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Terms in this set (15)

serious safety event

reaches pt and results in moderate to severe harm or death

precursor safety event

reaches the pt and results in minimal or no detectable harm

near miss safety event

does not reach the pt and error is caught by a detection barrier or by chance

safety event

an event, incident, or condition that could have resulted in direct harm to a patient

adverse event

A patient safety event that resulted in harm to a patient

sentinel event

A subcategory of Adverse Events, a sentinel event is a patient safety event not primarily related to the natural course of a patient's illness or underlying condition that reaches a patient and results in any of the following: death/permanent harm/ severe or temporary harm

reportable event

ex. wrong breast removed

no harm event

a patient safety event that reaches the pt. but does not cause harm

ex. wrong medication- no adverse reaction

close call -near miss or good catch

A pt. safety event that didn't reach the patient

hazardous (unsafe conditions)

- A circumstance other than a patient's own disease process or condition that increases the possibility of an Adverse Event

ex. violence

joint commission safety goals!!

Identify patients correctly

Improve staff communication

Use medicines safely

Use alarms safely

Prevent infection

Identify patient safety risks

Prevent mistakes in surgery

how do we improve quality?

focus on patient, focus on being part of the team, focus on use of the data

Barriers to Quality Improvement

Organizational Culture

Miscommunication/misund-erstanding

Improper problem identification

Inadequate constituency

Unrealistic goals/plans

Inadequate follow-up/evaluation

engagement and patient satisfaction are closely linked.

true/false

true

model of quality improvement used most?

PDSA Cycle

PDS(C)A Cycle stands for

Plan- identify goal
Do- implement
Study-monitor outcomes
Act- integrate the learning to adjust the goal and plan the enxt cycle

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What is the term for the event incident or condition that could have resulted in harm to a patient?

Sentinel events are one category of patient safety events. A patient safety event is an event, incident, or condition that could have resulted or did result in harm to a patient.

What is the term for an event that could have resulted in harm?

A sentinel event is a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.

What is the term for an event incident?

Some common synonyms of incident are circumstance, episode, event, and occurrence.

What is the term for an event incident or condition quizlet?

safety event. an event, incident, or condition that could have resulted in direct harm to a patient. adverse event. A patient safety event that resulted in harm to a patient. sentinel event.