Prevention of Medical Errors for Nursing Assistants

At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify three (3) factors that may contribute to
   medical errors in long-term care settings.
2. Choose three (3) examples of medical errors common in the long-term care setting.
3. Apply three (3) actions that reduce the risk of
   medical errors to scenarios.

At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to demonstrate knowledge about a cardiac rehabilitation program by passing a quiz with a score of 85% or greater.

Linda Shubert, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CDP®

Linda is an approved FL DOEA trainer (#6095) for Nursing Home Alzheimer’s Disease Curriculum with over 20 years of experience working with persons living with dementia.  Linda has worked with older adults across the continuum of eldercare as a rehab nurse, geriatric nurse case manager, Director of Nursing, consultant, instructor, and clinical professor.  She has served as the Director of Education at 240 and 180 bed long-term care facilities.  In this role, she developed, implemented, and evaluated competency-based staff education to comply with regulatory training mandates.  Linda appreciates bedside caregivers and enjoys developing creative learning that engages the learners and motivates them to be competent and person-centered caregivers.