The nurse executive announces to the nurse managers that the hospital will soon begin using failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) to analyze errors. What should the nurse managers tell the staff about this new initiative?
1. If you make an error, expect that the FMEA system will investigate you.
2. If there are two errors in one category, such as falls, the nurses involved will be investigated.
3. We will not have to worry about this system until our turn comes up in the unit rotation.
4. All of the hospital systems will be a part of this initiative.
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Explanation: 1. FMEA does not focus on individual nurses.
2. FMEA does not focus on individual incidents or nurses.
3. FMEA does not focus on one unit at a time.
4. FMEA focuses on safety in systems and prevention of accidents moving away from the individual focus.
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