PREVENTION OF MEDICAL ERRORS
ECHELON POST-TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following would be considered an "official" barrier to reporting?
A "published" reporting protocol
Administrative recognition for reporting near misses
Fear of punishment or negative employee review
Fear of lawsuits from an angry patient - Answer-Fear of punishment or negative
employee review
Potentially serious mix-ups between these two drugs have been linked to look-alike
packaging and the use of MET as a mnemonic. (Brand names are given)
Flagyl and Glucophage
Ambisome and Abelcet
Humulin and Humalog
Ativan and Xanax - Answer-INCORRECT: Humulin and Humalog
Verbal orders should not be taken for
Heparin
Insulin
Anticoagulants
Chemotherapy - Answer-CHEMO
Which incident has the highest annual death rate?
Aids
Motor vehicle accidents
Medical errors
Breast cancer - Answer-medical error
Systems that rely on error-free performances
Will always succeed
Are doomed to fail
Are highly recommended
Should always be the goal - Answer-doomed to fail
in general, which of the following events would NOT be voluntarily reported to
accreditation body?
Unintentionally retained foreign body with no permanent loss of function
Any procedure on the wrong side of the body
Any procedure on the wrong organ
Any procedure on the wrong patient - Answer-Unintentionally retained foreign body with
no permanent loss of function
, One risk reduction strategy concerning look-alike, sound-alike drug names is
Storing problem medications alphabetically by name
Writing purpose of drug on prescription
Storing all problem medications in the same place so you can identify them easily
Providing or asking only for the brand name of the drug consistent - Answer-Writing
purpose of drug on prescription
A tool for analyzing errors after an event has occurred is called
Root cause analysis
Failure mode and effects analysis
Hazard analysis
Process analysis - Answer-root cause
Which of the following would NOT be helpful for removing human factor errors?
Maintaining a well-lighted, quiet working environment
Decreasing the use of technology
Rewarding those who see and report system flaws
Studying how people think and behave in many systems - Answer-Decreasing the use
of technology
Which of the following are goals of the Patient Safety Program? (Select three.)
Prevent injuries to patients/clients
Educate staff to watch, listen, ask, act, and report
Catch and correct errors before they reach the patient/client
Staff to report those errors that could cause harm - Answer-Prevent injuries to
patients/clients
Educate staff to watch, listen, ask, act, and report
Catch and correct errors before they reach the patient/client
A common risk factor for insulin is
The use of "ins" as an abbreviation
Poor lighting in storage area
Insulin and heparin vials kept in close proximity
Very specific dose check systems - Answer-Insulin and heparin vials kept in close
proximity
Which of the following actions would NOT contribute to a safe environment that
prevents falls?
Moving the call bell away from the patient
Wearing nonskid footwear
Educating patient and family
Providing adequate lighting - Answer-Moving the call bell away from the patient
When people use "new" solutions to new problems it is likely to contribute to a medical
error.
ECHELON POST-TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following would be considered an "official" barrier to reporting?
A "published" reporting protocol
Administrative recognition for reporting near misses
Fear of punishment or negative employee review
Fear of lawsuits from an angry patient - Answer-Fear of punishment or negative
employee review
Potentially serious mix-ups between these two drugs have been linked to look-alike
packaging and the use of MET as a mnemonic. (Brand names are given)
Flagyl and Glucophage
Ambisome and Abelcet
Humulin and Humalog
Ativan and Xanax - Answer-INCORRECT: Humulin and Humalog
Verbal orders should not be taken for
Heparin
Insulin
Anticoagulants
Chemotherapy - Answer-CHEMO
Which incident has the highest annual death rate?
Aids
Motor vehicle accidents
Medical errors
Breast cancer - Answer-medical error
Systems that rely on error-free performances
Will always succeed
Are doomed to fail
Are highly recommended
Should always be the goal - Answer-doomed to fail
in general, which of the following events would NOT be voluntarily reported to
accreditation body?
Unintentionally retained foreign body with no permanent loss of function
Any procedure on the wrong side of the body
Any procedure on the wrong organ
Any procedure on the wrong patient - Answer-Unintentionally retained foreign body with
no permanent loss of function
, One risk reduction strategy concerning look-alike, sound-alike drug names is
Storing problem medications alphabetically by name
Writing purpose of drug on prescription
Storing all problem medications in the same place so you can identify them easily
Providing or asking only for the brand name of the drug consistent - Answer-Writing
purpose of drug on prescription
A tool for analyzing errors after an event has occurred is called
Root cause analysis
Failure mode and effects analysis
Hazard analysis
Process analysis - Answer-root cause
Which of the following would NOT be helpful for removing human factor errors?
Maintaining a well-lighted, quiet working environment
Decreasing the use of technology
Rewarding those who see and report system flaws
Studying how people think and behave in many systems - Answer-Decreasing the use
of technology
Which of the following are goals of the Patient Safety Program? (Select three.)
Prevent injuries to patients/clients
Educate staff to watch, listen, ask, act, and report
Catch and correct errors before they reach the patient/client
Staff to report those errors that could cause harm - Answer-Prevent injuries to
patients/clients
Educate staff to watch, listen, ask, act, and report
Catch and correct errors before they reach the patient/client
A common risk factor for insulin is
The use of "ins" as an abbreviation
Poor lighting in storage area
Insulin and heparin vials kept in close proximity
Very specific dose check systems - Answer-Insulin and heparin vials kept in close
proximity
Which of the following actions would NOT contribute to a safe environment that
prevents falls?
Moving the call bell away from the patient
Wearing nonskid footwear
Educating patient and family
Providing adequate lighting - Answer-Moving the call bell away from the patient
When people use "new" solutions to new problems it is likely to contribute to a medical
error.
