Medical Errors: What You Need To Know

Course overview

Special offers from RnCeus - $20 for 30 contact hours! This 2 hr. visual and interactive learning program will prepare nurses and other health professionals to: -Identify the "culture of safety" principles that can reduce human error and improve patient safety. -Discuss the scope of adverse events associated with health care in the United States. -Identify institutional barriers and other factors that impact the occurrence of medical errors. -Differentiate between Root-Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. -Compare the factors of human error and systems failure as causes of adverse events. -Recognize error-prone practice settings and situations. -Identify three common medication errors. -Discuss at least three ways medication errors can be prevented. -Clarify current responsibilities for reporting errors and "near-misses." -Suggest processes to improve patient outcome. -Recognize and discuss safety needs of special and/or high risk populations. -Discuss needs and methods for public education.