IBQH001 Exam - Topic 3 Question 19 Discussion

Actual exam question for IBQH's IBQH001 exam

Question #: 19
Topic #: 3

On a busy night in the ER, the doctor ordered an IV injection for a certain patient to decrease his blood pressure. The nurse forgot to give the patient the injection and later in the night, he suffered a brain stroke. This type of medical error is called:

AOmission.

BCommission.

CLatent error.

DActive error.

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by Catarina at May 08, 2022, 04:39 PM

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Valentin

6 months ago

A brain stroke from a missed injection? Seems a bit extreme!

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Leila

7 months ago

I thought it could be classified as an active error too.

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Tamekia

7 months ago

Wait, are we sure it’s not a latent error?

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Alishia

7 months ago

Totally agree, forgetting a critical step is an omission!

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Carmela

7 months ago

That's definitely an omission error.

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Vallie

7 months ago

I’m a bit confused; could it also be considered a latent error if it was due to systemic issues?

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Jesusa

7 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question we had about medication errors. I think omission fits best here.

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Dalene

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about active errors being related to mistakes made during the process.

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Latosha

7 months ago

I think this is an omission error since the nurse forgot to administer the medication.

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Gilma

7 months ago

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Kirby

7 months ago

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Carylon

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused here. The question says the solution might not be correct, so I don't want to just select the first option. I'll need to carefully review the other potential solutions to make sure I identify the right one that meets the goal.

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