Patient Safety 2

Which of the following are key factors contributing to inadequate healthcare?

• Financial constraints; lack of knowledge, bias and uncertainty; and power dynamics.

• Financial constraints; knowledge, bias and uncertainty; and hierarchical structures.

• Resource allocation; knowledge, bias and uncertainty; and power dynamics.

• Financial constraints; knowledge, bias and uncertainty; and power dynamics.

James is researching different groups that address patient care. Which of the following groups should he consider?

• Patients for Patient Safety Canada; Canadian Family Advisory Network; Patient Voices Network; Health Quality Ontario.

• Patients for Patient Safety Canada; Canadian Family Advisory Network; Patient Helping Patients Network; Health Quality Ontario.

• Patients Advocating for Patient Health; Patient Voices Network; Health Quality Ontario.

What is an informed culture?

• An atmosphere where people have the confidence and feel safe to report safety concerns without fear of blame and they trust that concerns will be acted upon.

• Preventable patient safety incidents are seen as opportunities for learning and changes are made as a result.

• Preventable patient safety incidents are seen as opportunities for learning and changes are made as a result.

• When pertinent safety information is collected, analysed and actively disseminated.

A learning culture:

• Should not exist with the hospital.

• Is not required.

• Encourages people to develop and apply their own skills and knowledge to enhance organisational safety.

  Updating staff on safety issues by management.

  Safety reports being fed back to staff so that everyone learns.

• Promote individuals to create and apply their own skills and knowledge to enhance organisational safety. Updating staff on safety issues by management.

  Safety reports being fed back to staff so that everyone learns.

Treat patients as you would like to be treated.

• True

• False

A PICO question can be vague.

• True

• False

A reporting culture happens when there is a workplace environment where staff do not feel safe to report safety concerns without blame.

• True

• False

A flexible culture happens when individuals are not capable of adapting effectively to changing demands.

• True

• False

When assessing patient safety culture, which of the following is NOT a recommended action?

• Determine the best methods and tools to assess patient safety culture in the organisation.

• Assess perceptual indicators and organisational indicators of culture.

• Do not worry about obtaining leadership support, the important support is from the federal government.

• Engage frontline healthcare providers in the planning and implementation of the culture measurement initiative.

Which of the following is a recommended action when assessing patient safety culture?

• Ignore perceptual indicators of culture.

• Do not engage frontline healthcare providers.

• Analyse the results and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Avoid obtaining informed leadership support.