Question 1
In James Reason's Swiss cheese model of accident causation, what do the 'holes' in each slice of cheese represent?
Correct Answer:
Active and latent weaknesses in successive layers of defense
Question 2
A nurse programs an infusion pump incorrectly at the bedside, immediately causing an overdose. According to James Reason, this is best classified as which type of failure?
Correct Answer:
An active failure
Question 3
Which of the following is an example of a latent condition rather than an active failure?
Correct Answer:
Understaffing and poor pump-interface design set by management years earlier
Question 4
Which HRO principle is demonstrated when a hospital treats every near miss as a signal of possible system weakness rather than as proof that 'no harm, no foul'?
Correct Answer:
Preoccupation with failure
Question 5
During a deteriorating-patient emergency, the most experienced respiratory therapist overrides the junior physician's plan and the team follows the therapist's judgment. Which HRO principle does this illustrate?
Correct Answer:
Deference to expertise
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