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PS 103: Human Factors and SafetyCheck your understanding: Which of the following is a skill-based error you
might make while driving?
A. You leave work and drive toward home, forgetting you meant to grab
something at the store in the opposite direction.
B. While driving to your friend's new home for the first time, you misinterpret
directions from your GPS and take a wrong turn. - correct answer ✔A
In 2008, two pilots on a regional flight fell asleep at the same time and flew the
plane 30 miles past its destination in Hawaii into open ocean. Air traffic
controllers tried to contact them nearly a dozen times during 17 minutes. An
investigation found that one pilot's sleep apnea, which caused him to lose
sleep at night and feel fatigue during the day, as well as long work hours,
contributed to the incident.1
Can you identify the internal factors that contributed to the error in this
scenario?
A. Long work hours
B. Illness
C. Fatigue
D. Boredom - correct answer ✔B,C,D
Human factors is the study of:
A. Interactions among humans
B. Interactions between humans and machines
C. Interactions between humans and the environment
, D. All of the above - correct answer ✔D
Which of the following types of errors is associated with controlled thinking?
A. Errors of memory storage
B. Errors of planning
C. Skill-based errors
D. A and C (Errors of memory storage AND Skill-based errors) - correct
answer ✔B
Which of the following factors can increase human risk for error?
A. Predisposing mental and physiological states (e.g., fatigue, stress,
dehydration, hunger, and boredom)
B. Factors that directly enable decision making (e.g., perception, attention,
memory, reasoning, and judgment)
C. Factors that directly enable decision execution (e.g., communication and
being able to carry out the intended action)
D. All of the above - correct answer ✔D
At the end of a double shift, an experienced nurse with an excellent track
record gives a medication to the wrong patient. Based on human factors
principles, what would you recommend as the best way to prevent the same
error from recurring?
A. Ensuring staff training is up-to-date
B. Incentivizing nursing staff to remain vigilant
C. Improving medication administration processes
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