The Hospital's Risk Management Department Has Identified Patient Falls as the Event

question 18

Multiple Choice

The hospital's risk management department has identified patient falls as the event most likely to result in financial risk to the organization. Which activities should this group initiate? Select all that apply.

• A) Providing education on completing incident reports on patient falls.
• B) Holding staff education sessions on fall risk assessment.
• C) Initiating a self-reporting system on near-fall events.
• D) Developing a procedure by which falls incidents are investigated within four hours of occurrence.
• E) Posting patient names and fall risk category on a wall in the nursing station.

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