A Nurse Is Removing a Saturated Dressing from an Abdominal

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is removing a saturated dressing from an abdominal incision and must cut the tape to remove the dressing. The nurse accidentally cuts the sutures holding the incision, and evisceration occurs. In quality improvement, this incident is best identified as a:

• A) root cause.
• B) sentinel event.
• C) variation in performance.
• D) causal factor.

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