PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS ECHELON FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS ECHELON
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

◉ The 2 hour course on medical errors _______ count towards the
total number of continuing education hours required for the
profession.


A. shall
B. shall not Answer: A. shall


◉ Some estimates show medical errors being even more deadly than
breast cancer, motor vehicle accidents, or AIDS.


A. true
B. false Answer: A. true


◉ The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has
shown that medical errors result most frequently from ______


A. doctor errors
B. patient errors

, C. system errors Answer: C. system errors


◉ IOM stands for ______ Answer: Institute of Medicine


◉ Medical errors are the number _______ cause of DEATH in the USA


A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 Answer: C. 3


**number 1 is heart disease and number 2 is cancer.


◉ If an INJURY is caused by MEDICAL MANAGEMENT rather than by
the underlying condition (e.g. allergic response to a drug), then this
is called an ________ Answer: adverse event


◉ If the adverse event is because of an ERROR, then it is called a
preventable adverse event or ________ Answer: sentinel event


◉ These errors tend to be removed from the direct control of the
operator and include things such as poor design, incorrect