Safety Management and Leadership Flashcards
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A safety professional wants to demonstrate that a new patient handling program reduced musculoskeletal injuries. Which statistical method compares injury rates before and after the intervention?
Answer: Pre-post interrupted time series analysis
An interrupted time series analysis evaluates trends in outcome data before and after an intervention to determine whether the program caused the change.
In healthcare emergency management, the term 'surge capacity' refers to:
Answer: The ability to expand care delivery in response to a mass casualty event
Surge capacity is the ability of a healthcare facility to rapidly expand beyond normal services to meet an increased demand during a disaster or mass casualty event.
Which safety leadership behavior has been most strongly associated with improved frontline safety compliance in research studies?
Answer: Visible leadership commitment and participation in safety activities
Research consistently shows that visible, authentic leadership participation in safety activities—such as safety walk-rounds—is the strongest driver of frontline safety behavior.
A healthcare safety officer receives a complaint about a supervisor who allegedly punished an employee for reporting a safety concern. This situation MOST likely violates:
Answer: OSHA's anti-retaliation provisions under Section 11(c) of the OSH Act
Section 11(c) of the OSH Act prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report safety concerns, file OSHA complaints, or exercise other protected rights.
When a healthcare organization conducts an annual safety climate survey, the results should PRIMARILY be used to:
Answer: Identify systemic cultural barriers and guide improvement priorities
Safety climate surveys measure shared perceptions and attitudes; results should drive systemic cultural interventions rather than individual accountability.
Which element distinguishes a Just Culture from a punitive culture in a healthcare safety program?
Answer: Behavioral choices are differentiated from system failures when determining accountability
Just Culture distinguishes human error (system redesign), at-risk behavior (coaching), and reckless behavior (punitive action), balancing accountability with learning.
A hospital safety team is prioritizing corrective actions after identifying 15 hazards through a facility audit. Which framework BEST guides the prioritization decision?
Answer: Risk matrix ranking hazards by probability and severity
A risk matrix scores each hazard by likelihood and severity, enabling objective prioritization so the highest-risk items are addressed first regardless of cost or discovery order.