NAHQ NAHQ-CPHQ Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

NAHQ NAHQ-CPHQ Online Questions & Answers

• Question 111:

  The health quality professional recognizes that which of the following events should be reported to regulatory or accreditation organizations?

  A. Medication error
  B. Wrong-site surgery
  C. Patient fall
  D. Patient grievance
  B. Wrong-site surgery

• Question 112:

  An organization is implementing a palliative care unit. As part of the planning and implementation processes, the board authorizes the following:

  1.Learning visits with existing programs to obtain information about best practices

  2.Formal training of all staff assigned to the unit in the principles of palliative care

  3.The development of a balanced scorecard to monitor program performance The actions of the board best illustrate

  A. High-level strategic planning
  B. A board's need to manage patient care
  C. A commitment to quality
  D. The importance of competence and training
  C. A commitment to quality

• Question 113:

  The quality improvement (QI) specialist recognizes that any documents related to medical peer review are:

  A. Classified as confidential documents.
  B. Used to determine privileges.
  C. Reviewed during accreditation surveys.
  D. Included in QI research.
  A. Classified as confidential documents.

• Question 114:

  Which of the following is a social determinant of health?

  A. High body mass index
  B. Advanced age
  C. Low literacy level
  D. Poorly managed chronic condition
  C. Low literacy level

• Question 115:

  A behavioral health hospital implemented restraint audits in each of its nursing units. After two months of data collection, what should the healthcare quality professional do next?

  A. Discontinue data collection for units where audit criteria were met.
  B. Assign a learning module on restraint use for the clinical team.
  C. Recommend peer review of providers who frequently order restraints.
  D. Create an aggregate utilization summary to identify trends.
  D. Create an aggregate utilization summary to identify trends.

• Question 116:

  In a data set, the difference between the highest and lowest observed values is known as the

  A. percentile.
  B. standard deviation.
  C. range.
  D. quartile deviation.
  C. range.

• Question 117:

  Data from an Incident reporting system compares Incident rates for one facility to similar facilities:

  

  After reviewing the graph, which of the following should be done first?

  A. Review medication processes.
  B. Research best practices.
  C. Share data with the governing body.
  D. perform additional analysis on falls data.
  D. perform additional analysis on falls data.

• Question 118:

  A strategic plan Is developed by making decisions about the future of the organization. Which of the following Is true about the strategic plan?

  A. It is developed by the healthcare quality professional.
  B. It should be shared with everyone in the organization.
  C. It ensures achievement of the objectives outlined in the plan.
  D. It Is developed by a corporate planner.
  B. It should be shared with everyone in the organization.

• Question 119:

  A health system is designing a new wellness program and wants to incorporate social determinants of health. Which of the following should be considered?

  A. How often patients have moved in the last year
  B. Average age of individuals in the community
  C. Types of patients' health insurance
  D. Percent of families with multigenerational households
  D. Percent of families with multigenerational households

• Question 120:

  Accountability for quality ultimately rests with the

  A. governing body.
  B. quality manager.
  C. CEO.
  D. department leader.
  A. governing body.