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What opportunistic infection is a risk for very ill hospitalized patients? - ANSWER Aspergillus
What is the maximum permissible annual radiation dose for a hospital Xray technician? - ANSWER 5 Rem
The Safe Medical Devices Act mandates that hospitals immediately report equipment related incidents involving minor staff injuries to what organization - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
What hospital function significantly increases the level of stress for caregivers? - ANSWER Emergency department
What document addresses the use of egress symbols for posted evacuation plans? - ANSWER NFPA 170
What root cause analysis scheme would be useful when performing an accident investigation? - ANSWER Environmental, equipment, and human factors
What option correctly identifies a permissible oxygen percentage level of a permit required confined space? - ANSWER 20.5 percent
What is the purpose and intent of NFPA 101? - ANSWER Establishes the minimum fire and egress standards for building occupancies
What healthcare facility hazard does NFPA 99 not address? - ANSWER Cutting,
brazing, and welding operations
What principle calls for leaders to make decisions based on an examination of only the most relevant information concerning a situation? - ANSWER Management by exception
What is most likely to hurt healthcare organizational communication effectiveness - ANSWER Poor staffing levels
What percentage of all OSHA-reported workplace violence incidents involve healthcare workers? - ANSWER 50%
How does the EPA specifically designate mercury waste sent directly to an approved site? - ANSWER Universal waste
OSHA requires employers to record recordable injuries and illnesses on the OSHA Log within how many days of learning of an occurrence? - ANSWER 7
What behavior calls for personal discipline in organizational cultures that are not blame-focused? - ANSWER Committing a medical error that leads to an adverse event or patient harm
What is the publication that is used to identify the risks for an emergency response action through labels on hazardous material containers? ANSWER NFPA 704
For a hospital safety program to be effective, what does the majority of the programs lack to be successful? ANSWER Management fails to establish goals
In the event a chemical spill were threatened to run into a drain what would be your best action? ANSWER Containing the release and use published disposal methods
What agency developed TeamSTEPPS? - ANSWER U.S. Department of Defense Patient Safety and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
What option is a correct statement about hazardous material management? - ANSWER OSHA, EPA, and DOT publish regulations on hazardous material management
What option describes the content of a well-written organizational safety policy? - ANSWER Policy written in broad terms and expresses the safety philosophy of leadership
What answer best describes the most achievable safety goal for a healthcare organization? - ANSWER Increase operational efficiency
What is the term for a leadership concept that involves employees in the decision-making process on important operational matters? - ANSWER Employee engagement
Which organization created the Standard Guide to Surgical Fires? - ANSWER National Fire Protection Association
What is one thing a hospital might do to improve patient safety? - ANSWER Create a safety total culture to promote continuous improvement
At what frequency does the Joint Commission inspect critical components of piped medical gas systems? - ANSWER Annual
A Specific Absorption Rate quantifies human exposures to what type of medical equipment? - ANSWER Magnetic resonance imaging devices
What should be done by hospitals before developing a hazardous drug safety plan? - ANSWER Audit to identify and classify hazardous drugs that pose a risk
Under what condition a worker will wear two radiation monitoring badges? - ANSWER When radiation safety officers want to monitor two different kinds of devices
What activity is a good beginning for nearly any safety management function? - ANSWER Improvement of the job hazard analysis procedure and the safety self inspection functions
What would a hospital do post analyzing the results of safety inspections? - ANSWER Disseminate findings and trends of inspections to all levels of managers
What would be a potential hospital action that could help shift workers contribute to improving their job performance? - ANSWER Putting shift workers on a safety committee asking for recommendations
What organization developed guidelines for safe patient handling for the nursing school curriculums? - ANSWER National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
What would contribute most to the success of a hospital safety manager? - ANSWER Showing a passion for keeping people safe while improving processes
What agency provides resources for safety culture surveys for healthcare organizations? - ANSWER AHRQ
What organization sanctions respirator manufacturing? - ANSWER NIOSH
What should educators first consider when preparing a criterion based safety course? - ANSWER Identifying the needs of the learners
OSHA reports using computers for how many hours daily can pose risk for development of musculoskeletal disorders? - ANSWER 4
NFPA 99 requires what regarding a surgical fire procedure? ANSWER Implement procedures for alarm activation, evacuation, and shutdown of equipment
Which agency implemented the Universal Protocol to prevent wrong site surgeries? ANSWER Joint Commission
What chemical would acrylamide be used for in laboratory research? ANSWER biochemical separations
OSHA requires hospitals to develop a specific emergency plan to address which of the following HealthCare related hazardous materials? - ANSWER Ethylene oxide
What action contributes to success of any safety self-inspection function? - ANSWER Sharing findings, results, and trends with managers at all organizational levels
What is the minimum distance between welding operations and combustible materials? - ANSWER 35 feet
What would be the root cause found most frequently when investigating accidents? - ANSWER Management failures and inadequacies
What document guides the installation of fire sprinkler systems? - ANSWER NFPA 13
What is within the scope of the FDA's charter? - ANSWER Within the scope would fall a guarantee of the safety of the nation's blood supply
What is the unit of measurement describing the flow of electricity through a person when an electrical shock occurs? - ANSWER Amperes
What type of hazard would a cartridge type of respirator prove ineffective against? - ANSWER Oxygen deficient atmospheres
How should the incident command duties be assigned by senior leaders within a declared disaster? - ANSWER Assign based on experience/training
Which management function would contribute most to a hospital safety director being effective? - ANSWER Coordinating
What describes relationships that often exist between patient safety and risk management? - ANSWER Synergism versus tension
What supervisory action fosters safe job behaviors? - ANSWER Practicing human relations and communication skills
How does the OSHA Control of Hazardous Energy Standard define affected employees?
