Safety Management Systems & Leadership Flashcards
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Under the hierarchy of controls applied to healthcare settings, which intervention offers the MOST reliable risk reduction?
Answer: Elimination of the hazard
Elimination removes the hazard entirely and is always the most effective control, as it does not rely on human behavior or equipment.
A healthcare organization implements a 'near-miss' reporting system. The primary benefit of this system is:
Answer: Generating data to proactively prevent future harm
Near-miss reporting captures learning opportunities before harm occurs, enabling proactive system improvements.
Which safety leadership behavior MOST strongly predicts a positive safety climate in healthcare?
Answer: Visibly prioritizing safety in daily decisions and communications
Research consistently shows that visible leadership commitment — especially modeling safety in everyday actions — is the strongest predictor of positive safety climate.
The 'Swiss Cheese Model' by James Reason is used in healthcare safety to illustrate:
Answer: How multiple system failures align to cause an adverse event
Reason's Swiss Cheese Model shows that accidents occur when holes (failures) in multiple defensive layers align simultaneously, allowing a hazard to reach a patient.
A Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in healthcare is BEST described as:
Answer: A proactive method to identify potential process failures before they occur
FMEA is a prospective tool that systematically evaluates where and how a process might fail and assesses the impact of those failures.
In healthcare safety management, 'just culture' primarily balances:
Answer: Individual accountability with systemic factors in error causation
Just culture distinguishes between system-driven errors and reckless behavior, holding individuals appropriately accountable while also fixing underlying system issues.
Which metric is MOST useful for evaluating the effectiveness of a healthcare organization's safety management system over time?
Answer: Trend in lagging indicators such as injury rates combined with leading indicators
Combining lagging indicators (past harm data) with leading indicators (proactive safety activities) provides the most comprehensive picture of SMS effectiveness.