Most medical errors occur - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Health Information Technology (HIT) - Answer-Use of technology as a resource to manage patient health care information. Protected Health Information (PHI) - Answer-Individually identifiable health information that is transmitted or maintained by electronic media or in any other form or medium What is considered Protected Health Information? (PHI) - Answer-Name, names of relatives, address, employers, social security number, phone, fax number, email address, health plan identification numbe...

Electronic Health Record (EHR) - Answer-computerized lifelong record health care record w/ data from all sources technology that intertwines health info from a variety of sources every encounter an ind has w/ the health care system is documented (labs, scripts, ER visits, etc...) New position created by EHR - Answer-*Clinical Analyst *Health Information Technician * Records and info coordinator What setting may a CHERS work? - Answer-* Dr office labs * Ref Labs * Urgent Care Centers * Nu...

Retrospective Integration - ANSWER-Designing education-based strategies to mitigate identified risks Clinical transformation care that is consistently (6 things).... - ANSWER-Safe. Effective. Patient Centered. Timely. Efficient. Equitable. Safety - ANSWER-Prevention/moderation of hazard (induced harm) Unsafe Acts - ANSWER-An act that is not safe for an employee. Human error. (slips, lapses, mistakes, violations) The Safety Assessment Code (SAC) Matrix - ANSWER-When a severity categor...

Management Analyst Exam Prep 90 Questions with Verified Answers Different authorities have conflicting views regarding delegation. However, there seems to be a general agreement that if chief executive A delegates a task to subordinate executive B, Executive B cannot in-turn delegate to junior executive C A. Within organizational policy, to prescribe the methods to be used in performing the task. B. Responsiblity for direct supervision of the task to be performed. C. The duty to insure t...

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...

1. Question Name: 0001 Type: MC Objective: CH 01: 21st Century Maternity Nursing Item Bank: Perry Maternal Child Nursing Care 5th edition When providing care for a pregnant woman, the nurse should be aware that one of the most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors is: * A. Diabetes mellitus. B. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP). C. Chronic hypertension. D. Anemia. Correct Answer: A Explanation/Rationale: ANS: A The most frequently reported maternal medical risk factors are diabetes...

Sullivan, Effective Leadership and Management, 8/e Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCSA A nurse manager is participating in the health care organization’s strategic planning committee. Which factor is the primary driving force and controlling factor in new initiatives this committee might recommend? 1. Cost of care 2. Access to care 3. Availability of care 4. Quality of care Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: While all of the options given are driving forces in today’s health care environme...

Test Bank - Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 14e (Hinkle 2017 Chapter 01: Health Care Delivery and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice The public health nurse is presenting a health promotion class to a group of new mothers. How should the nurse best define health? Health is being disease free. Health is having fulfillment in all domains of life. Health is having psychological and physiological harmony. Health is being connected in body, mind, and spirit...

medical doctors, dentists, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurses are known as what? prescribers 2 multiple choice options handwritten, preprinted, oral and telephone prescriptions, and computerized physician order entries are? communication of orders with oral and telephone prescriptions, the nurse must always repeat back the order for clarification and co-sign it within 24 hours who cannot take verbal or phone orders of any kind? nursing students what would...

In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements, a hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship committee. What should be the first step in supporting this new patient safety initiative? A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different compliance issues. B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication and time-out screens. C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current state to ideal state. D. Rev...