At Hospital Alpha,there Has Been a 20% Increase in Instruments

question 13

Multiple Choice

At Hospital Alpha,there has been a 20% increase in instruments and sponges being left in patients during surgery and surgeries on the wrong limbs.These are known as:

• A) sentinel events.
• B) medically sensitive events.
• C) nurse-sensitive events.
• D) Never Events.

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Definitions:

Hydrograph

A graph showing the change in the amount of flowing water (discharge) over time.

Steeper Slopes

Areas of land where the gradient is more inclined relative to the horizontal plane, increasing the rate of runoff.

Urbanization

Urbanization is the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.

Stream Discharge

A term indicating the quantity of water flowing in a stream or river at any given location and time, expressed typically in volume per time unit.