Purpose

Review preventive measures that minimize the risk of injuries and adverse incidents to all who enter the BH environment

Explain the occurrence/variance reporting system and procedures

Promote awareness of employee responsibility in accordance with Florida Statute 395.0197

 

Outline

Information

Occurrence/Variance Reporting

Code 15: What to Report; How to Report

Documenting in the Patient Record

Disclosure

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

What is an Error?

Risk of Error

Promote Patient Safety

Effective Risk Management Program

Communication, Quality of Care, Standards of Practice, patient Safety

Sexual Misconduct: Prohibited,

Sexual Abuse

Risk Prevention Strategies

Responsibility regarding Informed Consent

A Safe Approach

 

Methodology

This module contains didactic information and a post-test and an evaluation tool

Target Audience

Employees, Non-employees

 

Contact Hours

 There are no contact hours for this content.

 

Objectives

Describe at least 2 responsibilities of risk management

Identify at least 3 potential “risk” situations in your workplace

Describe YOUR responsibility for occurrence prevention and reporting

Demonstrate an understanding of how to report an occurrence

Define Sexual Misconduct and reporting process

Explain the disclosure process and when it should be implemented

Discuss tools used to analyze occurrences, such as RCAs

 

Contact Person

If you have questions, concerns or issues regarding this module, please contact the Regional Clinical Education Department at your facility.

 

Disclaimer

This Self-learning Module is not intended to give the reader details on the specific policies and procedures (P&P) used at Broward Health facilities.

 

Please refer to your facilities P & P on the Broward Health intranet located in the document library.

Introduction