53. Which of the following is an example of an error of omission? a. Leaving a surgical instrument in a patient during surgery. b. Prescribing a medication that is too costly for the patient that does not have health insurance. c. Failing to prescribe a medication from which the patient would likely have benefited. d. Not providing a client access to their medical record. 54. Which of the following defines failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)? a. A systematic, proactive method for evaluating a process to identify where and how it might fail and to assess the relative impact of different failures. b. A way to retroactively evaluate a process to determine where the system failed. c. A real-time system to calculate the susceptibility of a process to potential failures. d. Failing to disclose a medical error to a patient. 55. Which of the components of the root cause analysis process is known as corrective and preventive action? a. Defining the problem. b. Gathering the data/evidence. c. Identifying solutions. d. Identifying what will prevent recurrence. 56. A rehabilitation professional should always notify the physician immediately if he or she suspects which of the following during an interaction with a patient? a. That the patient has not provided the doctor with complete information. b. That the patient has not provided accurate information. c. That the patient is experiencing side effects from a medication. d. All of the above should be monitored, documented, and communicated to the physician. 57. During an initial encounter with a patient, which of the following should the provider do prior to beginning examination and/or treatment? a. Check the medical insurance of the client. b. Verify patient identity. c. Inquire who the next of kin is. d. Ask if they have had a recent surgery. 58. In the State of Florida, what is the minimum number of approved training hours required for license renewal on the topic of preventing medical errors?
45. Which of the following outlines the four stages and sequence of the medication process? a. Physician ordering, transcription, pharmacy dispensing; nursing administration. b. Pharmacy dispensing, transcription, nursing administration, patient adherence. c. Nurses ordering, transcription, pharmacy dispensing, physician assistant administration. d. Physician ordering, pharmacy dispensing, nursing administration, documentation. 46. Studies show that over how many people are injured or die each year in hospitals from adverse drug events?
a. 250,000. b. 500,000. c. 770,000 d. 1 million.
47. Hospital expenses to treat patients who suffer ADEs during hospitalization are estimated at between how many dollars annually? a. $ 770,000 and $ 1 million.
b. $1.56 and $5.6 million. c. $1.56 and $5.6 billion. d. $6.2 and $7 billion
48. Medication errors cause at least ________ death(s) every day and injure approximately 1.5 million people annually in the United States.
a. One. b. Two.
c. Three. d. Seven 49. Which of the following can contribute to a medication error? a. Poor handwriting. b. Confusion with drugs with similar names. c. Poor packaging design. d. All of the above can contribute to a medication error. 50. What occurs when a wrong operative procedure occurs, a professional fails to remove a foreign object, or an operation happens on the wrong site? a. Adverse drug reaction. b. Surgical error. c. Medication errors. d. Hospital acquired infection. 51. The IOM determined that more errors occur in the health care systems due to what? a. Poor systems design, organizational factors. b. Short staffing, lack of training. c. Lack of control by staff related to poor system designs. d. Not using a root cause analysis. 52. Errors of _______refers to those injuries arising as a direct consequence of treatment when the medical professional is prescribing a medication or a treatment plan that has harmful interactions with another medication the patient is taking. a. Dismission. b. Commission. c. Omission. d. Justice.
a. One. b. Two. c. Three. d. Four.
59. Per Florida’s Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Act of 1985 (F.S. 395.0917), every licensed hospital in the State of Florida is required to hire what kind of
personnel? a. Lawyer. b. Risk manager. c. Human resource designee. d. Continuing education director.
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