ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

After reviewing this week’s website resources, briefly indicate how a root cause analysis may align to your ADDIE paper topic’s PICO question. Also, define root cause analysis, taking into account both active errors and latent errors and discussing your perspective of its effectiveness.

• “Root Cause Analysis.” Ahrq.Gov, 7 Sept. 2019, psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/root-cause-analysis.
• Kellogg, K. M., Hettinger, Z., Shah, M., Wears, R. L., Sellers, C. R., Squires, M., & Fairbanks, R. J. (2017). Our current approach to root cause analysis: Is it contributing to our failure to improve patient safety? BMJ Quality & Safety, 26(5), 381–387.