt and caregiver behaviors
- role of provider-pt interactions
- role of community and health system
Question :Medical Office Survey on Pt Safety Culture
Correct answer:designed to assess safety culture in amb care
and data is available from AHRQ
Question :Pt Engagement
Correct answer:1. ed pt about their illness and medications
with pt demonstrating understanding "teach back"
- empowering to act as a safety double check
Question :checklist
Correct answer: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