Safety and Compliance Flashcards
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A rural GP discovers a colleague has been self-prescribing Schedule 8 opioids without proper authorization. What is the most appropriate immediate action?
Answer: Report to the medical board and relevant health authority
Self-prescribing Schedule 8 opioids is illegal and a notifiable conduct requiring mandatory reporting to AHPRA and the relevant health authority.
Under the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, which action is required when a medication error reaches the patient without causing harm?
Answer: Complete an incident report and conduct root cause analysis
Near-miss and no-harm events must be reported and analyzed under NSQHS Standards to prevent future errors, regardless of patient outcome.
A remote clinic's refrigerator temperature log shows vaccine storage exceeded 8°C for 6 hours overnight. What is the most appropriate next step?
Answer: Quarantine and label vaccines, contact the state immunization program for assessment
Cold chain breaches require quarantining affected vaccines and contacting the state immunization program, as viability depends on specific vaccine type, temperature reached, and duration.
Which of the following best describes 'duty of candor' in Australian healthcare settings?
Answer: The requirement to be open and honest with patients when care has gone wrong
Duty of candor requires clinicians to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong with their care, including apologizing and explaining what happened.
A rural doctor is working a 20-hour shift due to staff shortages. Under occupational health and safety legislation, who bears primary responsibility for managing the resulting fatigue risk?
Answer: The employing health service or practice owner
Under WHS legislation, the employing organization (person conducting a business or undertaking) has the primary duty to manage workplace fatigue as a foreseeable safety hazard.
What is the correct procedure for documenting informed consent for a complex surgical procedure in a rural setting?
Answer: Written consent form signed by patient with documented discussion of risks, benefits, and alternatives
Valid informed consent for complex procedures requires documented discussion of risks, benefits, and alternatives, with a written consent form that the patient signs.
A patient presents with a gunshot wound in a remote community. Beyond treating the injury, what is the rural doctor's legal obligation in most Australian jurisdictions?
Answer: Mandatory reporting to police of any gunshot wound
Most Australian jurisdictions mandate reporting of gunshot wounds to police, regardless of circumstances, as these are prescribed reportable events.