SaferCare Texas is celebrating Patient Safety Week with trivia!

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SaferCare Texas is celebrating Patient Safety Week!

Patient safety is essential to preventing harm and ensuring quality care in healthcare settings. Errors and preventable harm can lead to serious health, financial, and emotional consequences for patients and their families. Prioritizing safety improves outcomes, builds trust, and strengthens the overall healthcare system.

Our SaferCare Texas Team is celebrating all week and want to include YOU in the celebration!

The first 5 people who email leslie.reyna@unthsc.edu with the correct answers to the trivia questions below will receive a Patient Safety Week t-shirt and SaferCare Texas giveaways!

Winners will be announced at the end of the week via email!

Questions:

  1. What does the acronym “SBAR” stand for in communication protocols?
    1. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
    2. Service, Barriers, Action, Reflection
    3. Symptom, Background, Alert, Response
  2. What is the most common type of medical error in hospitals?
    1. Spelling errors
    2. Medication errors
    3. Name errors
  3. What is the “Five Rights” principle in medication administration?
    1. Right day, right time, right name, right injection, right location
    2. Right patient, Right drug, Right dose, Right route, Right time
    3. Right patient, right location, right medication, right name, right hospital
  4. What is the purpose of a “timeout” before surgery?
    1. To give the anesthesia time to work
    2. To allow the surgeon to talk with the surgery team
    3. To verify the correct patient, procedure, and surgical site
  5. What does the acronym “HIPAA” stand for, and why is it important for patient safety?
    1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; protects patient privacy and information
    2. Health Information Patients Access Act
    3. Health Indication Patients Accountability Act
  6. What is the recommended time for handwashing according to WHO guidelines?
    1. 1 minute with soap and water
    2. At least 20-30 seconds with soap and water
    3. 15 seconds with soap and water
  7. What is the role of a “patient advocate” in a healthcare setting?
    1. To represent the patient’s interests and ensure their safety and rights are respected
    2. To translate for the patient
    3. To sign documents for the patients when they are not able to
  8. What is the purpose of the “Swiss Cheese Model” in patient safety?
    1. Demonstrates the food patients should not eat before surgery
    2. Demonstrates how errors occur due to multiple layers of defense failing
    3. Demonstrates the number of errors that occur in a hospital before a patient dies
  9. Which organization publishes the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs)?
    1. The Joint Commission
    2. The CDC
    3. The WHO
  10. What is the most effective intervention to prevent hospital-acquired infections?
    1. Masking
    2. Maintaining a safe distance
    3. Hand hygiene