In cooking, if you do not follow the recipe correctly, your dish will not turn out as it is supposed to. In order to complete a good outbreak investigation, you cannot forget to include the most important ingredient, which is a root cause analysis. Many people are afraid of the main ingredient, and I find the reason for the fear is a lack of understanding of how to conduct a root cause analysis. During this educational session, we will review not only the importance of the main ingredient (RCA), but we will also discuss how to conduct a root cause analysis. Then we will "mix things up" a bit and work on a root cause analysis together. After this educational session, you will walk away with and an understanding of how to complete a root cause analysis and confidence in using the main ingredient in an outbreak investigation.

 

Nurse Learner Outcome: At the conclusion of the session, participants will self-report a knowledge gain in how to conduct a root cause analysis as part of their out break investigations.

 

Learner Objectives: