Annual Package Assessment – PSA

1. Patients can request amendments to their medical records.

2.
1. Failure to report incidents may result in a $5,000 fine for non willful violations

3. The following statements describe the Performance Improvement Process used at Larkin Community hospital Palm Springs Campus:

4. An incident report must be completed for any event not consistent with routine operational procedure.

5. If an employee is uncomfortable with providing a certain aspect of care, he/she should:

6. Under HIPAA, a patient has a right to:

7. PPE means:

8. A plan designed to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to blood pathogens:

9. The Compliance Code of Conduct only applies to Larkin's owners and directors

10. Any employee who violates our privacy policies is subject to reprimand up to and including termination.

11. A disposable particulate RESPIRATOR/mask called a N95 is required for the Healthcare worker, whenever in close contact with a known or suspected Tuberculosis patient?

12. A root cause analysis (RCA) is conducted any time a sentinel event occurs. The purpose of the RCA is to identify the basic or root cause of a process

13. A Code Blue is:

14. As a healthcare worker you have an ethical obligation to keep patient information confidential.

15. What do the letters S.D.S stand for?

16. Incident Reports are:

17. The Mission statement of Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus is:

18. How can puncture wounds be avoided?

19. Frequent rounding is one way to prevent patient falls.

20. A Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic way of examining a process before an occurrence for possible ways in which failure can occur. It assumes that no matter how knowledgeable or careful people are, errors will occur in some situations.

21. Which of the following does NOT have to be included in an accounting of disclosures?

22. The code name for a fire is:

23. The hospital must provide a medical screening examination when a request is made to determine if the patient has an emergency medical condition, regardless of a person's ability to pay.

24. It is the policy of Larkin Community Hospital to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to all but the following:

25. It is a requirement that an Emergency Room log be maintained.

26. What are 2 items used to identify patients at risk for falls?

27. The first group of people to be evacuated in a fire is:

28. Standard Precautions means to treat every patient as if they are infected.

29. The Compliance policies are found in Policy Manager

30. Whose responsibility is it to maintain current licensure or credentials needed for your position?

31. Preventing falls is an important safety measure and applies to everyone

32. At Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus, all incident reports must be submitted to Risk management within:

33. A hazardous material is:

34. The SDS has the following Information:

35. Under which of the following situations are you allowed to repeat, to other personnel, health information you overheard while conducting your job?

36. General lifting rules include:

37. All patients must be listed in the hospital's patient directory.

38. The purpose of decontamination is:

39. Sexual Harassment is all but the following:

40. Hepatitis B vaccine is offered free of charge to those whose job task includes the potential risk of exposure to blood and body fluids.

41. A call for personnel to assist with a aggressive patient is paged as:

42. EMTALA obligations end when the patient has been admitted as an inpatient.

43. Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the transmission of an infection.

44. Who is the Compliance Officer?

45. Affirmative Duty is the legal obligation of hospital employees to report adverse incidents to the Risk manager.

46. The word "RACE" stands for:

47. EMTALA requires all these except:

48. Florida Statute 395.0197 requires at least 1 hour of education and training on risk management and risk prevention annually.

49. To report an emergency dial:

50. What information can be released about a patient if they have chosen not to be listed in the patient directory?

51. If gloves are worn, it is still necessary to wash your hands after you remove them.

52. All employees required to maintain their own educational records, and to provide a copy of all continuing education activities to their department director for their file

53. The fire extinguisher nozzle should be aimed at:

54. It is mandatory to formulate Advance Directives at Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus.

55. It is considered fraud if claims are submitted for items or services that are not provided.

56. Complying with good body mechanics means:

57. Employees that receive subpoenas at home that are hospital related should:

58. The ABC Fire Extinguisher:

59. What is our performance improvement Methodology?

60. The standards set in the Compliance Code of Conduct are mandatory and must be followed.

61. All of these are examples of health care fraud except:

62. EMTALA means Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law commonly known as Patient anti Dumping Act

63. According to Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus philosophy, the quickest way to communicate high standards of care to our patients, visitors and employees is by providing a ____ environment:

64. How is Tuberculosis spread?

65. The Deficit Reduction Act provides an incentive to States to enact the false claims acts in the form of an increase of 10% points in its share of any amounts recovered.

66. When a faulty equipment is encountered, the staff responsibility is to:

67. A Sentinel Event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury.

68. When an external or internal disaster is called, ALL employees on duty should:

69. Which statement is the best definition of Standard/Universal Precautions?

70. The drug and Alcohol Policy of Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus helps to maintain a work environment free of all but the following:

71. CDC recommends that in addition to Standard/ Universal precautions, healthcare Workers utilize transmission based (isolation) precautions, these precautions include Airborne, Contact & Droplet.

72. Penalties for HIPAA violations include civil & criminal penalties, fines and/or jail time.

73. Which adverse incidents are reported by the Risk Manager to AHCA within 15 calendar days after its occurrence:

74. Two (2) main purposes of the employee badge are for Identification & Clocking In & Out.

75. When completing an incident report, keep the following in mind: