Multiple Choice Questions in Healthcare Quality 11-20

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1. A 67 years old diabetic patient being taught how to self-administer insulin. Which of the following is the best method to assess this patient's understanding of the teaching?

return demonstration.

written pre- and post test.

patient satisfaction survey.

family's ability to verbalize instructions.

2. The primary goal of risk management is to:

perform Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA).

maintain an effective and timely incident reporting system.

identify the high risk areas of the organization.

minimize financial loss associated with legal actions.

3. The following are reasonable description of variation in process capability EXCEPT:

Extent to which process conforms to the norm.

Degree of distribution about the mean.

Antithesis of quality.

Distance from perfection.

4. Published articles information in scientific lournals is set in the following sequence:

Author(s), Title, Journal, Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s).

Title, Author(s), Journal, Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s).

Journal, Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s), Year, Title.

Author(s), Journal, Title, Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s).

5. All of the following statement are true EXCEPT:

The Hospital Quality Alliance develops and promotes the utilization of quality measures, such as those addressing surgical wound infections.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is an independent, non-profit organization promoting patient safety initiatives.

Accreditation by the Joint Commission is mandatory for hospitals that bill Medicare for services.

The National Quality Forum reviews and endorses voluntary consensus standards.

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6. A team approach to assist in problem solving is most useful when:

there are adequate resources within the organization.

diverse areas of expertise are required.

the organization's goals are unclear.

communication challenges exist.

7. Regarding Meta-analysis, all the following statements are True EXCEPT:

It may be biased due to exclusion of relevant studies or inclusion of inadequate studies.

It provides a more precise estimate of a treatment effect.

It doesn't allow a more objective appraisal of the evidence than traditional narrative reviews.

It is a statistical procedure that integrates the results of several independent studies that considered to be combinable.

8. All of the following statement about variation in quality management methods are true EXCEPT:

Special cause variation is best addressed at the specific source.

Common cause variation is inherent to any given process.

Special cause variation is typically random in nature.

Common cause variation is also known as (internal variation).

9. Your community hospital has coordinated with local municipality authority to convert a busy intersection to a roundabout (i.e., traffic circle) to alleviate long standing condestion, but after completion it was realized that large fire trucks cannot fit through the new configuration. This is an example of:

System re-engineering.

Unintended consequences.

Continuous quality improvement.

Quality assurance.

10. All of the following are key aspects of quality EXCEPT:

It does not change with time.

It depends upon customer perceptions.

It considers customers needs.

It promotes high levels of precision.

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