Joint Commission Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Joint Commission
Joint Commission Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Who is the Joint Commission? - Answer- independent, not-for-profit organization
- accredits US health care organizations and programs
- national symbol of quality
- reflects commitment to meeting certain performance standards
How often are...
Joint Commission Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Who is the Joint Commission? - Answer✔- independent, not-for-profit organization
- accredits US health care organizations and programs
- national symbol of quality
- reflects commitment to meeting certain performance standards
How often are hospitals surveyed by the joint commission? What happens if you lose
accreditation? - Answer✔Hospitals are surveyed every three years. Loss of accreditation = loss
of funding
What is a sentinel event? - Answer✔An event that is an unexpected occurrence involving death
or serious physical or psychological injury or risk thereof
What is specifically included in the term "serious injury"? - Answer✔loss of limb or function
What does the phrase "or risk thereof" include? - Answer✔Any process variation for which a
recurrence would carry a significant chance of a serious adverse outcome
What are the top five sentinel events, in order from most common to least? -
Answer✔Unintended retention of foreign body
Wrong patient, site, or procecure
Op/Post-op complication
Delay in treatment
Suicide
What is the name of the interdisciplinary panel of patient safety experts? - Answer✔Sentinel
Event Advisory Group
What are the purpose and goals of national patient safety? - Answer✔Purpose - to improve
patient safety
Goals - focus on problems in health care safety and how to solve the
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