WEEK 1 SAFETY

Question 1

What is the term for an event or circumstance that could have resulted, or did result, in unnecessary harm to a client?

Answer 1

Patient safety incident

Question 2

What is the term for an event with a POTENTIAL for harm that did not result in harm because it did not reach the patient, due to EITHER timely intervention or good fortune (luck) (Also known as a “near miss” or “good catch”)

Answer 2

Close call

Question 3

What is the term for the tendency to regularly bend the rules AND accept this as a normal behavior​?

Answer 3

Normalization of deviance

Question 4

What is the term for harm caused by appropriate or inappropriate use of a drug, possibly due to provider error, non-adherence, or incorrect dosage?

Answer 4

Adverse drug event (ADE)

Question 5

What is the term for harm directly caused by a drug under appropriate use (i.e. at normal doses)?

Answer 5

Adverse drug reaction

Question 6

What are 2 purposes of PSLS (patient safety learning system)?

Answer 6

1. Education
2. Research

Question 7

How can everyone contribute to a no-blame culture?

Answer 7

1. Provide professional support
2. Open and honest dialogue
3. Using the event as a learning opportunity

Question 8

What are 4 ways to provide a safe nursing culture?

Answer 8

1. Not pretending to know
2. Utilizing resources
3. Documenting
4. Using best practice

Question 9

What are SOAP notes?

Answer 9

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

Question 10

What does SBAR mean?

Answer 10

Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation

Question 11

Physiological changes caused by aging increase older patients’ risk for what?

Answer 11

Falls

Question 12

Medication and fluid administration errors and the improper application of external devices are examples of what?

Answer 12

Procedure related accidents