Asked by AbdulAhad Nasir on Apr 26, 2024
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Which patient situations require the completion of an incident report?
A) A patient almost receives the wrong medication due to unclear wording on the packaging from the pharmacy.
B) A patient repeatedly refuses to eat food from the hospital kitchen because it is always too salty or too cold.
C) A visitor trips on an icy sidewalk in the hospital parking lot and suffers a fractured wrist.
D) The nurse accidentally enters the wrong vital signs into the patient's medical record and corrects the error shortly afterward.
E) The patient dislikes male nursing staff and prefers to have only female nurses providing personal care.
Incident Report
A detailed account of an unexpected event that occurs in a healthcare setting, potentially compromising patient safety, to be used for learning and prevention of future incidents.
Unclear Wording
The use of language that lacks clarity and precision, making comprehension difficult.
- Show competence in the appropriate documentation and reporting of incidents concerning patient care.
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KD
Kendall DurrettMay 03, 2024
Final Answer :
A,C
Explanation :
Near misses such as medication errors that almost occurred should be documented with an incident report to help prevent the same problem from recurring in the future.Mishaps by visitors,vendors,or staff should always be documented in incident reports as well.Patient preferences for nursing care and food do not require incident reports.An incident report should not be completed if the nurse corrected the computer entry appropriately and there was no adverse impact on patient care.
Learning Objectives
- Show competence in the appropriate documentation and reporting of incidents concerning patient care.
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