Prevention of Medical Errors - Florida Requirement

Prevention of Medical Errors - 2 Hours Florida

This course fulfills the 2-hour continuing education (CE) requirement for the prevention of medical errors for Florida nurses and respiratory therapists. Updated and peer-reviewed in 2023, it features the latest research and sources on the topic of medical error prevention.

Renew Now CE is an approved provider of continuing education by the Florida Board of Nursing 20-18921, as well as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider ID: P0557. Renew Now CE automatically reports course completion credit to CE Broker.

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Course Highlights

• Nationally accredited and Florida Board-compliant CE courses
• Each course is up-to-date, peer-reviewed by healthcare experts, and presented on an easy-to-use online platform
• Average course rating: 4.7/5 stars
• Efficient and effective license renewal
• Up-to-date and relevant content for healthcare professionals

Course Overview

Course Original Release Date:  1/1/2024

Date of Most Recent Review:  12/31/2023

Course Expiration Date:  12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize medical error as a cause of injury and death in the United States. 
2. Identify locations of greatest medical error rates.
3. Identify The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ongoing efforts to reduce medication error.
4. Describe the difference in reported rates of preventable mortality in patients expected to live longer than 3-months and those with less than a 3-month life expectancy.