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Approved for Dietitians, 2 Credits, only $19 ($9.50 each credit)16 Questions:
1. According to the IOM, where do medical errors occur?
a. Hospitals, clinics, outpatient surgery center
b. Doctors offices and nursing homes
c. Pharmacies and patient's homes
d. All of the above
2. How many annual deaths does the IOM report estimate occur due to medical errors in hospitals?
a. Estimated 7,000 deaths
b. Between 22,000 and 44,000
c. Between 44,000 and 98,000
d. More than 98,000
3. Which of following is the most complete answer for the IOM's definition for the term "medical errors"?
a. Use the wrong plan to achieve an aim
b. Failure to complete a planned action as intended or use the wrong plan to achieve an aim
c. Failure to complete a planned action as intended
d. An injury caused by medical mismanagement
4. What does the IOM identify as the root causes of medical errors?
a. Related to the complexity of health care systems
b. Due to individual negligence or misconduct
c. Communications and diagnostic errors
d. Drug related and mishandled surgeries
5. In which of the following settings were the greatest number of sentinel events reported by the Joint Commission?
a. General hospital
b. Ambulatory care
c. Office based surgery
d. Emergency department
6. Which of the following areas received the greatest number of recommendations in the 30 Safe Practices report?
a. Culture of safety
b. Specific care processes
c. Safe medication use
d. Improving patient care and communication
7. According to The Leapfrog Group which of the following best describes the challenge facing hospitals relating to the lack of national standards and measures for reducing medical errors?
a. Waste associated with the duplication of efforts and widely scattered efforts
b. Lack of financial resources
c. Investment in new technologies
d. Improving patient care and communication
8. Which of the following organizations accredits healthcare facilities?
a. The Leapfrog Group
b. The FDA
c. The American Nurses Association
d. Joint Commission (JCAHO)
9. Which of the following organizations created the Magnet Recognition Program?
a. The Leapfrog Group
b. The FDA
c. The American Nurses Association
d. Joint Commission (JCAHO)
10. Which of the following does the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force identify as a key barrier to improve patient safety?
a. Reduce cost and structural terms
b. Education and training
c. Lack of appropriate collaboration among disciplines
d. Creating awareness of the problem
11. What does the FDA describe as a step toward the prevention of medical errors?
a. Creating awareness of the problem
b. Pharmacy intervention
c. Education and training
d. Reporting of medical errors and examining the causes
12. Which of the following does the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force conclude will improve facility quality?
a. Assure individuals confidentiality
b. Provide timely feedback
c. Protect individuals from legal liability resulting from the report
d. All of the above
13. What is the purpose and who should be using the Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP)?
a. Use by health care facilities to track and trend medication errors
b. Use by health professionals who encounter actual or potential medication errors to report confidentially and anonymously.
c. Education and training
d. Create awareness of the problem
14. What is the purpose and who should be using the MEDMARX system?
a. Use by health care facilities to track and trend medication errors
b. Use by health professionals who encounter actual or potential medication errors to report confidentially and anonymously
c. Use by all practitioners who encounter errors associated with a drug or medical device you have used, prescribed or dispensed.
d. Use by all practitioners and hospitals for medical device errors
15. What is the purpose and who should be using the FDA's MEDWATCH?
a. Use by health care facilities to track and trend medication errors
b. Use by all practitioners who encounter errors associated with a drug or medical device you have used, prescribed or dispensed
c. Use by health professionals who encounter actual or potential medication errors to report confidentially and anonymously
d. Use by all practitioners and hospitals for medical device errors
16. Which of the following does the AHRQ identify as the single most important way the patient can help to prevent medical errors?
a. Patient makes sure that they can read the prescription
b. Patient should ask for information about the medicines they are prescribed
c. Patient becomes involved as active member of health care team
d. Patient should have an advocate to ask questions