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1. You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for an RCA?: ... a. A post-op patient removeshis own IV causing a skin tear from the tape b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU. c. The biopsy samplesfrom a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirationsin the same departmentin the last 4 months related to sedation Answer C 2. The instrument count is incorrect at the conclusion of a surgical procedure. The hospital policy does notstipulate that the surgeon remain on the premisesuntil an x-ray is obtained. The surgeon leaves the hospital to catch a flight. The x-ray reveals a retained instrument. Another surgeon is contacted to remove the retained instrument. What should leadership do next?: a. Create a processmap of how instruments are managed during surgery looking for latent flaws b. Revise the hospital policy to make it clear that surgeons must stay in the OR until instrument count issues are resolved c. Counsel the surgeon about customary clinical standards for a surgeon using appropriate accountability system d. Reeducate the OR nursing staff on keeping track ofinstruments on the sterile field Answer C 3. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit does not comply with barcode medica- tion administration (BCMA) while caring for one of her patients. What should her supervisor do?: a.Ask staff if there are adequate scannersto meet their needs b. Counsel the nurse on the importance of following policy c. Request that the pharmacy run a report of BCMA compliance rates of the unit d. Ask the nurse what was occurring at the time, and why she chose to bypass the polic Answer D [Show More]

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