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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the hospital pharmacist at Saint Luke’s in April of 2002?
(a) Tom Nugen.
(b) Tim Braun.
(c) Marjorie Whelan.
(d) Michelle Tomlinson.

2. What does the author refer to in Part I: Chapter 26 as “any event in which patient safety is threatened”?
(a) A sentinel event.
(b) A coronary event.
(c) A code blue event.
(d) A red tape event.

3. By what nickname was digoxin called by the nurses in the ICU, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 13?
(a) “Diggo.”
(b) “Didge.”
(c) “Doxi.”
(d) “Dox.”

4. On what date did Charles Cullen inject Francis Henry’s IV with a whopping dose of insulin, leading to diabetic shock?
(a) September 1, 1993.
(b) February 22, 1960.
(c) May 6, 1998.
(d) December 11, 1997.

5. While in the Navy, Charles Cullen signed on for training in what profession?
(a) Sniper training.
(b) Medical training.
(c) Truck driver training.
(d) Electronics technician training.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returned Nancy Doherty’s call from the New Jersey Poison Control Center in Part I: Chapter 25?

2. At what time did Charlie’s night shifts always begin at Saint Luke’s, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 20?

3. Who was the assistant commissioner of health in New Jersey in 2003?

4. Who was Saint Luke’s Hospital’s risk manager at the time that Charlie Cullen worked there?

5. What was the name of the attorney that represented Adrianne in her divorce from Charlie Cullen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who made the initial discovery of the drugs in the sharps box in Part I: Chapter 21? What did this individual do?

2. Who advised the medical facilities in and around Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, against hiring Charles Cullen in 2002?

3. What feelings did Charles Cullen have for Michelle Tomlinson? How did Cullen behave toward Tomlinson after their first date?

4. What was Nancy Doherty’s position at Somerset? Whom did Doherty speak with on the phone in Part I: Chapter 25?

5. What information about her husband did Adrianne Cullen give to the police when she called them in January of 1993?

6. What health problems brought Reverend Gall to Somerset Medical? How did he die?

7. How was Francis Henry killed in 1998? What did the hospital conclude of his death?

8. What was discussed in the conference call at Somerset Medical in Part I: Chapter 26?

9. When did Charles Cullen begin working at Hunterdon Hospital? How was his performance there described in Part I: Chapter 14?

10. Where did Charles Cullen and his wife purchase a home, according to the author in Part I: Chapter 3? What kind of work did Cullen’s wife do?

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