A Patient Is Given the Wrong Blood Transfusion, Resulting in a Severe

question 40

Multiple Choice

A patient is given the wrong blood transfusion, resulting in a severe reaction from which the patient nearly died. This is an example of which of the following?

• A) root-cause analysis
• B) enterprise risk management
• C) sentinel event
• D) serious incident

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Definitions:

Labor Unions

Organizations formed by workers from related sectors to work collectively for common goals such as better wages, working conditions, and benefits.

Socialist Party

A political party advocating for socialism, which emphasizes the community or state ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.

National Health Insurance

A governmental scheme designed to ensure that all residents of a country receive medical services and health care coverage, sometimes funded through taxes.

Nickelodeons

Early 20th-century small cinema venues in the United States that showed short films for a nickel.