A Nurse Completes an Incident/occurrence Report on a Patient Who

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse completes an incident/occurrence report on a patient who fell while walking in the hallway.The nurse completes this report for what purpose?

• A) To exchange information among health care members
• B) To provide information about patients on one unit to another
• C) To prevent a legal lawsuit from the patient
• D) To aid in the hospital's quality improvement program

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