Risk Management Is a Hospital Program Organized to Prevent the Incidences

question 14

Multiple Choice

Risk management is a hospital program organized to prevent the incidences of preventable accidents, injuries, and errors.Which of the following situations would a hospital risk manager need to investigate?

• A)A patient breaks his wrist from a fall caused by a wet floor.
• B)A patient receives a dose of subcutaneous heparin 1 hour later than scheduled.
• C)A patient who is NPO is not given her morning medications.
• D)A patient who is allergic to shellfish is given preprocedure medications to reduce his risk for allergic reaction to the dye being used in the procedure.

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