Risk Identification Flashcards
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Which of the following represents an 'active failure' in healthcare risk management?
Answer: A nurse selecting the wrong drug from a dropdown menu
Active failures are unsafe acts committed by frontline workers that directly cause or contribute to an adverse event.
A risk manager wants to identify safety risks in the sterile processing department. Which tool would be MOST appropriate?
Answer: Structured process observation and FMEA
Structured process observation combined with FMEA allows systematic prospective identification of contamination or sterilization failure risks.
When a healthcare organization conducts a 'gap analysis' as part of risk identification, it is comparing:
Answer: Current performance against a desired standard or benchmark
A gap analysis identifies the difference between current performance and desired standards, revealing areas of risk requiring improvement.
Which of the following patient populations requires heightened risk identification protocols due to communication barriers?
Answer: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP)
Limited English proficiency patients face higher risk for miscommunication-related adverse events, requiring targeted risk identification and mitigation strategies.
A risk manager is tasked with identifying risks in a newly implemented telemedicine program. The BEST initial approach is to:
Answer: Conduct a prospective risk assessment of the new workflow and technology
Prospective risk assessment of new programs identifies potential failure points before patients are exposed to harm.
Which of the following is the MOST reliable indicator that a hospital's incident reporting system is effectively capturing risks?
Answer: High number of near-miss and no-harm reports
A high proportion of near-miss and no-harm reports indicates staff are comfortable reporting minor events, which reflects a strong safety culture and effective capture of early risk signals.
In healthcare risk identification, 'vulnerability scanning' of IT systems is important because it helps identify:
Answer: Risks related to cybersecurity threats to patient data and clinical operations
IT vulnerability scanning identifies cybersecurity weaknesses that could compromise protected health information or disrupt clinical systems.