Medical Errors
Correct answers are shown below
1.Healthcare is a highly regulated business because of .
(Correct) Severe consequence of medical errors
2.Competency involves checking .
(Correct) All the above
3.Performance Improvement is defined as:
(Correct) A way to systematically monitor, analyze, and improve an organization’s performance and out-
comes
4.Risk control techniques include:
(Correct) All the above
5.Avoidance is a technique that eliminates the possibility of a loss, also known as a forcing function. An example of this technique is:
(Correct) Designing equipment to make it impossible to use it incorrectly
6.Segregation means that a process is separated from the rest of a clinical setting to
reduce or eliminate errors. This eliminates the potential error; however, it is:
The correct answer is: Too expensive and impractical
7.Cross-training employees is a form of duplication.
(Correct) True
8.A Sentinel Event is defined as:
(Correct) A patient safety event that results in death, severe harm, or permanent harm
9.Root Cause Analysis is a process that helps identify and clarify the bottom-line factors that precipitate an error or near miss.
(Correct) True 10.The Root Cause Analysis process repeatedly digs deeper into an issue by asking.
(Correct) Why
11.TJC requires the use of Root Cause Analysis to investigate the processes and systems that contribute to a sentinel event. The tool to help in this process is:
(Correct) Framework for Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
12.The healthcare professional should document in the patient’s chart which of the following items:
(Correct) All of the above
13.When documenting in a patient’s chart, the healthcare professional should do all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Use abbreviations to save space
14.Solutions reached by trial and error, or workarounds, might shift the risk elsewhere.
(Correct) True
15.Reason’s model of human error:
(Correct) All the above
16.The study of human cognitive process is:
(Correct) How we think and remember
17.Information acquired through education and experience is:
(Correct) Stored in long-term memory
18.Most human errors related to human/machine interactions are due to:
(Correct) Both of the above
19.One of the major contributors to errors is fatigue caused by:
(Correct) Loss of sleep and circadian rhythm changes
Correct answers are shown below
1.Healthcare is a highly regulated business because of .
(Correct) Severe consequence of medical errors
2.Competency involves checking .
(Correct) All the above
3.Performance Improvement is defined as:
(Correct) A way to systematically monitor, analyze, and improve an organization’s performance and out-
comes
4.Risk control techniques include:
(Correct) All the above
5.Avoidance is a technique that eliminates the possibility of a loss, also known as a forcing function. An example of this technique is:
(Correct) Designing equipment to make it impossible to use it incorrectly
6.Segregation means that a process is separated from the rest of a clinical setting to
reduce or eliminate errors. This eliminates the potential error; however, it is:
The correct answer is: Too expensive and impractical
7.Cross-training employees is a form of duplication.
(Correct) True
8.A Sentinel Event is defined as:
(Correct) A patient safety event that results in death, severe harm, or permanent harm
9.Root Cause Analysis is a process that helps identify and clarify the bottom-line factors that precipitate an error or near miss.
(Correct) True 10.The Root Cause Analysis process repeatedly digs deeper into an issue by asking.
(Correct) Why
11.TJC requires the use of Root Cause Analysis to investigate the processes and systems that contribute to a sentinel event. The tool to help in this process is:
(Correct) Framework for Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Actions
12.The healthcare professional should document in the patient’s chart which of the following items:
(Correct) All of the above
13.When documenting in a patient’s chart, the healthcare professional should do all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Use abbreviations to save space
14.Solutions reached by trial and error, or workarounds, might shift the risk elsewhere.
(Correct) True
15.Reason’s model of human error:
(Correct) All the above
16.The study of human cognitive process is:
(Correct) How we think and remember
17.Information acquired through education and experience is:
(Correct) Stored in long-term memory
18.Most human errors related to human/machine interactions are due to:
(Correct) Both of the above
19.One of the major contributors to errors is fatigue caused by:
(Correct) Loss of sleep and circadian rhythm changes
