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Preventing Errors for Healthcare Professionals: Summary
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
1. One of the earliest studies of a medical error was an analysis of causes of death during anesthesia administration in what year?
5. Which of the following can result in a number of different physical consequences, ranging from allergic reactions to death? a. Causal drug events b. Medication events c. Adverse medical causes d. Adverse drug events 6. Which of the following terms refers to when a medical professional fails to prescribe a medication from which the patient would likely have benefited? a. Error of omission b. Error of commission c. Adverse medical decision d. Beneficence 7. Which of the following ethical principles refers to doing no harm? a. Justice b. Autonomy c. Beneficence d. Non-maleficence 8. A partnership needs to be developed between the patient and medical professional to jointly engage in ensuring that the appropriate care is provided in the following manner: a. At the right place and time b. To the correct person c. In the safest and most efficient manner d. All of the above (BCMA) systems reduce medication errors by electronically verifying the “5 rights” of medication administration, which include which of the following? a. Right patient, right dose, right drug, right time, right route b. Right prescription, right drug class, right time, right route 9. Bar code medication administration c. Right type of medication, right person, right medication, right time, right route, right taste d. Right pace and time, correct person, safest and most efficient manner
a. 1954 b. 1944 c. 1964 d. 1974
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Which of the following defines a sentinel event? a. Any unanticipated event in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients, not related to the natural course of the patient's illness b. A series of unfortunate events that may or may not result in a serious or psychological injury to a patient c. An avoidable event in which a healthcare provider failed to follow a treatment protocol that resulted in a serious physical or psychological injury to a patient d. A specific situation in which a drug,
procedure, or surgery should not be used, because it may be harmful to the patient 3. Which of the following problem-solving methods aims to identify the root causes of problems or events? a. Initiation cause method b. Root cause analysis c. Root method problems d. Initiation root analysis 4. Not all errors lead to injury or death, but the number of preventable injuries that do occur are estimated at least at ________ million each year. a. 17
b. 2.5 c. 1.5 d. 500,000
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