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:

American Infants

Refers to babies born in the United States or to American parents, often in context with cultural or health studies.

Secondary Circular Reaction

A developmental phase in infants characterized by the repetition of actions that produce a desirable outcome, occurring approximately between four and eight months of age.

Habituation

The process in which attention to novelty decreases with repeated exposure.

Classical Conditioning

Learning in which previously existing behaviors come to be elicited by new stimuli.