Medical Error Prevention & Patient Safety
This course equips nursing students and healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and practical tools to identify, prevent, and respond to medical errors.
Welcome & Objectives
Understanding Medical Errors & Patient Safety
Key Terminology in Patient Safety
Classification & Reporting of Errors
Contributing Factors & System Reliability
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Preventing the Most Dangerous Patient Safety Events
Vulnerable Populations
Why Diagnoses Fail and How to Improve Them
Commonly Misdiagnosed Conditions
Post-Test