Which Patient Situations Require the Completion of an Incident Report

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which patient situations require the completion of an incident report?

• A) A patient almost receives the wrong medication due to unclear wording on the packaging from the pharmacy.
• B) A patient repeatedly refuses to eat food from the hospital kitchen because it is always too salty or too cold.
• C) A visitor trips on an icy sidewalk in the hospital parking lot and suffers a fractured wrist.
• D) The nurse accidentally enters the wrong vital signs into the patient's medical record and corrects the error shortly afterward.
• E) The patient dislikes male nursing staff and prefers to have only female nurses providing personal care.

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Definitions:

Principal Remedies

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Mortgagor

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Mortgagee

The lender in a mortgage agreement, typically a bank or financial institution, that holds the property as security for the repayment of the loan.

Equitable Mortgage

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