PATIENT SAFETY QUIZ 3

Visual inspection can be used to reveal which of the following hazards?

• Physical damage

• Alarm settings

• Calibration

• Alarm range

Which of the following help to ensure that medical equipment is kept in good working order.

• Preventive maintenance

• Calibration

• Documentation

• All answers are correct

The safe use of medical equipment depends on _____.

• the competency of the person and safe working condition of the equipment

• adjusting the alarms to the highest limit

• slowly powering the equipment up

• unplugging the equipment when not in use

Which of the following are common causes and contributors to patient identification errors?

• Using the room number

• Caregivers stating the patient’s name rather than asking the patient to state their name

• Time pressure, distractions and interruptions

• All of the Above

Which of the following are acceptable primary patient identifiers:

• MRN number and phone number

• Full Name and Date of Birth

• Phone number and date of birth (DOB)

• Name and Room Number

___________ is the absence of preventable harm to a casualty and reduction of risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care to an acceptable minimum.

• PATIENT SAFETY

• MEDICAL ERROR

• Medication Adverse Effect

• Near Miss

Do always check the details of patients even if you think you know them well

• FALSE

• TRUE

It is the job of every healthcare provider to protect the confidentiality and privacy of patient health information.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What colour tag that indicate High Fall Risk at KNH?

• RED

• YELLOW

• BLUE

• GREEN

Site Marking pre surgery to be done by Registered Nurse

• TRUE

• FALSE