ATI LPN
Patient Safety Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
Intensive analysis in quality improvement
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sentinel events, being serious, require intensive analysis to improve quality.
Question 2 of 5
A facility runs an established healthcare project that serves 8.000 patients per year with annual cost of 240.000 and revenue of 360.000. The administration decided to open a similar project in a less populated area with an initial annual cost of 60.000. What is the number of patients needed to maintain the same profit rate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Calculation: Profit rate = (360000-240000)/8000 = 15/patient. For 60000, 60000/15 = 2000 patients.
Question 3 of 5
Eliminating and avoiding wastes equipment, supplies, energy, and time actualize which quality dimension?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Efficiency involves reducing waste and optimizing resource use.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following forms of healthcare professional regulation is the most stringent?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Licensure sets minimum competency standards.
Question 5 of 5
What is a term applied when the proper clinical care process is not executed appropriately, such as giving the wrong drug to a patient or incorrectly administering the correct drug?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A medication error specifically refers to mistakes in drug administration, like wrong drug or dosage.