A nurse manager wishes to implement a risk management program because it:
a. helps protect hospitals from bioethical problems.
b. has an emphasis upon quality improvement and protection from financial liability.
c. can be combined with quality management goals; hence, there is no need for speciallytrained people
d. may investigate nurses who do not practice according to evidence-based practice.
B
Risk management programs in hospitals are set up to investigate and correct system problems that may
contribute to errors in patient care or to employee injury. They have an emphasis upon quality
improvement and the protection of the institution from financial liability. Ethics departments/programs
deal with bioethical problems and dilemmas. While risk management personnel may reside within a
quality management/improvement department, they are specially trained in risk prevention and are
able to focus on identifying risk behaviors and correcting problems.
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