Formulary and Therapeutics
This policy is put in place to stop the administration of certain medications after a specific period of time - Answer full title (no abbreviation)
Automatic Stop Order
Liz and Emily drink a lot of this!
(School appropriate :P )
Coffee <3
An event that could have caused unwanted consequences, but did not reach the patient, either by chance or through timely intervention
Near Miss/ Good Catch
What does ISMP stand for?
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
This organization accredits pharmacies provincially
Ontario College of Pharmacists
A type of medication that must be sourced directly from the patient instead of from the hospital's inventory
Non-Form (non-formulary)
Who give LEM their playful nickname?
Toni
Severity level of an incident that results in loss of life, limb or vital order to a patient
Critical Incident
List one barrier to patient safety
1) Not being aware of the problem
2) Placing blame on individuals - not educational
3)Concealing errors from fear of liability
4)Out of date systems makes data collection difficult
5)Lack of resources for improvement
6)Lack of knowledge about system to prevent errors
7)Small thinking in regards to change
This organization accredits Hospitals nationally
Accreditation Canada
Provide one benefit of a hospital formulary
-Guide for prescribers
- Minimize redundant therapeutic options
- Economically sound
What did Liz and Emily dress up as for Halloween?
Squids!
Patient allergy information not gathered or documented properly on a patient profile. What type of error is this?
Error of omission
This continuous process identifies where and how medication errors are happening
Quality Assurance
List another location Accreditation Canada accredits
Doctor's offices, senior's and residential homes, rehabilitation centres, home care agencies, medical labs, health education program
Different APIs, usually same drug class, produce similar therapeutic effects... What is it?
Autosub / Therapeutic Interchange
What is the first name of the "Guest", played by Liz
Jason Woods :)
System errors, psychological and physiological factors, institutional factors and lack of "just culture" are examples of...
Root Cause
This analytical tool can be used to perform comprehensive, system-based reviews of critical incidents.
Root Cause Analysis
Properly labelling and storing medication is an example of a Standard for....
Medication Management
This committee creates the Hospital Formulary - Answer: no abbreviations
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
What month did Emily get married?
October
A S-A-L-A-D is entered incorrectly onto a patient's profile. What type of error is this an example of?
Error of Commission
What is the 5 Step Process for quality assurance? - List all 5 steps.
Identify Risk, Plan, Act, Monitor, Change
A Patient Safety Indicator is a way of measuring performance for compliance with standards. Provide one example of a Patient Safety Indicator
BPMH at admission, Health care-associated infections, MRSA diagnoses, C. Diff diagnoses, Surgical site infection tracking, post-surgical infection tracking, Administration of prophylactic antibiotics tracking