NUR155 - Preventing Medical Errors: Florida (2.0 HR)

Purpose: Health care personnel working in any setting will increase their understanding of and skills for eliminating medical errors.

Objectives:

1. Define common types of medical errors, including adverse and sentinel events.
2. Recognize factors that increase the risk of error-prone situations.
3. Identify the safety needs of patients and the processes to meet them.
4. Describe error reduction, prevention measures, and system processes to improve outcomes, including root cause analysis
5. Describe key concepts for proper medical documentation and communication.
6. Discuss professional and legal responsibilities for reporting medical errors and sentinel events.

Continuing Education Credits: 2.0 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 2.0 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 2.0 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 2.0 CE hours for long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines.