A nurse is learning about quality improvement measures taken by the hospital. Root cause analysis is a process for identifying the cause of an error. What is the greatest benefit to estab-lishing the root cause?
a. Prevention of future similar incidents
b. Identification of the responsible person
c. Allows corrective action to be taken
d. Identification of cause
A
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A The purpose of investigations of errors is to prevent incidents in the future.
B This is not the greatest benefit to the process.
C This is not the greatest benefit to the process.
D This is not the greatest benefit to the process.
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____________________ is a condition in which there is insufficient oxygen in the blood.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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