1) Which of the following demonstrates the highest error rate?:

A) Flight fatalities
B) Baggage handling
C) Inpatient medication administration

2) An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious psychological injury is the definition of:

A) a malpractice suit
B) a sentinel event
C) a medical error

3) National patient safety goals include all of the following except:

A) improve the rates of malpractice litigation
B) improve accuracy of patient identification
C) improve communication among caregivers
D) improve medication usage safety

4) The illustration that describes the way medical errors occur involves what kind of cheese:

A) provolone
B) swiss
C) american
D) mozarella

5) A surgical time-out identifies all of the following EXCEPT:

A) correct site
B) correct patient
C) correct procedure
D)correct insurance

6) Best highest estimate from the Institute of Medicine Report in 2000 places medical errors at which rank among the 10 leading causes of death?:

A) first
B) second
C) fifth
D) ninth

7) The critical components of a patient safety program include all of the following EXCEPT:

A) vigilance
B) technology
C) human factors
D) systems

8) The highest productivity, highest risk area of the practice productivity curve is called:

A) cowboy space
B) astronaut space
C) usual care
D) malpractice

9) A near miss is:

A) a reason for firing
B) a medical error with adverse patient consequence
C) unimportant: no harm, no foul
D) the best opportunity to improve safety

10) A just culture involves:

A) name, blame and shame
B) firing those responsible
C) accountability, systems thinking and a non-punitive environment
D) rewarding those with the most mistakes