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ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the JCAHO? - ....ANSWER ...-Independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies over 21,000 healthcare institutions in the United States (T/F) JCAHO requires healthcare facilities to conduct an RCA in response to recognition of sentinel events - ....ANSWER What is RCA? - ....ANSWER ...-True ...-A process for identifying the basic or casual factors that underlie variation in performance, including the occurrence or possible risk of a sentinel event What is a sentinel event? - ....ANSWER ...-Patient safety event (not primarily related to natural course of the patient's illness or underlying condition) that reaches a patient and results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm What is the goal of a RCA? - ....ANSWER ...-Produce an action plan with measurable success What is the root cause? - ....ANSWER ...-Fundamental reason(s) failure occurs What is common usage? - ....ANSWER ...-Cause = effect What is RCA usage? - ....ANSWER ...-Cause = potential relationship ...©️ 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1