2025 - Echelon Exam Prevention of
Medical Errors Post-Test Questions And
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A common risk factor for insulin is
The use of "ins" as an abbreviation
Poor lighting in storage area
Insulin and heparin vials kept in close proximity
Very specific dose check systems - Answer-Insulin and heparin vials kept in close
proximity
A discipline that has evolved to help explain how people think and behave is ________.
AMA (American Medical Association)
HFE (Human factors engineering)
IOM (Institute of Medicine)
NPSF (National Patient Safety Foundation)
Correct - Answer-HFE (Human factors engineering)
A tool for analyzing errors after an event has occurred is called
Root cause analysis
Failure mode and effects analysis
Hazard analysis
Process analysis - Answer-root cause
An adverse event is an unexpected injury caused by
An underlying disease
A close call
Medical management
The condition of the patient - Answer-Medical management
An event that results in death or serious physical injury is called _____.
A close call
A sentinel event
An adverse event
A near miss - Answer-sentinel event
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
in general, which of the following events would NOT be voluntarily reported to
accreditation body?
Unintentionally retained foreign body with no permanent loss of function
Any procedure on the wrong side of the body
Any procedure on the wrong organ
Any procedure on the wrong patient - Answer-Unintentionally retained foreign body with
no permanent loss of function
Medical errors are most often due to
Multiple factors
Carelessness of one employee
A deliberate action
Laziness - Answer-Multiple factors
One risk reduction strategy concerning look-alike, sound-alike drug names is
Storing problem medications alphabetically by name
Writing purpose of drug on prescription
Storing all problem medications in the same place so you can identify them easily
Providing or asking only for the brand name of the drug consistent - Answer-Writing
purpose of drug on prescription
One way to establish a rewarding culture for reporting near misses is
Identify the employee who made the error and move them to another area
Demonstrate how the reported information is used to initiate change
Give special recognition to those that do report
Look for event causes rather than for trends or patterns - Answer-Demonstrate how the
reported information is used to initiate change
Potentially serious mix-ups between these two drugs have been linked to look-alike
packaging and the use of MET as a mnemonic. (Brand names are given)
Flagyl and Glucophage
Ambisome and Abelcet
Humulin and Humalog
Ativan and Xanax - Answer-INCORRECT: Humulin and Humalog
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
Medical Errors Post-Test Questions And
Answers Rated A+ New Update Assured
Satisfaction
A common risk factor for insulin is
The use of "ins" as an abbreviation
Poor lighting in storage area
Insulin and heparin vials kept in close proximity
Very specific dose check systems - Answer-Insulin and heparin vials kept in close
proximity
A discipline that has evolved to help explain how people think and behave is ________.
AMA (American Medical Association)
HFE (Human factors engineering)
IOM (Institute of Medicine)
NPSF (National Patient Safety Foundation)
Correct - Answer-HFE (Human factors engineering)
A tool for analyzing errors after an event has occurred is called
Root cause analysis
Failure mode and effects analysis
Hazard analysis
Process analysis - Answer-root cause
An adverse event is an unexpected injury caused by
An underlying disease
A close call
Medical management
The condition of the patient - Answer-Medical management
An event that results in death or serious physical injury is called _____.
A close call
A sentinel event
An adverse event
A near miss - Answer-sentinel event
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
in general, which of the following events would NOT be voluntarily reported to
accreditation body?
Unintentionally retained foreign body with no permanent loss of function
Any procedure on the wrong side of the body
Any procedure on the wrong organ
Any procedure on the wrong patient - Answer-Unintentionally retained foreign body with
no permanent loss of function
Medical errors are most often due to
Multiple factors
Carelessness of one employee
A deliberate action
Laziness - Answer-Multiple factors
One risk reduction strategy concerning look-alike, sound-alike drug names is
Storing problem medications alphabetically by name
Writing purpose of drug on prescription
Storing all problem medications in the same place so you can identify them easily
Providing or asking only for the brand name of the drug consistent - Answer-Writing
purpose of drug on prescription
One way to establish a rewarding culture for reporting near misses is
Identify the employee who made the error and move them to another area
Demonstrate how the reported information is used to initiate change
Give special recognition to those that do report
Look for event causes rather than for trends or patterns - Answer-Demonstrate how the
reported information is used to initiate change
Potentially serious mix-ups between these two drugs have been linked to look-alike
packaging and the use of MET as a mnemonic. (Brand names are given)
Flagyl and Glucophage
Ambisome and Abelcet
Humulin and Humalog
Ativan and Xanax - Answer-INCORRECT: Humulin and Humalog
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
