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Medical Errors - Physical Therapy - 2 Hour

INSTRUCTIONS

You will need to answer 7 questions correctly to pass the test.

1. An injury that results from medical management is called a(n) ____. (p.3-4)

(A) near miss

(B) medical error

(D) sentinel event

2. A therapist accidentally drops an exercise weight onto a patient's foot causing an injury. This is an example of __________. (p.4-5)

(A) active failure

(B) latent failure

(D) organizational / technical failure

3. A therapist routinely chooses not to use a policy mandated gait belt when performing transfer training activities with patients. This is an example of __________. (p.6)

(A) skill based error

(B) rule based error

(D) None of the above

4. Which one of the following strategies is NOT part of a systems approach for improving safety in health care? (p.6-9)

(A) Patient-centered care

(B) Teamwork & collaboration

(D) A culture of safety

5. A button on a piece of equipment is labeled "Push Here to Start". This is an example of _____________. (p.15-16)

(A) affordance

(B) constraint

(D) natural mapping

6. _______ is the leading root cause of sentinel events. (p.19)

(A) Communication failure

(B) Equipment malfunction

(D) Clinical overutilization

7. Which of the following should be reported? (p.21-23)

(A) An error that results in harm to the patient.

(B) A mitigated error that does not result in harm to a patient.

(D) All of the above.

8. Which of the following statements regarding error disclosure is CORRECT? (p.26-27)

(A) Health care providers are legally required to disclose to patients all medical errors that may have contributed to an adverse event.

(B) There is a strong causal relationship between disclosure of errors and patient litigation.

(D) Both A and B are correct.

9. Which of the following is False regarding root cause analysis? (p.27-28)

(A) RCA is a retrospective method used to investigate adverse events.

(B) RCA provides a structured and process focused framework with which to approach sentinel event analysis.

(D) Systems and organizational issues can be identified and addressed, and active errors are acknowledged.

10. The most important thing that a therapist can do to assist a physician with the pharmacological management of a patient is: (p.28-29)

(A) Carefully examine the patient's medication

(B) Continuously communicate any adverse findings or responses with the referring physician.

(D) Alter the patient's medication dosage if side effects become too great.

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Medical Errors - Physical Therapy - 2 Hour

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