Session 2 Flashcards
A combination of patient care elements that can be consistently implemented to reduce harm is a?
Bundle
A federal organization that pays for healthcare for low-income and elderly people and tracks healthcare outcomes is?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
A report filled that documents an accident or injury occurring in the hospital is?
An incident report
An organization that focuses on safety of patients and that has developed a number of bundles of care to achieve that goal is?
Institute for healthcare improvement
A professional organization that has identified six aims of 21st century healthcare: that all healthcare should be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable is called?
The institute of medicine
An approach to error evaluation that examines the nature of the error to assist in determining the appropriate response to the individual who made the error is called?
Just culture
The excellence or superiority of something; often viewed on a continuum, from poor quality to high quality is called?
Quality
A project designed to provide a framework for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for future nurses is called?
Quality and safety education for nurses
A process used to determine the underlying cause of an event is?
Root cause analysis
The avoidance or prevention of adverse outcomes for patients is called?
Safety
The study of safety knowledge and technology to prevent harm to patients is called?
Safety science
A safety error in which hospitals are required to report serious safety event to regulatory agencies and state health agencies is called?
Sentinel event
Lack of oxygen, leading to cell death is called?
Asphyxiation
The use of biological agents to compromise safety and to cause fear is called?
Bioterrorism
Injuries caused by exposure to thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive energy is?
Burns
