IHI PS 101 Questions and Answers | A+ Solution guided

According to WHO, in developed countries worldwide, what is the approximate likelihood that a hospitalized patient will be harmed while receiving care? A <1% B 10% C 50% D >75% - B 10% Since the publication of To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry overall has seen which of the following improvements? (A) A 75 percent reduction in preventable medical errors (B) Stronger repercussions for providers who commit preventable medical errors (C) Wider awareness that preventable errors are a problem (D) Wider recognition that medical errors are most often attributable to individual performance (E) All of the above - C wider awareness that preventable errors are a problem Safety has been called a "dynamic non-event" because when humans are in a potentially hazardous environment: (A) It is natural to establish and follow safe practices (B) It requires the same kind of thinking that causes problems to set them right (C) It takes significant work to ensure nothing bad happens (D) There is generally a high prevalence of "near misses" - C it take significant work to ensure nothing bad happens James is a first-year surgery resident on his first pediatric rotation. His attending (consultant) asks him to start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a two-year-old boy who is having vomiting and diarrhea