Your patient was admitted for a minor elective surgery. Two hours after the patient was sent to surgery, you received a call that the patient died. The patient's death would be considered which of the following?
a. Accident c. Careless event
b. Sentinel event d. Faultless incident
B
When a patient dies while having a minor elective surgery, this would be considered a sentinel event.
A sentinel event is an unexpected incident involving a death or serious physical or psychological
injury to a patient.
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a. Exchange judgments made about the patient's attitudes. b. Include a description of how to perform procedures. c. Provide a concise and organized description of the patient's normal findings. d. Make walking rounds with the nurse coming on duty to review the patient's status and needs.
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a. A contractual allowance. b. A profit. c. A flat rate. d. Revenue.
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