What is the primary purpose of incident reports?
A. Documenting that a particular nurse should not be retained at the agency
B. Documenting the need to punish the caregiver who made the error
C. Punishment, because the forms are long, complicated, and time-consuming to complete
D. Recognizing patterns of possible problems so that corrective action in agency procedure can be implemented
ANS: D
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