CPHQ Patient Safety Principles 4

Question 1

Which safety strategy uses redundant independent checks to catch errors before they reach the patient?

Accepted Answer

Layered defenses

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Simplification

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Standardization

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Task shifting

Question 2

The 'five rights' of medication administration are patient, medication, dose, route, and:

Accepted Answer

Time

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Provider

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Unit

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Indication

Question 3

An ICU implements a daily goals checklist completed by the multidisciplinary team. The primary safety benefit is:

Accepted Answer

Improving shared mental model and coordinated care

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Reducing nursing documentation time

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Decreasing physician workload

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Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

Question 4

Which concept describes a system designed so that the safest action is also the easiest action to perform?

Accepted Answer

Default safe design

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Poka-yoke

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Cognitive aid

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Redundancy

Question 5

In the context of patient safety, 'reliability' refers to:

Accepted Answer

The probability that a system performs its intended function without failure

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Staff following policies 100% of the time

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The accuracy of incident reporting systems

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Consistent patient satisfaction scores

Question 6

A patient receives the wrong blood type during a transfusion. The MOST important immediate action by the nurse is to:

Accepted Answer

Stop the transfusion and assess the patient

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Complete an incident report

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Notify risk management

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Call the blood bank to verify the unit

Question 7

Which term describes an event that did not cause patient harm but had the potential to do so if not intercepted?

Accepted Answer

Near miss (close call)

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Adverse event

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Sentinel event

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Serious safety event