A Nurse Completes an Incident/occurrence Report After a Patient Fell

question 1

Multiple Choice

A nurse completes an incident/occurrence report after a patient fell.What is the reason for this report?

• A) To compare patient fall rates between nursing units in the hospital
• B) To provide justification for the hospital to fire the nurse
• C) To prevent the patient from filing a malpractice lawsuit
• D) To aid in the hospital's quality improvement program

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