The Nurse Is Orienting a Group of New Nurses and Explaining

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is orienting a group of new nurses and explaining the concept of sentinel events and their causes.What should the nurse explain as the number one root cause of all sentinel event reports to The Joint Commission?

• A) Medication errors
• B) Falls
• C) Communication failures
• D) High patient-to-nurse ratios

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