RCA Quiz

Root cause analysis is a MUST when:

i) Incident results in death or severe patient outcome

ii) Other incident or near miss that could have resulted in severe harm or death in future if not managed

iii) Directive from State Health Department or Ministry

iv) Directive from Hospital Director

• i, ii,iv 

• i,iii,iv

• i,ii,iii

• all of the above

Based on London protocol, the categories can be divided into?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

Members of the RCA should consist of?

i) Clinician trained in the relevant discipline, has been trained in patient safety and incident investigation

ii) Other staff from other discipline, allied health officers or paramedics

iii) Medical staff that manage the patient

iv) Risk manager/Quality manager

• i,iii,iv

• ii,iii,iv

• i,ii,iv

• All of the above

Which of the statement below regarding RCA is FALSE?

• RCA is structured investigation that aims to identify the root cause of problem

• Ishikawa diagram is the only method use to determine root cause

• RCA report need to be submitted to State Health Department within 60 days following incident

• The most effective control measure according to hierarchy risk control is at the top most on the triangle

How many steps in conducting RCA?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12