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Rad 101 chapter 1 QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED TO PASS
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Rad 101 chapter 1 QUESTIONS WELLANSWERED TO PASS
The phrase "First, do no harm" conveys the idea that patients come to health care providers for one
simple reason - to get better. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
The Institute of Medicine, or IOM, defines patient safety as the prevention of ____________ to patients.
- correct answer ✔✔HARM
As sobering as these statistics are, they don't take into account the number of injuries that occur
annually due to potentially _____________ medical errors. - correct answer ✔✔avoidable
A sentinel event is defined by the Joint Commission as "An _________________ occurrence involving
death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof" - correct answer ✔✔unexpected
An incident is defined as an unplanned, undesired event that adversely affects _________________ of a
task - correct answer ✔✔completion
Nosocomial infections are infections patients acquire during a _____________ stay. - correct answer
✔✔hospital
Patient falls are a _______________ problem in health care systems - correct answer ✔✔common
Many health care facilities have implemented fall _________________ programs in order to protect
patients - correct answer ✔✔prevention
Polypharmacy is the use or administration of multiple _______________concurrently. - correct answer
✔✔medications
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