MEDICAL ERRORS
This a Continued Education Course for Medical Professionals.
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Respiratory Therapist, Clinical Laboratory Director, Clinical Laboratory Supervisor, Clinical Laboratory Technician, Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Diagnostic Radiological Physicist, Dietitian/Nutritionist, Electrologist, Emergency Medical Technician, Florida Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing Certified Nursing Assistants, Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators, Florida Board of Occupational Therapy, Florida Board of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice, Florida Board of Podiatric Medicine, Florida Board of Respiratory Care, Florida Council of Dieteticsand Nutrition, Florida Council of Licensed Midwifery, Florida Council of Medical Physicists, Florida Electrolysis Council, Florida Emergency Medical Services, licenced vocational nurse, Licensed Mid wife, Licensed Practical Nurse Florida, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Health Physicist, Medical Nuclear Radiological Physicist, Nursing Home Administrator, Nutrition Counselor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Orthotic Fitter, Orthotic Fitter Assistant, Orthotist, Orthotistand Prosthetist (Dual), Paramedic, Physical Therapist Assistant Florida, Physical Therapist Florida, Podiatric Physician, Public Health Director, Public Health Supervisor, Public Health Technician, Public Health Technologist, Registered Nurse Florida, Registered Nurse RN, Registered Respiratory Therapist, Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care, Respiratory Care Practitioner Non Critical Care, Therapeutic Radiological Physicist
$ 8.00
Objectives
- Bird’s eye view on Medical Errors
- Prevalence of medical errors in United States and in State of Florida
- Efforts to reduce medical errors at national and state level
- Incentives for healthcare providers and facilities to reduce medical errors
- Florida’s effort to reduce and prevent medical errors and improve patient safety
- Types of medical errors
- Identify populations of special vulnerability to medical errors.
- Factors that increases risk of medical errors
- Prevention of medical errors in special needs population
- Most Highly Rated Patient Safety Practices
- Public Awareness and Education
- Describe strategies and interventions to prevent medical errors.
- Recommends on reducing or eliminating medical errors
- Discuss Florida’s medical error reporting requirements.
- Improving patient safety through prompt reporting of errors: Identify responsibilities of healthcare providers for prompt reporting of medical errors JACHO’s Patient Safety Goals
- Root Cause Analysis: To identify changes that could be made to systems and processes to improve performance and reduce risk of recurrence of the adverse events
- Role of electronic medical records (EMRs) and other information technology to improve Communication and patient safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
- Public education and awareness measures related to patient safety
Course Features
- Lectures 9
- Quizzes 1
- Duration 2.0 Hours
- Skill level All level
- Language English
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
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Lessons
- Lecture 1.1 Bird’s eye view on Medical Errors Preview
- Lecture 1.2 Prevalence of medical errors in United States and in State of Florida Locked
- Lecture 1.3 Efforts to reduce medical errors at national and state level Locked
- Lecture 1.4 Incentives for healthcare providers and facilities to reduce medical errors Locked
- Lecture 1.5 Florida’s effort to reduce and prevent medical errors and improve patient safety Locked
- Lecture 1.6 Types of medical errors Locked
- Lecture 1.7 Prevention of medical errors in special needs population Locked
- Lecture 1.8 Most Highly Rated Patient Safety Practices Locked
- Lecture 1.9 Public Awareness and Education Locked
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Quiz
- Quiz 2.1 Medical Errors Locked
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