What best describes appropriate usage of a safety inspection checklist? - ANSWER General checklists guide a walkthrough safety inspection
What agency provides resources for hospitals to educate staff tasked to decontaminate or treat victims exposed in an industrial hazardous material release incident? - ANSWER Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
What management function monitors expected outcomes of a complex process? - ANSWER Controlling
What is often the most frustrating part of human behavior from a supervisor's point of view? - ANSWER Trying to change an individual's attitude or character
Where, if anywhere would solvents such as toluene or xylene be used in a hospital? - ANSWER Used by laboratories to fix tissue specimens and rinse stains
What chemical would OSHA EXEMPT from their HAZCOM safety data sheet requirement? - ANSWER Pharmaceuticals in solid or finished form ready for direct administration to a patient
What federal agency has regulatory oversight for medical devices with a radioactive component? - ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
What term describes second-order change that may influence the performance of a healthcare organization? - ANSWER Transformational change
What tolerance does OSHA require as a minimum for a work rest on bench grinders? - ANSWER 1/8 inch or less
Why does Instructional System Design educational methods improve job proficiency of individuals involved with complex tasks? - ANSWER Establishes and tracks individual competency and achievement
What action directly contributes to the success of many healthcare safety managers? - ANSWER Developing relationships with key supervisors and managers
What term identifies the area in and immediately around a hazardous substance release site that may pose immediate risk to human health? - ANSWER Exclusion zone
What answer correctly identifies five OSHA defined categories of hazards in healthcare? - ANSWER Chemical, biological, physical, environmental ergonomic, and psychosocial
What document covers bulk oxygen system? - ANSWER NFPA 55
What risk in large continuous feed commercial dishwasher systems is most often overlooked? - ANSWER Excessive noise
The FGI indicates that the most common area of worker patient handling injury is to what? - ANSWOR Lower back
What type of hearing loss does occur initially for individuals exposed to excessive workplace noise? - ANSWER High range
What would refer to an outside activity to a closed safety system? - ANSWER Treating all others as if they wish to act in a safe, healthful, and proper manner
MRSA needs what kind of isolation? - ANSWER Contact
What should be included in the written utilities plan for Joint Commission facilities? - ANSWER Mapping of distribution systems and labeling of controls for emergency shutdown
What does the following mean is most accurate about accidents? - ANSWER Near misses, near hits, or close calls also should be classified as accident events
What could be the basis of a workplace violence prevention plan? - ANSWER A thorough worksite assessment and analysis is conducted
What is the proper way to store hazardous materials to store them safely? - ANSWER Store based on hazard classifications and required safety controls
What describes a mandate of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard? - ANSWER Hospitals must provide HBV vaccinations to employees within 10 days of hire or assignment
What type of wastes do the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act not regulate? - ANSWER Infectious and pathological waste
Which federal agency regulates the performance aspects of surgical lasers? ANSWER Food and Drug Administration
Which federal agency is responsible for the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments? ANSWER Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Which entity's agency publishes standards for safety color codes? ANSWER ANSI
What NFPA publication addresses electrical grounding requirements for patient areas in healthcare facilities? - ANSWER NFPA 99
What factor contributes most to human injuries occurring during a task considered as safe? - ANSWER Lack of training
Why should hospitals make safety performance a key operational priority? - ANSWER Improves operational efficiency including the bottom line
What is the least of the hazards in OSHA healthcare targeted inspection program? - ANSWER Slips, trips, and falls
What organizational concept deals with a communication system referred to as the grapevine? - ANSWER Covert cultures
what is the minimum distance an authorized healthcare worker must stay from a helicopter with the rotors turning? - ANSWER 50 feet
What leadership concept do managers violate when attempting to supervise too many subordinates? - ANSWER Span of control
What hospital function should have the least chance of exposure to infectious disease? -
ANSWER Pharmacy
What interferes with effective communication within the healthcare organization? - ANSWER Organizational hierarchies
What agency authorizes high level disinfectants for use on medical equipment? - ANSWER Environmental Protection Agency
What Formaldehyde Permissible Exposure Limit does OSHA enforce? - ANSWER 0.75ppm
What scenario would provide the highest risk for a bloodborne pathogen exposure conversion? - ANSWER Nurse sustains a needle stick injury while drawing insulin to administer
Why do many safety management plans not achieve expected findings? - ANSWER Leaderships falter by not assigning safety responsibilities to all supervisory staff
What psi of compressed air does OSHA consider safe to clean with? - ANSWER 30 psi
At what level of function should a hospital information collection & evaluation system be monitored? - ANSWER Governing boards
The new laboratory director, during a periodic inspection finds a large volume of hazardous chemicals that are considerably past their expiration dates. Under which law would proper disposal options fall? - ANSWER Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
How often shall written Permit Confined Space procedures be reviewed by OSHA? - ANSWER Annually