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Medical Error Prevention for Nurses

Tracking # 20-895709

$15.99

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

Following this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Define and recognize the potential for medical errors in the provision of care
  2. Evaluate, interpret and make inferences regarding recommendations to prevent medical errors
  3. Describe and discuss effects of medical errors on clients/patients and providers
  4. Describe and discuss components of Root Cause Analysis
  5. Increase comprehension of how cultural insensitivity and institutional racism increases the propensity for medical errors

Course overview

This course includes information on error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and root-cause analysis. The course addresses the impact of medical errors on people we serve as well as the impact on nurses and all health care professionals.

Subject areas

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

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Nurse Practitioner

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialty

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

2h Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Registered Nurse

2h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Relevant to Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialty

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Medical Errors

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Medical Errors

Registered Nurse

2h Medical Errors

Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants

Certified Nursing Assistant

2h Medical Error Prevention and Safety

Florida Board of Respiratory Care

Certified Respiratory Therapist

2h Personal Growth

Kentucky Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

Mississippi Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Hemodialysis Technician

2h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Hemodialysis Technician II

2h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Medication Aide

2h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Medication Aide II

2h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Nurse Practitioner

2h Continuing education related to pharmacology
2h Continuing education relevant to CNP nursing specialty
2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Continuing education relevant to CRNA nursing specialty
2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
2h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Continuing education relevant to CNS nursing specialty
2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
2h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice
2h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h CE Related to Nursing Practice
2h Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse

2h Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice
2h CE Related to Nursing Practice
2h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences
2h Clinical Management of Patients
2h Relating to professional nursing practice
2h Teaching and learning process for health care personnel or for patients

Registered Nurse

2h Relating to professional nursing practice
2h Clinical Management of Patients
2h Biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences
2h Professional nursing practice and special health care problems
2h Teaching and learning process for health care personnel or for patients

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Course Objectives

Following this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Define and recognize the potential for medical errors in the provision of care
  2. Evaluate, interpret and make inferences regarding recommendations to prevent medical errors
  3. Describe and discuss effects of medical errors on clients/patients and providers
  4. Describe and discuss components of Root Cause Analysis
  5. Increase comprehension of how cultural insensitivity and institutional racism increases the propensity for medical errors

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