Failure Modes and effects Analysis (FMEA)
Questions With Verified Correct Answers!!
what if there is <4 team members in FMEA - ✔✔insufficient information and input
what if there is >8 team members in FMEA - ✔✔meetings slowed down, more time to reach
consensus
*look at example team members* - ✔✔
graphically describing the process - ✔✔flow diagram and team consensus on
process BEFORE next step of FMEA
- be sure to stay within scope
identifying failure modes - ✔✔want to identify possible failure modes at all steps of
the process
failure mode examples: action - ✔✔1. too long/short
2. too early/late
3. too much/little
4. right action on right object
5. omitted
6. incomplete
7. wrong action on wrong object
failure mode examples: communication - ✔✔1 information not communicates
2. wrong information communicated
, 3. information communication incomplete
failure mode examples: checking - ✔✔1. omitted
2. incomplete
3. right check on wrong object
4. wrong check on right object
5. check too early/late
6. wrong check on wrong object
failure mode examples: selection - ✔✔1.
omitted 2. wrong selection made
failure mode examples: retrieval - ✔✔1. information not obtained
2. wrong info obtained
3. info retrieval incomplete
identifying the effects (severity) of each failure mode - ✔✔consequence of failure on
system or user and want to consider the *most severe effect* for each failure mode
severity - ✔✔scoring number associated with the most serious effect for a given failure
mode, based on the criteria from a severity scale and assigned by the FMEA team
- severity of EFFECT of failure mode
severity score of 1-2 - ✔✔low
- no injuries/increase in hospital stay/no need to raise level of clinical care
severity score of 3-4 - ✔✔moderate
- increase duration of hospital stay or in level of clinical care for 1-2 pt
Questions With Verified Correct Answers!!
what if there is <4 team members in FMEA - ✔✔insufficient information and input
what if there is >8 team members in FMEA - ✔✔meetings slowed down, more time to reach
consensus
*look at example team members* - ✔✔
graphically describing the process - ✔✔flow diagram and team consensus on
process BEFORE next step of FMEA
- be sure to stay within scope
identifying failure modes - ✔✔want to identify possible failure modes at all steps of
the process
failure mode examples: action - ✔✔1. too long/short
2. too early/late
3. too much/little
4. right action on right object
5. omitted
6. incomplete
7. wrong action on wrong object
failure mode examples: communication - ✔✔1 information not communicates
2. wrong information communicated
, 3. information communication incomplete
failure mode examples: checking - ✔✔1. omitted
2. incomplete
3. right check on wrong object
4. wrong check on right object
5. check too early/late
6. wrong check on wrong object
failure mode examples: selection - ✔✔1.
omitted 2. wrong selection made
failure mode examples: retrieval - ✔✔1. information not obtained
2. wrong info obtained
3. info retrieval incomplete
identifying the effects (severity) of each failure mode - ✔✔consequence of failure on
system or user and want to consider the *most severe effect* for each failure mode
severity - ✔✔scoring number associated with the most serious effect for a given failure
mode, based on the criteria from a severity scale and assigned by the FMEA team
- severity of EFFECT of failure mode
severity score of 1-2 - ✔✔low
- no injuries/increase in hospital stay/no need to raise level of clinical care
severity score of 3-4 - ✔✔moderate
- increase duration of hospital stay or in level of clinical care for 1-2 pt
