Medical Device Incident Reporting
Hours: 0.75
As a caregiver, you must identify medical devices in your workplace. You need to know how to use a medical device. Knowing how to spot and report a failing or broken medical device makes a safer workplace. This course reviews medical devices and their use in your workplace. It also reviews your role in reporting medical device failure.
As a caregiver, you must identify medical devices in your workplace. You need to know how to use a medical device. Knowing how to spot and report a failing or broken medical device makes a safer workplace. This course reviews medical devices and their use in your workplace. It also reviews your role in reporting medical device failure.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.7500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2236620
Define medical devices.
Describe how medical device malfunction can contribute to medical errors.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Medical Devices
What is a Medical Device?
The Safe Medical Devices Act
Know Your Medical Devices!
Medical Device Storage
Review
Summary
Section 3: Safety and Reporting
Promote a Culture of Safety
Using a Medical Device Safely
What About Medical Device Failures?
Case Study Reviews
Incident Reporting
Objective vs. Subjective Findings
Investigation
FDA Reporting
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
References
Subject Matter Expert: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN
Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served.
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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