A novice nurse attends a lecture regarding risk management. Which action should the nurse implement to reduce risks in practice?
A) Not discussing errors made
B) Questioning every order that the physician writes
C) Purchasing liability insurance
D) Storing unused equipment in the halls of the unit
Answer: C
A large part of risk management entails reducing cost related to lawsuits. The nurse is best protected by purchasing personal liability insurance. Risk management also entails analyzing errors to determine causes and changing policy to reduce more errors. Nurses should report all errors in an effort to assist in the campaign to reduce medical errors. Storing unused equipment in the hall serves to eliminate risk of contamination, but could increase the risk due to injury. The nurse does not need to question every order that a physician writes; the nurse is responsible only to question orders that may injure clients.
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