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Disclosure: The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
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NCPD TEST QUESTIONS
LEARNING OUTCOME: Seventy-five percent of participants will demonstrate knowledge of bias in health care teams by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the posttest.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After completing this continuing professional development activity, the participant will be able to apply knowledge gained to:
1. Define types of biases.
2. Select one negative impact on effective teamwork that can be caused by witnessing explicit bias.
3. Identify interventions to uncover bias and build trust and mutual respect for all team members to promote high-functioning healthcare teams.
1. Compared to explicit bias, implicit bias is
a. more intentional.
b. more controllable.
c. less conscious.
2. A tendency of people to support an unfounded belief about someone's race or ethnicity is
a. confirmation bias.
b. attentional bias.
c. contextual bias.
3. Affinity bias is the tendency for people to
a. heavily rely on the first piece of information they learn about a group of people or on one specific trait.
b. pay attention to some traits while simultaneously ignoring other traits.
c. be drawn to those who are similar to them in their race, ethnicity, upbringing, or background.
4. An overt expression of a prejudice or attitudes/beliefs towards certain groups is
a. explicit bias.
b. implicit bias.
c. actor-observer bias.
5. As noted in the article, what is one of the cascading negative impacts on effective teamwork that is caused by witnessing explicit bias?
a. resentment
b. distrust
c. dejection
6. According to Edgoose et al. (2019), what is the first step in dealing with implicit bias?
a. introspection
b. individuation
c. isolation
7. One strategy identified by Edgoose et al. (2019) to combat biases in which a person reduces their own stress to increase their ability to engage with their team and patients is
a. Check Your Messaging.
b. Mindfulness.
c. Take Two.
8. How do Edgoose et al. (2019) recommend that health care team members "learn to slow down"?
a. Before interacting, reflect on your own potential bias with people of certain groups.
b. Practice and use statements promoting inclusion to welcome and embrace others.
c. Consider the perspectives of others, engage with your team and others with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
9. After noticing an event and interpreting the event as a problem, what is the next step in the 5 steps of the Columbia HealthStep Up! Bystander Intervention Model?
a. know how to help
b. assume personal responsibility
c. practice self-reflection
10. According to Edgoose et al. (2019), key to decreasing health disparities is to promote
a. an inclusive patient bill of rights.
b. effective nurse/patient communication.
c. diversity within teams.