HCAL III Exam 1
Attritbutes of patient safety - Answer-1. prevention of med errors and avoidable adverse events
2. protection of patient from harm/injury
3. collaborative efforts by individuals HCPs
4. strong, well-integrated healthcare system
National Patient safety goals (Joint Commission) - Answer-1. identify patient correctly
2. improve staff communication
3. use medicines safely
4. use alarms safely
5. prevent infection
6. identify patient safety risk
7. prevent mistakes in surgery
Giddens attributes of safety - Answer-1. knowledge
2. skills
, 3. attitudes
Interrelated concepts of safety - Answer-1. healthcare quality
2. communication
3. collaboration
4. care coordination
errors of commission - Answer-doing the wrong thing
- did not provide care correctly
omission - Answer-not doing the right thing
-did not provide care
execution - Answer-doing the right thing incorrectly
adverse event - Answer-unintended harm to patient by act of commission/omission rather than by
underlying disease/condition
near miss - Answer-Error of commission or omission that could have harmed a patient, but harm did not
occur as a result of chance, prevention, mitigation
Sentinel event - Answer-unexpected occurrence involving death/serious physical or psychological injury
or risk thereof
Contact - Answer-gown, gloves
MRSA, C.Diff, Impetigo, Conjunctivitis, Scabies
Attritbutes of patient safety - Answer-1. prevention of med errors and avoidable adverse events
2. protection of patient from harm/injury
3. collaborative efforts by individuals HCPs
4. strong, well-integrated healthcare system
National Patient safety goals (Joint Commission) - Answer-1. identify patient correctly
2. improve staff communication
3. use medicines safely
4. use alarms safely
5. prevent infection
6. identify patient safety risk
7. prevent mistakes in surgery
Giddens attributes of safety - Answer-1. knowledge
2. skills
, 3. attitudes
Interrelated concepts of safety - Answer-1. healthcare quality
2. communication
3. collaboration
4. care coordination
errors of commission - Answer-doing the wrong thing
- did not provide care correctly
omission - Answer-not doing the right thing
-did not provide care
execution - Answer-doing the right thing incorrectly
adverse event - Answer-unintended harm to patient by act of commission/omission rather than by
underlying disease/condition
near miss - Answer-Error of commission or omission that could have harmed a patient, but harm did not
occur as a result of chance, prevention, mitigation
Sentinel event - Answer-unexpected occurrence involving death/serious physical or psychological injury
or risk thereof
Contact - Answer-gown, gloves
MRSA, C.Diff, Impetigo, Conjunctivitis, Scabies
