Risk management programs:
a. help protect hospitals from bioethical problems
b. have an emphasis upon quality improvement and protection from financial liability
c. can be combined with quality management goals; hence no need for specially trained people
d. only 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 the problems.
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