Determine what would cause each critical failure mode to occur. Base this answer on your personal experiences, knowledge of why such failures have occurred in the past, or input you get from people currently involved in similar processes.

Assignment Question

Evaluate the process of administering the pneumococcal vaccinations for eligible hospitalized patients. The four steps of this process are listed on FMEA Worksheet 1 Download FMEA Worksheet 1. Identify two failure modes (things that could go wrong) in each step of the process. Record the failure modes on FMEA Worksheet 1 Download FMEA Worksheet 1.

Review all the failure modes you have identified and pick two that are very important to prevent. This decision will be your “best guess” using the following criteria: How often the failure probably happens. Whether the failure is likely to be corrected before causing harm. How severe the results could be, should the failure occur and not be corrected. Record the two failure modes you select in the first column under the heading Critical Failure Modes of FMEA Worksheet 2 Download FMEA Worksheet 2.

Determine what would cause each critical failure mode to occur. Base this answer on your personal experiences, knowledge of why such failures have occurred in the past, or input you get from people currently involved in similar processes. Record the causes for each critical failure mode in the space provided on FMEA Worksheet 2.

Identify actions to eliminate or reduce the chance each critical failure will happen. For this step, consider recommendations in Exhibit 13.8 in chapter 13 of your textbook. Record the actions in the space provided. Submit the completed worksheets below.

Last Completed Projects