PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS ECHELON
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ To support the goal for patients to be actively involved in their
own care, The Joint Commission requested caregivers in Critical
Access Hospitals to
Encourage patients and their families to report safety concerns
Ask patients to give them a list of all their medications
Educate the staff on oxygen hazards
Have patients mark their bodies to indicate the correct surgical site.
Answer: Encourage patients and their families to report safety
concerns
◉ Reports of Incidents must be given to the facility's Risk Manager
At the end of every month
Within 3 calendar days
Quarterly
At the end of every day. Answer: Within 3 days
◉ Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding FMEA?
, The goal is to redesign the process to minimize failure risk and
enhance patient safety
Multiple control measures may be placed in a process to control one
hazard
Criticality equals failure frequency multiplied by failure severity,
multiplied by failure detectability
A control measure is generally used only one time in a specific
process. Answer: A control measure is generally used only one time
in a specific process
◉ Children are the population group most prone to overdose.
True
False. Answer: t
◉ Dispelling the attitude that the surgeon should never be
questioned can help prevent wrong site surgeries.
True
False. Answer: t
◉ Which of the following would NOT be a goal for patient/client and
family education?
Teaching them to report any herbs and vitamins they are taking
Teaching them the importance of following treatment instructions
Teaching them to report all prescription drugs they are taking
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ To support the goal for patients to be actively involved in their
own care, The Joint Commission requested caregivers in Critical
Access Hospitals to
Encourage patients and their families to report safety concerns
Ask patients to give them a list of all their medications
Educate the staff on oxygen hazards
Have patients mark their bodies to indicate the correct surgical site.
Answer: Encourage patients and their families to report safety
concerns
◉ Reports of Incidents must be given to the facility's Risk Manager
At the end of every month
Within 3 calendar days
Quarterly
At the end of every day. Answer: Within 3 days
◉ Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding FMEA?
, The goal is to redesign the process to minimize failure risk and
enhance patient safety
Multiple control measures may be placed in a process to control one
hazard
Criticality equals failure frequency multiplied by failure severity,
multiplied by failure detectability
A control measure is generally used only one time in a specific
process. Answer: A control measure is generally used only one time
in a specific process
◉ Children are the population group most prone to overdose.
True
False. Answer: t
◉ Dispelling the attitude that the surgeon should never be
questioned can help prevent wrong site surgeries.
True
False. Answer: t
◉ Which of the following would NOT be a goal for patient/client and
family education?
Teaching them to report any herbs and vitamins they are taking
Teaching them the importance of following treatment instructions
Teaching them to report all prescription drugs they are taking
