Quality Assurance & Compliance Flashcards
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A hospital implements a 'rapid response team' for obstetric patients. Which condition on a postpartum unit would MOST appropriately trigger activation?
Answer: Acute respiratory distress with oxygen saturation dropping to 88%
Acute respiratory compromise with significant oxygen desaturation represents a critical clinical deterioration warranting immediate rapid response team activation.
Which quality improvement concept involves mapping all steps in a care process to identify waste and inefficiency?
Answer: Value stream mapping
Value stream mapping, a Lean tool, visually diagrams each step in a care process to identify non-value-added activities (waste) for elimination.
When conducting a Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for a new oxytocin infusion protocol, what is the team primarily trying to accomplish?
Answer: Proactively identify potential failure points before they cause harm
FMEA is a prospective, proactive tool used to anticipate and prioritize potential failures in a process before implementation.
According to ACOG guidelines, what is the recommended blood pressure threshold for initiating antihypertensive treatment in a laboring patient with severe-range blood pressures?
Answer: 160/110 mmHg or higher
ACOG recommends initiating antihypertensive treatment within 30–60 minutes when blood pressure reaches 160 mmHg systolic or 110 mmHg diastolic.
What does 'just culture' mean in the context of obstetric patient safety?
Answer: Balancing accountability for reckless behavior with system-level analysis of errors
Just culture distinguishes between human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior, holding individuals appropriately accountable while also fixing system failures.
A hospital's perinatal committee reviews a maternal near-miss event. Which of the following best defines a 'maternal near-miss'?
Answer: A woman who nearly died but survived a severe acute complication during pregnancy or delivery
The WHO defines a maternal near-miss as a woman who nearly died but survived a severe life-threatening complication during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of delivery.
Which reporting system allows healthcare providers to voluntarily report medication errors and near-misses to improve national patient safety?
Answer: MedWatch / FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS)
The FDA's MedWatch and FAERS system allow voluntary reporting of adverse drug events and near-misses to identify safety signals and inform national safety improvements.