Medical Errors

Contact Hour(s): 

 2 Contact hours

Author:

Amanda Marten, MSN, FNP-C

Target Audience:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Medication Assistant (CMA), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR), Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN), Home Health Aid (HHA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Medication Aide, Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Accreditations: 

ANCC, AOTA, BOC, NYSED State Board of Physical Therapy

Disclosures:

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Course Description:

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Outcomes

≥92% of participants will know the types of medical errors, risk factors for medical errors, and strategies for prevention.

Objectives

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify the different types of medical errors.
2. Describe the different types of adverse events.
3. Identify at least three risk factors for medical errors.
4. Summarize at least two organizational-level medical error prevention strategies.
5. Evaluate at least two medical error prevention strategies at the individual level.
6. Summarize at least three strategies to prevent medication errors.

Implicit Bias Statement

CEUFast, Inc is committed to furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). While reflecting on this course content, CEUFast, Inc. would like you to consider your individual perspective and question your own biases. Remember, implicit bias is a form of bias that impacts our practice as healthcare professionals. Implicit bias occurs when we have automatic prejudices, judgments, and/or a general attitude towards a person or a group of people based on associated stereotypes we have formed over time. These automatic thoughts occur without our conscious knowledge and without our intentional desire to discriminate. The concern with implicit bias is that it can impact our actions and decisions regarding workplace leadership, colleagues, and even our patients. While it is our universal goal to treat everyone equally, our implicit biases can influence our interactions, assessments, communication, prioritization, and decision-making regarding patients, ultimately adversely affecting health outcomes. It is important to keep this in mind to intentionally identify our own risk areas where our implicit biases might influence our behaviors. Together, we can cease perpetuating stereotypes and remind each other to remain mindful to help avoid reacting to biases that conflict with our conscious beliefs and values.