Risk Assessment & Mitigation Flashcards
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Which risk assessment concept describes the gap between how work is formally documented and how it is actually performed in clinical settings?
Answer: Work-as-imagined vs. work-as-done
The concept of 'work-as-imagined vs. work-as-done' highlights the discrepancy between formal policies and actual clinical practice, which is a key source of latent risk.
A nurse educator is revising the medication administration curriculum after several students made errors using the 'five rights.' What evidence-based enhancement should be added?
Answer: Add independent double-checks for high-alert medications and barcode scanning verification
Independent double-checks and barcode medication administration (BCMA) are evidence-based safeguards that reduce high-alert medication errors beyond the five rights alone.
When assessing psychosocial risks for nursing students in clinical education, which factor most strongly predicts burnout and error-prone behavior?
Answer: High moral distress combined with inadequate faculty support
Moral distress combined with insufficient support is the strongest predictor of burnout, which in turn increases the likelihood of clinical errors among nursing students.
A CNE is asked to evaluate whether to continue a clinical partnership with a site that has a high rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Which risk management action is most appropriate?
Answer: Conduct a formal risk-benefit analysis and set corrective action benchmarks with the site
A formal risk-benefit analysis with defined corrective action benchmarks allows a data-driven decision rather than an impulsive or insufficiently evaluated one.
Which concept in human factors engineering is most applicable when a CNE designs a simulation lab to reduce student error?
Answer: Forcing functions
Forcing functions are design features that prevent incorrect actions from being completed, directly reducing the opportunity for procedural errors.
In the context of nursing education, 'near-miss reporting' is valuable primarily because it:
Answer: Reveals system vulnerabilities before actual patient harm occurs
Near-miss reports expose underlying system weaknesses that can be corrected before they result in actual patient harm, making them a critical proactive safety tool.
A nursing faculty member consistently rushes through safety briefings before simulation scenarios. As a CNE, what is the primary risk this behavior creates?
Answer: Students may lack awareness of scenario safety protocols, increasing the risk of injury
Rushing through pre-briefing means students may not understand safe boundaries, emergency stops, or debrief norms, which directly increases the risk of psychological or physical harm during simulation.