Preventing Medical Errors: Florida Requirement

REL-ACU-0-60033

2.00

Online Course

2019-05-01

2022-01-25

Define sentinel event, root cause analysis, and failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis; Describe the effect of medical errors on healthcare providers; Discuss safety needs of special populations; Discuss the importance of public education in reducing errors; Examine sources and types of medical errors; Identify error-prone situations; Relate theories and strategies to reduce errors and improve patient outcomes

Section 1: Introduction

- Goal 1: Improve the accuracy of patient identification

- Goal 2: Improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers

- Goal 3: Improve the safety of using medications

- Goal 6: Reduce the harm associated with clinical alarm systems

- Goal 7: Reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections

- Goal 15: The hospital identifies safety risks inherent in its patient population

- UP.01.01.01-UP.01.03.01 Universal Protocol

Section 2: Risky Responsibility

Section 3: Acknowledgement and Accountability

Section 4: Types of errors and sentinel events

Section 5: Factors that affect the occurrence of medical errors

- Wrong-site surgery

- Ineffective communication

Section 6: Reporting Errors

- Root cause analysis (RCA)

- Failure mode effect analysis (FMEA) 

Section 7: Preventing Errors and Improving Patient Outcomes

Section 8: Accountability for Reporting and Investigating 

The target audience for this course is: Beginner level Social Workers; Entry level Occupational Therapists; Level II level Dietitians; Nurses; Physical Therapists; Physicians; Respiratory Therapists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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