Medication Safety Flashcards
What is a system?
Inter-related entities and people with a joint purpose
Entities = buildings/ spaces/ software etc
What is the primary benefit of a dynamic system?
Modifies in response to circumstances, to achieve the same outcome
What are some general examples of reactive approache in pharmacy, with regard to systems?
- Incident reporting
- Incident analyses
What is a general example of a proactive approach in pharmacy, with regard to systems?
Risk assessments
What is the SAFETY-1 definition of ‘safety’?
As few things as possible go wrong
What is the safety management principle of SAFETY-1?
Reactive
What is the attitude to the human factor of SAFETY-1?
Humans seen as a liability or hazard
What is the safety management principle of SAFETY-2?
Proactive systems approach
Anticipate + prevent
What are they key capacities of resilient healthcare?
(1) Respond
(2) Learn - share from past experiences
(3) Monitor
(4) Anticipate
What is the SAFETY-2 definition of ‘safety’?
As many things as possible go right
What is the safety management principle of SAFETY-2?
Proactive
What is the attitude to the human factor of SAFETY-2?
Humans are a resource
Flexibility + resilience
What is the view of performance variability of SAFETY-1?
Harmful + should be prevented if possible
What is the view of performance variability of SAFETY-2?
Inevitable but also useful
Monitored + managed
How is ‘patient safety’ defined?
Maximising the tings that go right and minimising the things that go wrong
