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Question #1: True or False, medication errors include; prescription of the
wrong medication or dosage, unclear prescription writing by the physician,
dispensing the wrong medication or dosage.
True
False
Question #2: True or False, medical errors are mistakes or failure of a planned
action in health care delivery that could have been avoided.
True
False
Question #3: True or False, system Failure includes; medication errors,
equipment failure to work or work properly, and equipment breaking during a
procedure.
True
False
Question #4: True or False, half of the adverse events occurring among
in-patients resulted from surgery.
True
False
Question #5: True or False, an error is defined as "failure of a planned action to
be completed as intended or the use of
a wrong plan to achieve an aim".
True
False
Question #6: True or False, Medical Errors are the 6th leading cause of death
in the U.S.
True
False
Question #7: True or False, many side effects of medications are not medical
errors.
True
False
Question #8: True or False, cognitive error is an incorrect diagnosis and
choosing the wrong medication.
True
False
Question #9: True or False, 1 in 5 Americans report that they or a family
member have experienced a medical error.
True
False
Question #10: True or False, medical errors can occur in any health care
delivery setting such as hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, physician’s offices,
nursing homes, pharmacies, or at home.
True
False
Question #11: True or False, medical Errors are a preventable adverse effect of
care.
True
False
Question #12: True or False, postoperative surgical errors include;
inappropriate or inadequate nursing care during recovery time, inadequate
post-operative care and delayed response to bleeding.
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True
False
Question #13: True or False, a near miss is defined as an event or situation
that could have resulted in an, injury, accident, or illness, but for some reason
did not, either by chance or intervention.
True
False
Question #14: True or False, diagnostic Errors include; inaccuracy in
performing a diagnostic test, inaccurate interpretation of a test result, and lack
of follow up on a test.
True
False
Question #15: True or False, someone can die from a Medical Error.
True
False
Question #16: True or False, to reduce medication errors the following should
be implemented; to keep expensive handheld computers at the bedside,
physicians requesting their patients to get their medication bottles into the
physician’s office.
True
False
Question #17: True or False, 15%-54% of errors reported from primary care
practices are related to the testing process.
True
False
Question #18: True or False, many undesirable results in health care delivery
are not due to medical errors.
True
False
Question #19: True or False, Medical Errors affect 1 in 10 patients worldwide.
True
False
Question #20: True or False, to reduce surgical errors the following should be
implemented; paying much attention to the patient’s specific need and health
condition, proper identification of the patient,
his or hQuestion #1: True or False, medication errors include; prescription of
the wrong medication or dosage, unclear prescription writing by the physician,
dispensing the wrong medication or dosage.
True
False
Question #2: True or False, medical errors are mistakes or failure of a planned
action in health care delivery that could have been avoided.
True
False
Question #3: True or False, system Failure includes; medication errors,
equipment failure to work or work properly, and equipment breaking during a
procedure.
True
False
Question #4: True or False, half of the adverse events occurring among
in-patients resulted from surgery.
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True
False
Question #5: True or False, an error is defined as "failure of a planned action to
be completed as intended or the use of
a wrong plan to achieve an aim".
True
False
Question #6: True or False, Medical Errors are the 6th leading cause of death
in the U.S.
True
False
Question #7: True or False, many side effects of medications are not medical
errors.
True
False
Question #8: True or False, cognitive error is an incorrect diagnosis and
choosing the wrong medication.
True
False
Question #9: True or False, 1 in 5 Americans report that they or a family
member have experienced a medical error.
True
False
Question #10: True or False, medical errors can occur in any health care
delivery setting such as hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, physician’s offices,
nursing homes, pharmacies, or at home.
True
False
Question #11: True or False, medical Errors are a preventable adverse effect of
care.
True
False
Question #12: True or False, postoperative surgical errors include;
inappropriate or inadequate nursing care during recovery time, inadequate
post-operative care and delayed response to bleeding.
True
False
Question #13: True or False, a near miss is defined as an event or situation
that could have resulted in an, injury, accident, or illness, but for some reason
did not, either by chance or intervention.
True
False
Question #14: True or False, diagnostic Errors include; inaccuracy in
performing a diagnostic test, inaccurate interpretation of a test result, and lack
of follow up on a test.
True
False
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Question #15: True or False, someone can die from a Medical Error.
True
False
Question #16: True or False, to reduce medication errors the following should
be implemented; to keep expensive handheld computers at the bedside,
physicians requesting their patients to get their medication bottles into the
physician’s office.
True
False
Question #17: True or False, 15%-54% of errors reported from primary care
practices are related to the testing process.
True
False
Question #18: True or False, many undesirable results in health care delivery
are not due to medical errors.
True
False
Question #19: True or False, Medical Errors affect 1 in 10 patients worldwide.
True
False
Question #20: True or False, to reduce surgical errors the following should be
implemented; paying much attention to the patient’s specific need and health
condition, proper identification of the patient,
his or her surgeon and the specific procedure.
True
False
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