Patient Safety: Horror Room Assessment Name Name First First Last Last Pre-Assessment: Please select the response that best reflects your agreement with these statements. I received training on hospital safety during medical school. Yes No Unsure Question Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree I am satisfied with the safety training I received during medical school: I am confident in my ability to identify potential hazards in a hospital setting: The Horror Room Directions: Use the virtual space above to navigate through a patient "Horror Room". Please use the space below to list as many potential hazards as you are able to identify (Note: It is not necessary to use the entire space below). Observations Which of the hazards that you have identified do you believe is the most egregious? Which of the hazards that you have identified would most likely prompt you to complete a patient safety event report? QUIZ Please choose the best answer to the following questions. 1. A 21 year-old college student with a documented penicillin allergy is given doxycycline for yet another episode of Chlamydia. He develops a rash from the medication. This incident is best described as: A potential adverse drug event A preventable adverse drug event A non-preventable adverse drug event A latent error 2. A harried resident connects the oxygen tubing to the intravenous (IV) line of a pediatric patient who subsequently dies from a massive gas embolus. This tragedy is best described as A latent error An active failure A forcing function A knowledge deficit 3. What are latent errors? The injuries caused by medical management rather than the underlying disease. The faulty interrelationships between humans, the tools they use, and the environment in which they live and work. The unsafe acts of front-line workers. The hidden properties of a system that permit individuals to make mistakes. 4. When describing how errors occur, the proximal cause refers to which of the following? The unsafe acts of front-line workers. The individual responsible for the error. The apparent reason the error was made. The pharmaco-physiological interactions that occurred in the affected patient. Post-Assessment:Please select the response that best reflects your agreement with these statements. Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Making errors in medicine is inevitable: After an error occurs, an effective strategy is to work harder to be more careful: Competent physicians do not make medical errors that lead to patient harm: If I witness an error being made by one of the housestaff, I feel comfortable advocating on behalf of the patient: If I witness an error being made by an attending physician, I feel comfortable advocating on behalf of the patient In my clinical experience so far, faculty and staff communicate to me that patient safety is a high priority // Get the table element var table = document.getElementById("horror-assessment"); Making errors in medicine is inevitable Stongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Feedback: Directions: Please share any comments that you have about this training exercise in the space below. If you are human, leave this field blank. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Submit Start Over Share this:TwitterLinkedIn
