Medical Errors Prevention Post-Test & Evaluation Final Quiz Participant demographics: Question Title * 1. Full Name: Question Title * 2. Please indicate credentials Physician-MD/DPM (credit will apply towards Medical Errors Prevention requirement) Physician-DO (will receive general credit-does not count towards Medical error requirement) PA (credit will apply towards Medical Errors Prevention requirement) APRN (credit will apply towards Medical Errors Prevention requirement) Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What type of certificate do you wish? CE Broker reporting only; no certificate needed CE Broker reporting and e-certificate E-Certificate only Paper sent via interoffice mail E-mail or physical address to send certificate Question Title * 4. Florida license number for CE Broker reporting: Question Title * 5. How many credit(s) are you claiming: 1.00 1.50 maximum (2.0) Other (please specify) Medical Error Prevention test (a passing score of 80% is required). Question Title * 6. Medical error is defined as: The failure of a planned action be completed as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim. Errors that are caused by faulty systems, processes, and conditions that lead people to make mistakes or fail to prevent them. An unintended act or omission, or a flawed system or plan, that harms or has the potential to harm a patient. All are correct. Question Title * 7. Patient hand-offs typically fail due to which of the following:' Inadequate, incomplete, or nonexistent documentation relative to the patient being handed-off causing chaos in the hand-off/transfer process Language barriers and cultural and/or ethnic factors are not considered in the patient hand-off process Healthcare team members are not properly trained in patient hand-off procedures All of the above Question Title * 8. Two in five Americans say they have either personally experienced a medical error or had a medical error occur in the care of someone close to them. True False Question Title * 9. According to Florida law, which of the following adverse incidents must be reported to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) within 15 calendar days? The removal of an unplanned foreign body left from a previous surgical procedure. The unnatural death of a patient Brain damage caused by a surgical procedure. The surgical repair of damage resulting to a patient from a planned surgical procedure, where the damage is not a recognized specific risk, as disclosed to the patient and documented through the informed-consent process. All of the above. Question Title * 10. Which of the following is not an example of a sentinel event reportable to the Joint Commission? Abduction of any patient receiving care, treatment and services. Unanticipated death of a full-term infant Rape Discharge of an elderly patient to the wrong long-term care facility All of the above Question Title * 11. Root cause analysis in medical errors is a process for identifying the factors that underlie variation in performance, including the occurrence or near miss of a sentinel event. True False Question Title * 12. Which of the following OB/GYN conditions have a potential for misdiagnosis are: Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome Endometriosis Ectopic pregnancy All of the above Question Title * 13. Missed acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosis include failure to Interpret history Perform EKG or lack of proper cardiac enzyme test Interpret of electrocardiogram All of the above Question Title * 14. Which of the following neurological and/or brain related conditions are commonly misdiagnosed? Seizures Multiple Sclerosis Bell's Palsy Dementia All of the above Question Title * 15. Breaking transmission of infectious and/or communicable diseases is best done by: Practice hand hygiene and use standard precautions Prevention of healthcare-associated infections and appropriate antibiotic prescribing Complete H&P including sexual history Don't work sick Follow up with cultures as appropriate All of the above Question Title * 16. In which of the following areas are contributory to medication errors Administration of medication to patients, i.e. the five rights Dispensing of medications from pharmacy Transcribing/documentation that medication(s) were given to patients Ordering/prescribing of medications All of the above Question Title * 17. Prescription medication errors are due to which of the following causes: Ambiguity in product names, directions for use, medical abbreviations and/or illegibility in written or EMR produced prescriptions Poor verbal and/or written communication among healthcare team members Patient misuse of medications because of poor understanding due to multiple factors, e.g. lack of validation of patient understanding by healthcare team members(s) Deficiencies in competency skills All of the above Question Title * 18. Which intervention(s) may be incorporated into practice to prevent medication errors: Develop written plan for assessing patient's risk of aberrant drug related behavior Obtain complete medical H&P evaluation prior to treatment and document within medical record Follow FDA Drug Schedule and use EFORCSE Provide on-going monitoring of drug-related behavior with drug testing as necessary All of the above Question Title * 19. Provider burnout is a contributory cause of medical error, exhibiting which symptom? Decreased effectiveness Feelings of low achievement Depersonalization Emotional exhaustion All of the above Question Title * 20. Which of the following education strategies can be employed with patients and/or families to prevent medical errors: Include patients and their families as a part of the "care team" Encourage patients to be engaged in their care Ask patients if one or more of their medication dosages have been missed Educate patients to notify providers of known allergies Remind patients to inform all providers about their current medications: prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, supplements, vitamins, and herbs All of the above Next