Project Planning & Execution Flashcards

A CRE is writing an evaluation plan and must choose between process and outcome measures. A process measure for an inhaler education program would be:

Answer: Percentage of patients who received teach-back during the session

Process measures track whether program activities were delivered as intended, such as whether a specific educational technique was used.

Which adult learning theory principle should MOST influence the design of a pulmonary rehabilitation patient education component?

Answer: Andragogy — engage self-directed learners with problem-centered, relevant content

Andragogy, developed by Knowles, recognizes that adults are self-directed and learn best when content is relevant to their real-world problems.

A respiratory educator is establishing a new community-based COPD program and needs to demonstrate community need. The MOST rigorous data source is:

Answer: Local and state public health surveillance data on COPD hospitalization rates

Local surveillance data provides population-specific evidence of need that is more compelling and accurate than national estimates or anecdotal sources.

During project closure, which activity is MOST important for organizational learning?

Answer: Conducting a structured lessons-learned review with the project team

A lessons-learned review captures what worked, what didn't, and how future projects can be improved, creating institutional knowledge.

A CRE wants to prioritize which of three proposed education programs to implement first given limited resources. The BEST decision-making tool is:

Answer: A priority matrix scoring each program on impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic goals

A priority matrix provides a structured, objective method to rank options across multiple weighted criteria relevant to organizational needs.

A hospital implements a new electronic health record (EHR) system during the rollout of a respiratory education program. This represents which type of project risk?

Answer: Internal operational risk due to resource conflict

Competing institutional priorities like EHR implementation are internal operational risks that divert staff time and attention from the education project.

When a CRE reports program outcomes to a funding agency, which principle of responsible reporting MUST be followed?

Answer: Report all outcomes—positive, negative, and neutral—with transparent methodology

Ethical reporting requires transparency about all outcomes and methods so funders can accurately assess program effectiveness and make informed decisions.