EXAM

Students must complete at least 80% of this exam correctly to print out the Certificate of Completion

 

 

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According to the IOM report, which of the following reflect the number of people who die each year in hospitals from medical errors? a. About the same number as die from AIDS b. The number approaches 100,000 c. Enough to be categorized as the tenth leading cause of death in our country. d. Less than die from vehicle accidents

 

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Factors that impact the occurrence of medical errors include a. Flaws in the way the system is organized b. Limited human resources of time, energy and manpower c. Poor communication d. All of these are factors

 

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Which of these is a way to speak assertively? a. Claim your right to speak and be open and honest b. Give up if someone interrupts you and doesn't want to listen to what you say c. Project your  opinions, feelings, etc. onto someone else – avert responsibility for your decisions d. Use third person "you" speech

 

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Adequate patient education to support informed decisions is necessary. True False

 

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Medical errors include which of the following? a. Errors in diagnosis b. Errors in giving medications c. Errors in surgery. d. All of the above

 

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It is considered a medical error when a patient picks up an infection in the hospital. True False

 

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Most medical errors are preventable. True False

 

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Potential solutions to medical error situations include a. Bar-coding patients, drugs and those administering the drugs to double-check medication administration b. Computer drug prescribing and automated order entry for physicians c. Increased efforts to document and communicate clearly and effectively by all staff. d. All of the above

 

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How can you empower the public to protect their own safety? a. Teach them how to monitor their medications, their symptoms, their treatment, etc. b. Teach them to ask questions and to feel good about asking c. Teach them to speak up when something seems amiss d. All of these

 

 

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Which of the following steals a person's power to change things? a. Believing that what another group does (e.g." The government should do something.") is more important and valuable than what you do b. Concentrating on whom someone thinks you should be instead of knowing and valuing who you are c. Taking responsibility for fixing things that are beyond your control d. All of these can steal one's power

 

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