Prevention of Medical Errors Echelon
Post-Test Questions & Answers9
When giving medications always check the patient, the drug, the dose, the route, and the
Doctor
Temperature
Last eating episode
Time - ANSWERS-Time
To support the goal for patients to be actively involved in their own care, The Joint Commission
requested caregivers in Critical Access Hospitals to
Encourage patients and their families to report safety concerns
Ask patients to give them a list of all their medications
Educate the staff on oxygen hazards
Have patients mark their bodies to indicate the correct surgical site - ANSWERS-Encourage
patients and their families to report safety concerns
Reports of Incidents must be given to the facility's Risk Manager
At the end of every month
Within 3 calendar days
Quarterly
At the end of every day - ANSWERS-Within 3 days
Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding FMEA?
The goal is to redesign the process to minimize failure risk and enhance patient safety
, Multiple control measures may be placed in a process to control one hazard
Criticality equals failure frequency multiplied by failure severity, multiplied by failure
detectability
A control measure is generally used only one time in a specific process - ANSWERS-A control
measure is generally used only one time in a specific process
Children are the population group most prone to overdose.
True
False - ANSWERS-t
Dispelling the attitude that the surgeon should never be questioned can help prevent wrong site
surgeries.
True
False - ANSWERS-t
Which of the following would NOT be a goal for patient/client and family education?
Teaching them to report any herbs and vitamins they are taking
Teaching them the importance of following treatment instructions
Teaching them to report all prescription drugs they are taking
Teaching them to listen carefully to their doctor and not continually question - ANSWERS-
Teaching them to listen carefully to their doctor and not continually question
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 - ANSWERS-Fear of punishment or negative employee
review
Post-Test Questions & Answers9
When giving medications always check the patient, the drug, the dose, the route, and the
Doctor
Temperature
Last eating episode
Time - ANSWERS-Time
To support the goal for patients to be actively involved in their own care, The Joint Commission
requested caregivers in Critical Access Hospitals to
Encourage patients and their families to report safety concerns
Ask patients to give them a list of all their medications
Educate the staff on oxygen hazards
Have patients mark their bodies to indicate the correct surgical site - ANSWERS-Encourage
patients and their families to report safety concerns
Reports of Incidents must be given to the facility's Risk Manager
At the end of every month
Within 3 calendar days
Quarterly
At the end of every day - ANSWERS-Within 3 days
Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding FMEA?
The goal is to redesign the process to minimize failure risk and enhance patient safety
, Multiple control measures may be placed in a process to control one hazard
Criticality equals failure frequency multiplied by failure severity, multiplied by failure
detectability
A control measure is generally used only one time in a specific process - ANSWERS-A control
measure is generally used only one time in a specific process
Children are the population group most prone to overdose.
True
False - ANSWERS-t
Dispelling the attitude that the surgeon should never be questioned can help prevent wrong site
surgeries.
True
False - ANSWERS-t
Which of the following would NOT be a goal for patient/client and family education?
Teaching them to report any herbs and vitamins they are taking
Teaching them the importance of following treatment instructions
Teaching them to report all prescription drugs they are taking
Teaching them to listen carefully to their doctor and not continually question - ANSWERS-
Teaching them to listen carefully to their doctor and not continually question
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 - ANSWERS-Fear of punishment or negative employee
review
