CPHRM Patient Safety 2

Question 1

Which communication tool uses a standardized framework of Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation to hand off patient information?

Accepted Answer

SBAR

Answer

SBAR provides a structured method for clinicians to communicate critical patient information concisely and consistently during handoffs.

Question 2

A hospital's 'never event' policy is BEST aligned with which patient safety concept?

Accepted Answer

Proactive risk elimination of serious preventable adverse events

Answer

Never events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents whose occurrence signals a fundamental lapse in safety barriers.

Question 3

Which method is used to proactively identify failure points in a clinical process BEFORE an adverse event occurs?

Accepted Answer

Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)

Answer

FMEA is a prospective risk assessment tool that systematically evaluates where and how a process might fail before harm reaches a patient.

Question 4

Under what circumstance is a 'near miss' report MOST valuable to patient safety programs?

Accepted Answer

When it identifies latent system vulnerabilities before an adverse event

Answer

Near-miss events reveal system weaknesses that, if corrected, can prevent actual patient harm in the future.

Question 5

The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals primarily serve to:

Accepted Answer

Focus accredited organizations on specific high-priority safety issues

Answer

National Patient Safety Goals identify and address problematic areas in healthcare and describe evidence-based and expert-based solutions to patient safety problems.

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Exam Practice Test

CPHRM Patient Safety 2