A nurse teaches a student nurse about what type of occurrence requires completion of an incident report. The nurse recognizes that additional instruction is warranted when the student nurse states:
1. "If my patient falls out of a chair, I will complete an incident report."
2. "If I give the wrong medication to my patient, I will complete an incident report."
3. "If a visitor is injured while seeing my patient, I will complete an incident report."
4. "If my patient refuses to cooperate with physical therapy, I will complete an incident report."
ANS: 4
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