● U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs https://www.va.gov ● VA National Center for Patient Safety http://www.patientsafety.va.gov ● U.S. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov ● World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en
● Florida Statutes
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/ index.cfm?Mode=View%20 Statutes&Submenu=1&Tab=statutes ● Health and Medicine Division (formerly Institute of Medicine of the National Academies) http://www.nationalacademies.org ● Institute for Healthcare Improvement http://www.ihi.org ● Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org ● National Quality Forum https://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx ● The Joint Commission http://www.jointcommission.org ● The Leapfrog Group http://www.leapfroggroup.org ● U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov
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PREVENTING MEDICAL ERRORS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Self-Assessment Answers and Rationales
3. The correct answer is c. Rationale: Healthcare facilities are required to submit a detailed report of the event, including details and findings from the investigation and all potential risks to the AHCA within 15 days of the adverse incident.
1. The correct answer is B. Rationale: Error of the commission is the occurrence of harm as a result of the wrong action taken. As a result of not locking the brakes to the wheelchair, the patient experienced a fall. 2. The correct answers are a, b, and d. Rationale: Patient identification should occur before the initiation of any treatment and needs to include at least TWO patient identifiers such as name, date of birth, telephone number, and assigned identification number.
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33. 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.
31. One of the earliest studies of a medical error was an analysis of causes of death during anesthesia administration in what year? a. 1954. b. 1944. c. 1964. d. 1974. 32. 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.
c. Root method problems. d. Initiation root analysis.
34. 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. 500000. 35. 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.
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