Question

Isadora is a first-year surgery resident on her first pediatric rotation. Her attending (consultant) asks her to immediately start intravenous (IV) replacement fluids on a two-year-old girl who is experiencing vomiting and diarrhea. Isadora has recently learned the guidelines for calculating fluid replacement rates for very small children; however, she confuses them and picks a rate that is too high.A. To prevent this type of error from recurring in this unit, which of the following is MOST important?B. An improved culture of safetyC. Clearer medical guidelines for fluid replacement in patients of all agesD. More severe, well-publicized consequences for providers who are recklessE. A change to the system, so that it does not rely as heavily on human memory

Answer 1

Answer:

A change to the system so that it does not rely so heavily on human memory

Explanation:

The error made by Isadora is could be attributed or classed as human error because what happened to her could happen to an experienced surgeon as well. Has her error was due to confusion which could alps stem form tiredness, weariness and other personal issues. Therefore, they are several ways in which issues like these could be curtailed and prevented from reoccurring in the future. However, the most important is to perform a system change or overhaul regarding having to rely on surgeons(human) to have to calculate Recall this information in memory, rather a computerized performance of this procedure would be more reliable and less prone to confusion.