Which of the following should be reported?

A nurse almost giving the patient's medication to the wrong patient

Completing range of motion exercises as ordered

CNA getting a patient's b/p 15 minutes late

Where would you find all of the information on a chemical cleaning product used in the hospital where you work?

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheets

OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What does RACE stand for?

Rescue, Alarm, Contain, Extinguish

Recover, Alarm, Control, Extinguish

What should you do if your patient needs to be transferred from the Operating Room bed to a stretcher, but is too heavy for you to move alone?

Get another CNA to help you move the patient by calling from the room so the patient is not left alone.

Try to move the patient. You've got to make room for the next case

Refuse to move the patient. Surely someone will come in eventually

Leave the patient alone to find your supervisor to help

After an incident occurs, when should an incident report be completed ?

As soon as possible, but no later than the end of your shift

As long as the supervisor is informed, they can do the incident report for you

You are asked to complete a task you've never done before. What should you do?

Tell the nurse you've never done it before, but would be happy to learn

Why is it important to use correct body mechanics when moving or turning a patient?

To prevent fatigue and pressure ulcers in the patient.

To ensure the patient's room is kept clean.

To prevent the patient from feeling uncomfortable.

To comply with the patient's personal preferences.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Define a "sentinel event".

An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so.

Anytime something that was planned as part of medical care doesn’t work out right, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place.

Any unanticipated event in a health care setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient

Any time a patient dies while hospitalized

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Define a "medical error".

Anytime something that was planned as part of medical care doesn’t work out right, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place.

Any unanticipated event in a health care setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient

An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so.

Any time a patient dies while hospitalized

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is NOT true of the "Time Out"?

It only needs to be done before surgeries that last at least 60 minutes

The purpose is to confirm the correct patient, site, and procedure

It should be done before the patient is asleep

To confirm that the instrument count is correct

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Define a "near miss".

Any unanticipated event in a health care setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient

Anytime something that was planned as part of medical care doesn’t work out right, or when the wrong plan was used in the first place.

An unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so.

Any time a patient dies while hospitalized

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following is NOT a National Patient Safety Goal?

Identify patients correctly

Use alarms safely

Use restraints safely

Prevent mistakes in surgery

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What are 2 pieces of information used to correctly identify patients?

Name and room number

Date of birth and room number

Name and address

Name and date of birth

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How are medical errors tracked in a healthcare setting?

Incident Reports

Joint Commission Reports

Department of Health Reports

They aren't tracked

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