A nurse was injured when a client with Alzheimer's disease struck the nurse on the side of the head during a transfer. The nurse has completed an incident report. Which statement about an incident report is most accurate?
A) The report becomes a confidential part of the client's health record once it is reviewed by hospital administration.
B) The incident report is reviewed by state agencies and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration rather than by hospital administration.
C) The report provides a detailed and objective account of the circumstances before, during, and after the event.
D) The client and the client's family will be required to sign the report, acknowledging that they read it before it was filed.
Ans: C
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Incident reports are used for internal review and improvements to systems. They include detailed descriptions of the event in question. They do not become part of the client's health record. They are often provided to outside agencies, but they do not bypass the institution where the event occurred. Clients and their families do not sign incident reports.
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