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Preventing Medical Errors for Health Professionals

Tracking # 20-782988

$19.00

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

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

  • Identify the two primary types of medical errors
  • Define an adverse event
  • Explain the importance of near misses in preventing future medical errors
  • Define a sentinel event
  • Explain how errors are analyzed and the role of Root Cause Analysis in this process

Course overview

Course can be taken fully online, on any device, around your schedule. Meets Florida Medical Errors Requirements: The purpose of this course is to provide health care professionals with an understanding of what a medical error is, and how Root Cause Analysis identifies flawed processes and systems to prevent re-occurrences of those errors.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Acupuncture

Licensed Acupuncturist

2h Medical Errors

Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Certified Master Social Worker

2h Medical Errors

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

2h Medical Errors

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

2h Medical Errors

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

2h Medical Errors

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h Medical Errors

Dental Teaching Permit

2h Medical Errors

Dental Temporary Certificate

2h Medical Errors

Dentist

2h Medical Errors

Health Access Dentist

2h Medical Errors

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Medical Errors

Florida Board of Respiratory Care

Certified Respiratory Therapist

2h Medical Errors

Registered Respiratory Therapist

2h Medical Errors

Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care

2h Medical Errors

Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care

2h Medical Errors

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Learning Objectives

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

  1. Identify the two primary types of medical errors
  2. Define an adverse event
  3. Explain the importance of near misses in preventing future medical errors
  4. Define a sentinel event
  5. Explain how errors are analyzed and the role of Root Cause Analysis in this process

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