The Nurse Manager Is Performing a Root-Cause Analysis Related to Medication

question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse manager is performing a root-cause analysis related to medication administration errors with insulin.A root-cause analysis is very similar to the QI process except that a root-cause analysis is

• A) retrospective.
• B) prospective.
• C) legislated for completion with all near-miss events.
• D) conducted by only one person.

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