These errors tend to be removed from the direct control of the operator and include things such as poor design, incorrect installation, faulty maintenance, bad management decisions, and poorly structured organizations.

A. active errors

B. latent errors

B. latent errors

These errors occur at the level of the frontline operator, and their effects are felt almost immediately.

A. active errors

B. latent errors

A. active errors

Patient experiences acute anxiety and backs out on morning LASIK surgery. The patient data is never removed from lineup and when the next patient undergoes LASIK, he or she receives the wrong amount of correction.

This is an example of a ________

A. active error

B. latent error

B. latent error

**this error lead to a sentinel event = preventable adverse event

In orthopedic procedures, the most common surgical error is _________

A. wrong patient

B. wrong-site surgery

C. wrong procedure

D. wrong doctor

B. wrong-site surgery