Failure of a planned action to be completed as intended.
What is an error
100
Looking for evidence for conclusions, staying knowledgable, and individualizing your plans per patient condition.
What are characteristics of a critical thinker?
200
The first acceptable alternative that comes to mind but is not ideal.
What is Satisficing
200
Discerning judgment based on standards, knowledge and skills applied into practice.
What is Critical Thinking
200
Who defines patient safety and ensures that nursing practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patient centered?
What is the ANA
200
Making connections using many different factors at the same time. (age, dx, literacy, socioeconomic status).
What is contact mapping?
300
Emphasizes the limitations of the decision maker and their situation.
What is Descriptive Rationality Model
300
Includes team work, staff and administrative support, proper scheduling/staffing, promotes patient safety.
What is a positive work environment
300
Safety is the property of ...
What is the system
300
Viewing your own thinking, reasoning, action, and create new solutions to a problem.
What is reflective journaling?
400
Personality: the leader’s personality is important in the process
Inexperience: may be hesitant to act
Rigidity: may not take others’ ideas into consideration
Preconceived ideas: need to keep an open mind
What are examples of Stumbling Blocks with Groups
400
A not-for-profit organization that accredits health care organizations (such as hospitals) in the United States.
What is Joint Commission
400
Which human error factor results from a conscious decision by the nurse to take short cuts?
What is ruled based
400
Learning from different people, hearing different experiences, look at things from a different perspective/ disciplines.
What is a group discussion?
500
The ability to influence and control how problems and objectives are defined, what alternative solutions are considered and selected, what information flows, and what decisions are made.
What is Power
500
An unexpected occurrence involving death or a serious physical or psychological injury or the risk of injury.
What is a sentinel event
500
Health care needs to be?
What is STEEEP?
500
One involves a choice and the other has a diagnosis and result.