PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS ECHELON
ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ These errors occur at the level of the frontline operator, and their
effects are felt almost immediately.
A. active errors
B. latent errors Answer: A. active errors
◉ Patient experiences acute anxiety and backs out on morning
LASIK surgery. The patient data is never removed from lineup and
when the next patient undergoes LASIK, he or she receives the
wrong amount of correction.
This is an example of a ________
A. active error
B. latent error Answer: B. latent error
**this error lead to a sentinel event = preventable adverse event
, ◉ In orthopedic procedures, the most common surgical error is
_________
A. wrong patient
B. wrong-site surgery
C. wrong procedure
D. wrong doctor Answer: B. wrong-site surgery
◉ Problems related to the use of pharmaceutical DRUGS account for
nearly ______ percent of ALL HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS and
significantly contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in the
US. Answer: 10
◉ What are the "six rights" that we need to be aware of? Answer: 1.
right patient
2. right drug
3. right dose
4. right dosage form
5. right route
6. right time
◉ Which is the number 1 medication error?
ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ These errors occur at the level of the frontline operator, and their
effects are felt almost immediately.
A. active errors
B. latent errors Answer: A. active errors
◉ Patient experiences acute anxiety and backs out on morning
LASIK surgery. The patient data is never removed from lineup and
when the next patient undergoes LASIK, he or she receives the
wrong amount of correction.
This is an example of a ________
A. active error
B. latent error Answer: B. latent error
**this error lead to a sentinel event = preventable adverse event
, ◉ In orthopedic procedures, the most common surgical error is
_________
A. wrong patient
B. wrong-site surgery
C. wrong procedure
D. wrong doctor Answer: B. wrong-site surgery
◉ Problems related to the use of pharmaceutical DRUGS account for
nearly ______ percent of ALL HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS and
significantly contributes to increased morbidity and mortality in the
US. Answer: 10
◉ What are the "six rights" that we need to be aware of? Answer: 1.
right patient
2. right drug
3. right dose
4. right dosage form
5. right route
6. right time
◉ Which is the number 1 medication error?
