Reporter CME — test questions

1. A review of malpractice claims published in the Archives of Surgery  found that two-thirds of potential wrong site surgeries would not have been prevented by following the pre-surgical protocols then in place at the respective institutions.

   1. true
   2. false
   
   

2. Which of the following is true about site marking:

   1. it assists the health care team by making sure the procedure will be performed in the right operating suite
   2. it means ensuring that the hospital is approved to perform the scheduled procedure
   3. it is performed by the hospital's facilities committee
   4. it is a pre-surgical protocol where the patient or health care team member uses a marking pen to visually identify the body part (site and side) involved in the procedure
   
   

3. A time out should be conducted in which of the following situations?

   1. before an incision is made if there is doubt that the correct procedure is about to be performed
   2. when there is an unresolved question about the correct side for the surgery
   3. when a nurse says he believes the wrong patient has been brought to the operating suite and that patient cannot answer for himself
   4. when the patient insists he/she did not consent to the procedure
   5. all of the above
   
   

4. Research has shown that safety protocols are always effective in preserving patient safety when health care team members cross check the work of all other team members.

   1. true
   2. false
   
   

5. The Joint Commission and the American College of Surgeons support the time out protocol for patient safety as a means to prevent wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedure occurrences.

   1. true
   2. false
   
   

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Date: 09-06-2010

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