Which of the following would NOT be considered a sentinel event?
Mislabeling a sample for blood bank and the patient receiving a transfusion dies.
Not washing hands between patient draws and transmitting an infectious disease to a patient who has had joint surgery then sustains a permanent loss of function in the joint affected by the infection
Failing to put the side rail of a hospital bed back in place following a blood draw. Consequently the patient falls out of bed and sustains a head injury.
Leaving the outpatient area unattended to go on break when five patients are waiting.
Failing to put side rail of a hospital bed back in place following a blood draw
Sentinel event is an unanticipated event in healthcare system which affects the patient physically or psychologically which leads to serious condition or death away from patient illness
Which of the following would NOT be considered a sentinel event? Mislabeling a sample for blood...
Musculoskeletal Nursing Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate care for a client who is two days post op with a below the knee amputation of the left leg? Wrap the stump only at night so the suture line is open to air during the day. Encourage the patient to lie only on their back and unoperative side. Elevate the foot of the bed slightly to decrease edema. Elevate the stump on pillows to prevent contractures. The nurse is...
Use the answer sheet provided for the project to identify which (if any) of the events or sitautions described happened in each cases. Use our report template to create a report for the medical staff review committee. Under conclusion discuss one process change that can be implemented to reduce risk exposure and provide at least two ways in which change can be managed smoothly when implementing the new process. Presume you are a data analyst in the hospital health information...
1. Which of the following is PROBABLY a case of medical malpractice? I. A doctor neither monitors nor diagnoses cerebral bleeding in a patient with a head injury, resulting in the patient's death. II. A doctor does not examine a person with an eye injury, resulting in vision loss. II. An incorrect diagnosis of cancer on a biopsy (pathology) inspection, leading to unnecessary surgery. A. III only B. I only C. II only D. I, II, III 2. Margaret was...