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a.VAskVinformationVsystemsVtoVeitherVfixVtheVoldVoneVorVbuildVaVnewVone
b.VIdentifyVkeyVstakeholdersVandVperformVaVgapVanalysisVofVcurrentVstateVtoVidealVstate
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TheVanswerVisVB.VIdentifyVkeyVstakeholdersVandVperformVaVgapVanalysisVofVcurrentVstateVtoVidealVstateV
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b.VConductVaVfailureVmodesVandVeffectsVanalysis
c.VOfferVaV"plan,Vdo,Vstudy,Vact"Vsession
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YouVareVeducatingVclinicalVmanagersVinVyourVhealthcareVfacilityVonVhowVtoVidentifyVappropriateVeventsVf
orVconductingVaVRootVCauseVAnalysis.VWhichVeventVprovidesVtheVbestVopportunityVforVanVRCA?
a.VAVpost-opVpatientVremovesVhisVownVIVVcausingVaVskinVtearVfromVtheVtape
b.VAVpatientVwithVnoVknownVallergiesVexperiencesVanVanaphylacticVreactionVtoVanVantibioticVrequiringVtra
nsferVtoVICU.V
c.VTheVbiopsyVsamplesVfromVaVcolonoscopyVareVneverVreceivedVbyVpathologyVafterVtheVprocedure
d.VThereVhaveVbeenV3VoccurrencesVofVdepressedVrespirationsVinVtheVsameVdepartmentVinVtheVlastV4Vmonths
VrelatedVtoVsedation
-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
TheVanswerVisVC.VTheVbiopsyVsamplesVfromVaVcolonoscopyVareVneverVreceivedVbyVpathologyVafterVtheVpr
ocedureV
TheVinstrumentVcountVisVincorrectVatVtheVconclusionVofVaVsurgicalVprocedure.VTheVhospitalVpolicyVdoesVn
otVstipulateVthatVtheVsurgeonVremainVonVtheVpremisesVuntilVanVx-
rayVisVobtained.VTheVsurgeonVleavesVtheVhospitalVtoVcatchVaVflight.VTheVx-
rayVrevealsVaVretainedVinstrument.VAnotherVsurgeonVisVcontactedVtoVremoveVtheVretainedVinstrument.VWha
tVshouldVleadershipVdoVnext?V
a.VCreateVaVprocessVmapVofVhowVinstrumentsVareVmanagedVduringVsurgeryVlookingVforVlatentVflaws
b.VReviseVtheVhospitalVpolicyVtoVmakeVitVclearVthatVsurgeonsVmustVstayVinVtheVORVuntilVinstrumentVcountV
issuesVareVresolved
c.VCounselVtheVsurgeonVaboutVcustomaryVclinicalVstandardsVforVaVsurgeonVusingVappropriateVaccountabilit
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d.VReeducateVtheVORVnursingVstaffVonVkeepingVtrackVofVinstrumentsVonVtheVsterileVfield
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TheVanswerVisVC.VCounselVtheVsurgeonVaboutVcustomaryVclinicalVstandardsVforVaVsurgeonVusingVappropria
teVaccountabilityVsystemV
AVnurseVonVaVmedical-
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b.VCounselVtheVnurseVonVtheVimportanceVofVfollowingVpolicy
c.VRequestVthatVtheVpharmacyVrunVaVreportVofVBCMAVcomplianceVratesVofVtheVunit
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b.VAVtableVindicatingVtheVCLABSIVinfectionVratesVofVallVhospitalsVinVtheVregionVrelativeVtoVtheVNationalV
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WhatVnextVstepsVwouldVyouVtakeVtoVidentifyVaVreplacementVsystem?V
a.VAskVinformationVsystemsVtoVeitherVfixVtheVoldVoneVorVbuildVaVnewVone
b.VIdentifyVkeyVstakeholdersVandVperformVaVgapVanalysisVofVcurrentVstateVtoVidealVstate
c.VPollVcolleaguesVandVpurchaseVwhatVtheyVuse
d.VPurchaseVtheVleaseVexpensiveVsoftwareVandVgrowVwithVit
-VCORRECTVANSWERV-
TheVanswerVisVB.VIdentifyVkeyVstakeholdersVandVperformVaVgapVanalysisVofVcurrentVstateVtoVidealVstateV
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rategy
a.VConductVaVrootVcauseVanalysis
b.VConductVaVfailureVmodesVandVeffectsVanalysis
c.VOfferVaV"plan,Vdo,Vstudy,Vact"Vsession
d.VOfferVtoVdoVaVclaimsVanalysisVforVanyVrelatedVerrors
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