Reducing Medical Errors: State of Florida Mandatory Training
Goal/Purpose
- To provide nurses and other healthcare professionals with current evidence-based information related to the prevention of medical errors and to comply with Florida Law for continuing education.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Discuss the extent of the problem of medical errors in healthcare.
- Discuss a Culture of Safety and contrast it with a culture of blame.
- Identify patient safety organizations working on the issue of medical errors and promotion of patient safety.
- Describe 10 priority, high risk situations in which patient safety can be compromised.
- Identify 5 patient safety interventions that have been effective in promoting safety and reducing errors.
- Identify current Safety goals in 2016.
Approval of this course does not imply endorsement of products by Access Continuing Education, Inc. or the Northeast Multi-State Division, An Accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. No conflicts of interest are reported by the author or by educational planning committee members.
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| Approved By: | Access Continuing Education, Inc. has been approved by the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider number: 50-7628. Click here for the complimentary Florida Boards/Councils that have approved this course. |
| CE Credits: | 2.0 Hours; credit available until 01/31/2019 This Continuing Nursing Education Activity was Approved by the Northeast Multi-State Division, An Accredited Approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Nurses Associations are members of the Northeast Multi-State Division of the American Nurses Association. Program Code #: 40-0021-0082 The Florida Boards/Councils above have approved this course for 2.0 hours of continuing education credit. |
| Cost: | $30.00 *NOTE: If your association, employer, or organization is paying for this course, and you log in utilizing the correct procedure provided by your association/employer/organization, you will not be charged upon completion of the test. Be sure to check with your association/employer/organization for the correct login procedure. |
| Directions: | Click here for Directions |
| Author: | Jo DiBlasio, MS, RN |
| Course Format Options: | Enter Course Online Download Coursebook (PDF) |
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