CPHQ Risk Management and Patient Advocacy 2

Question 1

Which law protects peer review information from discovery in most U.S. states?

Accepted Answer

Peer Review Protection Statutes

Answer

State peer review protection statutes shield peer review records from legal discovery to encourage candid quality improvement discussions.

Question 2

An occurrence report (incident report) is best used for:

Accepted Answer

Documenting events to support quality improvement and risk management

Answer

Occurrence reports are internal documents used to track events for quality improvement and risk management, not for disciplinary action.

Question 3

Which concept describes the degree to which patients are protected from unintended harm during care?

Accepted Answer

Patient safety

Answer

Patient safety refers to the prevention of errors and adverse effects to patients associated with health care.

Question 4

A hospital's risk manager discovers that a surgical sponge was left in a patient post-operatively. This is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

Sentinel event

Answer

An unintended retention of a foreign body after surgery is a sentinel event — a serious, largely preventable patient safety event.

Question 5

In the context of informed consent, which element is NOT required?

Accepted Answer

Guarantee of a successful outcome

Answer

Informed consent requires disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives, but clinicians cannot and must not guarantee outcomes.

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