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Preventing Medical Errors – 2 CE
Activity Overview
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Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:
- Define medical error
- Discuss the frequency of medical errors in the United States
- Identify the most common types of medical errors
- Discuss the proper reporting of medical errors
- Describe the role of root cause analysis in identifying and preventing medical errors
- Describe the unique safety needs of special patient populations
- Discuss public perceptions regarding medical errors
- Discuss steps that healthcare professionals should take after committing a medical error
Accreditation Statement
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
AchieveCE is also an accredited provider by the Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-20641) and the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP17265), and is an approved provider through reciprocity for the states of Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, New Mexico, South Carolina, and West Virginia. This course is approved by CE Broker, with CE Broker No. 20-591089.
Content Complexity
  Level 2. Basic Application of Skills and Concepts
Financial Support Disclosure
This activity was developed by AchieveCE free of any commercial support. None of the planners for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
Delivery Type
Online
Home Study Monograph
Credits
2.0 Contact Hours
Category
Medical Error
Target Audience
Advanced Practice RN
Audiologist
Audiologist Assistant
Dietician/Nutritionist
Electrologist
Licensed Practical Nurse
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Nutrition Counselor
Registered Nurse
Respiratory Therapist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Activity Type
Activity-based
Contains case-based material
Activity Number
Activity 40062
Faculty
Dr. Patricia Dunn DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Cost
Requirements for Credit
Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.
PLEASE NOTE. AchieveCE also is an approved provider of nursing CE from both the California Board of Nursing and the Florida Board of Nursing. For all other professions, this activity is only approved for Florida credit.
CE Broker Reporting
If you are licensed under a board supported by CE Broker, feel free to log into your CE Broker account to view your reported courses or to contact their support staff.
Hardware Requirements
Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
iOS 10+, Android 4.3+
Software Requirements
Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Network Requirements
Broadband Internet Connection:
T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
4G cellular connection
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