Patient Safety

During the surgical “time-out,” which items must be confirmed to prevent wrong-site surgery?

Key strategy to reduce SSI related to hair removal is:

Optimal timing for prophylactic antibiotics in clean-contaminated surgery:

A patient with high VTE risk (Caprini ≥5) and low bleeding risk. Best prophylaxis?

Very high VTE risk but active bleeding. Initial strategy:

Best practice to prevent CLABSI during central line insertion:

CAUTI prevention cornerstone:

Perioperative glucose target to reduce SSI:

Which handoff method improves reliability during transfers of care?

Principle of a “just culture”:

Preferred hand hygiene in routine care:

Sterilization vs disinfection: flexible endoscopes require:

Medication safety in the OR: essential practice?

First response to suspected acute hemolytic transfusion reaction:

Massive transfusion safety components include:

Latex allergy precautions in the OR:

PCA opioid safety measure:

Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) treatment:

Radiation safety for fluoroscopy users adheres to:

Contrast-associated AKI mitigation in CT/ERCP candidates:

Key element of informed consent:

Disclosure after a significant adverse event should include:

Perioperative temperature management best practice:

Prevention of retained guidewires/lines:

Antibiotic stewardship principle in surgery:

OR traffic management to reduce SSI:

Wrong-patient medication errors are best prevented by:

DVT prophylaxis after major abdominal cancer surgery—duration:

Epidural + LMWH timing to avoid spinal hematoma:

Delirium prevention bundle for older surgical patients includes:

Pressure injury prevention in long cases:

Hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine during prep manifests with hypotension/urticaria. Immediate action:

DNR orders in the OR should be handled by:

Post-op opioid prescribing best practice for ambulatory hernia repair:

Handling critical lab values communicated by phone:

Preoperative pregnancy testing policy for women of childbearing potential:

On hospital admission, what is the cornerstone process to prevent medication errors during transitions of care?

Which medications most warrant an independent double-check before administration?

Best strategy to reduce look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) drug errors?

Alarm fatigue mitigation in monitored units includes:

Root cause analysis (RCA) vs failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA): which statement is true?

The “Swiss cheese model” in patient safety illustrates:

A near miss (no patient harm) is discovered. Best action?

After a minor adverse event that reached the patient and caused transient harm, the clinician should:

Perioperative beta-blockers in a patient taking them chronically:

Weight-based cefazolin dosing to prevent SSI should be:

Prior immediate-type reaction to iodinated contrast—safest plan for indicated contrast study?

Effective CAUTI reduction in surgical wards includes:

Postoperative patient with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) requires opioids. Safety measure?

PCA safety—who may press the button?

When surgical counts remain incorrect after a thorough search:

Specimen safety best practice in the OR:

Purpose of the surgical debrief at case end:

OR-to-ICU handoff should include:

MRI safety in perioperative care requires:

An OR case in the head/neck with open oxygen delivery and electrocautery yields a high fire risk. Best mitigation?