________________________________________________ Medical Error Prevention and Root Cause Analysis
F inal E xam
MEDICAL ERROR PREVENTION AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 43, or complete your test online at BOOK.CME.EDU. A passing grade of at least 70% must be achieved in order to receive credit for this course.
11. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on Quality of Healthcare in America defines error as the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim. A) True. B) False. 12. Patient rape is an example of a sentinel event subject to review by the Joint Commission. A) True. B) False. 13. A “thorough” root cause analysis is one in which the participants identify risk points and their potential contributions to this type of event. A) True. B) False. 14. A credible root cause analysis must be based upon a survey of everyone employed at the healthcare institution.
16. The Joint Commission prepares and distributes Sentinel Event Alerts in order to recommend ways in which the healthcare facility can terminate employees whose actions result in a sentinel event. A) True. B) False. 17. Infant abduction is among the most common sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission. A) True. B) False. 18. The most common root cause documented for patient suicide was shortcomings in assessment, most commonly psychiatric assessment. 19. A medication error may occur when ordered by a physician, administered by a nurse, or dispensed by a pharmacist. A) True. B) False. 20. Approximately 32% of patients with cancer are initially misdiagnosed. A) True. B) False.
A) True. B) False.
15. A wrong-site surgical procedure that did not result in the death of the patient must be reported to the risk manager within three business days according to Florida law.
A) True. B) False.
A) True. B) False.
Course Code: MDFL02EP
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MDFL0626
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