ATI LPN
Patient Safety Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The number of C-sections performed in the labour room of a maternity hospital during the last twelve months is 3,5,4,1,2,7,3,3,1,4,3,2. What are the values of n, mean, range, mode, average and median respectively?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: n=12 (months), mean=3 (sum 38/12), range=6 (7-1), mode=3 (most frequent), average=3 (same as mean), median=3 (middle value).
Question 2 of 5
The major difference between 'Quality Assurance QA' and 'Quality improvement QI' is that QI focuses on
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Quality Improvement emphasizes enhancing processes and systems.
Question 3 of 5
Surgery 'Time out' is taken
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Time out is a safety check conducted just before the operation begins.
Question 4 of 5
During the profiling process, it was found that a surgeon's wound infection rate is 29% of operated patients. Further investigation of which of the following data will provide the most useful information in determining the cause of this surgeon's relatively infection high rate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prophylactic antibiotic use is directly linked to surgical site infection rates.
Question 5 of 5
Clinical guidelines
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Guidelines integrate care across settings.