Reducing Medical Errors; Promoting Patient Safety: Florida Mandatory Training

Course overview

Goal/Purpose To provide nurses and other healthcare professionals with current evidence-based information related to the prevention of medical errors and to comply with Florida Law for continuing education. Objectives/Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Discuss the extent of the problem of medical errors in healthcare. Discuss a Culture of Safety and contrast it with a culture of blame. Identify patient safety organizations working on the issue of medical errors and promotion of patient safety. Describe 10 priority, high risk situations in which patient safety can be compromised. Identify 5 patient safety interventions that have been effective in promoting safety and reducing errors. Identify current Safety goals.