DOH Patient Safety & Ethics

Question 1

Which international patient safety goal, adopted by DOH-accredited hospitals in Abu Dhabi, aims to prevent wrong-site surgeries?

Accepted Answer

Goal 4: Ensure correct-site, correct-procedure, correct-patient surgery

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Goal 1: Correctly identify patients

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Goal 2: Improve effective communication

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Goal 6: Reduce the risk of patient harm from falls

Question 2

A competent adult patient in Abu Dhabi refuses a blood transfusion on religious grounds. What is the ethical and legal obligation of the healthcare team?

Accepted Answer

Respect the patient's refusal, document it, and provide alternative care

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Administer the transfusion to save the patient's life regardless

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Seek a court order immediately

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Discharge the patient without treatment

Question 3

Which colour-coded wristband is universally used in Abu Dhabi DOH-accredited hospitals to indicate a patient has a known drug allergy?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Yellow

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Blue

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Green

Question 4

What does the 'Just Culture' principle in patient safety focus on?

Accepted Answer

Distinguishing between individual blameworthy behaviour and system failures to promote error reporting

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Punishing every healthcare worker involved in an error

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Eliminating all adverse events within one year

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Requiring patients to sign liability waivers

Question 5

In Abu Dhabi healthcare settings, which process ensures that verbal medication orders are accurately executed to reduce transcription errors?

Accepted Answer

Read-back and verify protocol

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Double-signature policy

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Automatic dispensing cabinet use

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Colour-coded medication labels

Question 6

Confidentiality of patient information under UAE law may be breached without patient consent in which situation?

Accepted Answer

When required by a court order or to prevent serious harm to a third party

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When requested by the patient's employer

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When the patient is a non-UAE national

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When requested by a family member