Patient Safety FIRST: Zero Harm Strategies, and Life-Saving Decision Making for Healthcare Professionals

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Define patient safety and high-reliability healthcare principles

2. Identify common causes of patient harm and adverse events

3. Apply risk reduction and error prevention strategies

4. Recognize high-risk situations and safety vulnerabilities

5. Utilize effective communication tools to improve patient outcomes

6. Implement safety checklists and standardized protocols

7. Understand the role of leadership and culture in patient safety

8. Analyze incidents using root cause analysis (RCA)

9. Promote a culture of safety and accountability

10. Integrate patient-centered safety practices into daily care

11. Understand Florida-specific medical error laws and CE requirements

12. Identify Florida adverse incident reporting requirements

13. Apply risk management and RCA processes per Florida standards

14. Describe Just Culture principles in Florida healthcare settings