patient safety review Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
According to WHO, in developed countries worldwide, what is the approximate
likelihood that a hospitalized patient will be harmed while receiving care? -
Correct answer-According to WHO, in developed countries up to 10 percent of
hospital patients may be harmed while receiving care.
Since the publication of To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry overall
has seen which of the following improvements? - Correct answer-More than a
decade after the publication of To Err Is Human, there is now wide recognition
throughout health care that the number of errors is way too high. Although this
awareness has not yet led to consistently lower rates of preventable medical error,
progress is being made. Health care organizations have begun to realize and accept
that most errors cannot be linked to the performance of individuals, but rather to
the systems in which they function.
Safety has been called a "dynamic non-event" because when humans are in a
potentially hazardous environment: - Correct answer-It takes significant work to
ensure nothing bad happens
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, To prevent this type of error from recurring in this unit, which of the following is
MOST important? - Correct answer-An improved culture of safety and teamwork
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), - Correct answer-"Patient
safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health
care." A focus on safety can also reduce the severity of harm, should it occur.
According to Err is Human how many people die each year in US hospitals due to
medical error and adverse events? - Correct answer-44,000 and 98,000 people
each year how many people die from unsafe injections - Correct answer-1.3
million
how many people worldwide suffer from hospital acquired infections - Correct
answer-1.4 million worldwide
how much can patient safety save some countries each year? - Correct answer-6-29
billion a year
Janet is especially busy because one of her colleagues called out sick, and she
needs to collect blood samples for four patients. She collects one sample, and
before she gets a chance to label it, she is called to help with another patient who is
having an emergency. Janet places the unlabeled specimen on the nurse's station
with a sticky note nearby indicating the patient's name.
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Questions and Answers
According to WHO, in developed countries worldwide, what is the approximate
likelihood that a hospitalized patient will be harmed while receiving care? -
Correct answer-According to WHO, in developed countries up to 10 percent of
hospital patients may be harmed while receiving care.
Since the publication of To Err Is Human in 1999, the health care industry overall
has seen which of the following improvements? - Correct answer-More than a
decade after the publication of To Err Is Human, there is now wide recognition
throughout health care that the number of errors is way too high. Although this
awareness has not yet led to consistently lower rates of preventable medical error,
progress is being made. Health care organizations have begun to realize and accept
that most errors cannot be linked to the performance of individuals, but rather to
the systems in which they function.
Safety has been called a "dynamic non-event" because when humans are in a
potentially hazardous environment: - Correct answer-It takes significant work to
ensure nothing bad happens
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, To prevent this type of error from recurring in this unit, which of the following is
MOST important? - Correct answer-An improved culture of safety and teamwork
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), - Correct answer-"Patient
safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient during the process of health
care." A focus on safety can also reduce the severity of harm, should it occur.
According to Err is Human how many people die each year in US hospitals due to
medical error and adverse events? - Correct answer-44,000 and 98,000 people
each year how many people die from unsafe injections - Correct answer-1.3
million
how many people worldwide suffer from hospital acquired infections - Correct
answer-1.4 million worldwide
how much can patient safety save some countries each year? - Correct answer-6-29
billion a year
Janet is especially busy because one of her colleagues called out sick, and she
needs to collect blood samples for four patients. She collects one sample, and
before she gets a chance to label it, she is called to help with another patient who is
having an emergency. Janet places the unlabeled specimen on the nurse's station
with a sticky note nearby indicating the patient's name.
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