The nurse manager shows an understanding of preventable medical errors when she makes which statement?
a. "There are only a few deaths related to medical errors per year."
b. "Medical errors are made only by nurses who are not focused."
c. "About 20,000 patients die each year from preventable medical errors in the United States."
d. "Each year between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die from preventable medical errors."
ANS: D
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