How to complete the WGU nursing FMEA Table
How to complete the WGU nursing FMEA Table
| Steps in the Improvement Plan Process * | Failure Mode | Likelihood of Occurrence (1–10) |
Likelihood of Detection (1–10) |
Severity
(1–10) |
Risk Priority Number
(RPN) |
| 1. Complete history taking of the patient before sedation | Incomplete history taking.
Failure to record medication history. |
2 | 4 | 7 | 56 |
| 2. Doctor orders drugs for sedation of the patient. | Wrong selection of sedative agent including medication dosage.
Failure to adhere to the five rights of administering medication. |
3 | 5 | 8 | 120 |
| 3. Monitoring of the patient after the procedure | Inadequate patient monitoring.
Failure to respond to alarms. Delayed calling for help. |
6 | 6 | 7 | 252 |
| 4. Assessment of the patient for full recovery | Incomplete assessment,and incomplete documentation of data. | 3 | 5 | 3 | 45 |
| Total RPN (sum of all RPN’s): 473 |
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