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What type of Never Event would an instance of care ordered by or provided by someone impersonating a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other licensed health care provider be considered?

Environmental event

Criminal event

Surgical event

Patient protection event

Which of the following statements is true about Never Events?

They refer to unpreventable errors.

There are seven categories of Never Events.

They are not always 100% preventable.

All of the above.

Which of the preventable errors is the most common?

Falls

Pressure injuries

Amputations

Assaults

Medical device–related injuries increase the average stay in a clinical facility by what factor?

5 times

20 times

28 times

40 times

Which of the following would be considered a patient protection Never Event?

An infant was discharged to the wrong person.

A patient disappeared for more than four hours, thus resulting in death or disability.

A patient died by suicide while being cared for at a clinical facility.

All of the above.

Which factors have contributed to the increase in preventable amputations during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Limited health care access that prevented early interventions

Prolonged prone positioning

Equipment designed to support respiration

All of the above

Which of the following strategies can reduce the risk of pressure injury development?

Skin checks

Repositioning

Monitoring and improving patient nutrition

All of the above

After a patient has suffered a fall at a clinical facility, how long should they generally be monitored by staff?

12 hours

24 hours

72 hours

96 hours

Which preventative strategy is the simplest and least expensive way to reduce hospital-acquired infections?

Isolating patients to reduce transmission

Proper hand hygiene

Implementing an automated clinical workflow

Preventing adverse drug events

Which of the following is an acceptable preventative strategy for surgical Never Events?

Physically marking the surgical and nonsurgical side or limb

Braden score determination

Repositioning the patient

All of the above

WoundSource Practice Accelerator:

Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on the management of Hospital-Acquired Conditions

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WoundSource Practice Accelerator: Hospital-Acquired Conditions Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on the management of Hospital-Acquired Conditions

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WoundSource Practice Accelerator:

Hospital-Acquired Conditions

Test your knowledge based on your learning from the materials provided in the WoundSource Practice Accelerator program on the management of Hospital-Acquired Conditions