The nurse is orienting a group of new nurses and explaining the concept of sentinel events and their causes. What should the nurse explain as the number one root cause of all sentinel event reports to The Joint Commission?
a. Medication errors
b. Falls
c. Communication failures
d. High patient-to-nurse ratios
C
Communication failures are the number one root cause of all sentinel events reported to The Joint Commission. A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death, serious physical or psychological injury, or risk thereof. Although the other elements may cause sentinel events, they are not the number one root cause.
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