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Medical Errors Prevention

1. Which type of error is the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim?

A. Error of execution B. Error of planning C. Error in diagnosis D. All of the above

2. What is the first step of a root cause analysis?

A. Identify adverse event B. Organize a team C. Develop an initial flow diagram D. Develop an event story map

3. Violations of procedure are not root causes, but must have a preceding cause.

A. True B. False

4. The patient’s bill of rights demands full disclosure of an error.

A. True B. False

5. Which of the following represents the largest single cause of errors in the hospital setting in the United States?

A. Invasive / procedural errors B. Misidentification errors C. Medication errors D. Sentinel event errors

6. Every accredited organization is required to report sentinel events to The Joint Commission.

A. True B. False

7. SBAR is an effective and efficient way to communicate important information and offers a simple way to help:

A. Standardize B. Set expectations C. Establish structure of communication D. All of the above

8. Orthopedic surgeries, especially joint repair and joint tissue incision and excision are numerically the most common surgical categories in which AEs occur.

A. True B. False


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