ANM Performance Improvement and Quality 5

Question 1

A quality team wants to test whether increased patient education reduces 30-day readmissions. Which statistical tool would BEST show the relationship between these two variables?

Accepted Answer

Scatter diagram

Answer

A scatter diagram plots two variables against each other to visually identify whether a correlation or relationship exists between them.

Question 2

An ANM is reviewing an FMEA for a new IV medication infusion process. FMEA is PRIMARILY used to:

Accepted Answer

Proactively identify potential failure modes before they occur

Answer

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a proactive risk assessment tool used to identify potential failures and their consequences before harm occurs.

Question 3

Under the CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), hospitals face payment penalties for excess readmissions related to which condition?

Accepted Answer

Heart failure

Answer

Heart failure is one of the original CMS HRRP conditions for which hospitals receive payment penalties for excess 30-day readmission rates.

Question 4

A nursing unit adopts daily safety huddles. This practice BEST reflects which element of a High Reliability Organization (HRO)?

Accepted Answer

Sensitivity to operations

Answer

Sensitivity to operations means frontline staff and leaders maintain situational awareness of current conditions, which daily huddles directly support.

Question 5

When an ANM uses 'rapid cycle improvement,' the expected duration of each PDSA cycle is:

Accepted Answer

Days to weeks with small-scale tests

Answer

Rapid cycle improvement uses short PDSA cycles lasting days to weeks to quickly test, learn, and iterate on changes.

(ANM) Assistant Nurse Manager Certification Practice Test

(ANM) Assistant Nurse Manager Certification Practice Test

ANM Performance Improvement and Quality 5