DHA Patient Safety Guidelines 5

Question 1

When using the SBAR communication tool, what does the 'R' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Recommendation

Answer

In SBAR, 'R' stands for Recommendation, where the communicator suggests what action should be taken to address the patient's situation.

Question 2

A patient with a known penicillin allergy is inadvertently prescribed amoxicillin. Which system-level safeguard should have caught this error?

Accepted Answer

Clinical decision support alert in the electronic health record

Answer

Clinical decision support systems embedded in EHRs are designed to flag drug allergy conflicts at the point of prescribing before orders are processed.

Question 3

According to patient safety principles, which situation represents a 'latent condition' contributing to errors?

Accepted Answer

Insufficient staffing ratios established by hospital administration

Answer

Latent conditions are systemic, organizational factors such as understaffing that create environments where errors are more likely to occur.

Question 4

Under the DHA Patient Rights Framework, a patient has the right to refuse treatment. If a competent adult refuses a life-saving blood transfusion, the healthcare team should:

Accepted Answer

Respect the refusal, document it, and ensure the patient understands the consequences

Answer

A competent adult patient has the legal and ethical right to refuse treatment; the team must document the refusal, ensure informed understanding, and respect the decision.

Question 5

Which of the following is the most appropriate action when a healthcare worker sustains a needlestick injury from a known HIV-positive patient?

Accepted Answer

Report to occupational health immediately and initiate post-exposure prophylaxis within 72 hours

Answer

Post-exposure prophylaxis must be initiated as soon as possible, ideally within 2 hours and no later than 72 hours, following immediate reporting to occupational health.

DHA - Dubai Health Authority Practice Test

DHA - Dubai Health Authority Practice Test

DHA Patient Safety Guidelines 5