Exam 3: Chapter 7: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practices Flashcards
1
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What is a Sentinel Event?
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Unexpected occurence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
2
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Root Cause Analysis
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Involves digging progressively deeper into the event, repeatedly asking why the event occured, and exploring the circumstances that led to it to determine where improvements can be made
3
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What is a Never Event
A
A list of 29 events that are termed as “seriously reportable, extremely rare medical errors that should never happen to a patient.
4
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What falls in a Never Event?
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Surgery performed on wrong body part
Leaving Foreign Object Inside Body
Giving Wrong Baby To A Person
5
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Informtion Contained in Incident Reports
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Complete Name of Person and Witnesses Facutal Account of Incident Date, Time, Place of Incident Characteristics of Persons Involved Any equipment or resources used
