Project Planning & Execution Flashcards
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An ECC project team is conducting a gap analysis before launching a school-based CPR training program. Which finding would be MOST significant?
Answer: No standardized CPR curriculum exists for the school district
The absence of a standardized curriculum means training quality will be inconsistent across schools, making curriculum development the highest-priority gap to address.
Which PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) phase corresponds to analyzing resuscitation data after implementing a new code team protocol?
Answer: Check
The 'Check' phase involves measuring and evaluating outcomes against the objectives established during the 'Plan' phase.
When planning a hospital-wide BLS recertification program, which scheduling approach BEST minimizes patient care disruption?
Answer: Staggering recertification sessions across multiple shifts and dates with unit-by-unit scheduling
Staggered, unit-by-unit scheduling maintains adequate staffing levels on each unit while ensuring all personnel complete recertification.
A project manager receives feedback that code team members frequently forget their roles during resuscitation. Which intervention should be PRIORITIZED in the next training cycle?
Answer: Implementing regular high-fidelity simulation with role-specific scenarios and debriefs
High-fidelity simulation with structured debriefing is the most effective method for reinforcing team roles and improving performance under pressure.
Which of the following BEST describes a 'champion model' in the context of sustaining a workplace CPR training program?
Answer: Identifying and training designated CPR champions within each department who mentor peers and maintain AEDs
A champion model distributes ownership of CPR readiness across the organization by empowering departmental advocates to sustain skills and equipment locally.
A city EMS director wants to evaluate whether a new dispatcher-assisted CPR (DA-CPR) protocol improved bystander CPR rates. What is the MOST appropriate study design?
Answer: Compare bystander CPR rates before and after protocol implementation using cardiac arrest registry data
Comparing pre- and post-implementation bystander CPR rates using registry data provides objective evidence of whether the DA-CPR protocol changed outcomes.
During execution of a regional ECC quality improvement project, a project lead notices that data collection forms are being completed inconsistently across sites. What is the BEST corrective action?
Answer: Conduct a brief standardization training session and provide a revised, simplified data form with clear field definitions
Providing standardization training and a clearer data form addresses the root cause — ambiguity — and improves data integrity without halting the project.