Question

A nursing instructor is teaching a group of nursing students about sentinel events. What is appropriate to include in the education?

1 A sentinel event causes moderate harm to the patient.2 A sentinel event is undesirable and largely avoidable.3 A sentinel event's impact is mitigated by interventions.4 A sentinel event is very common in hospital settings.

Answer 1

A sentinel event is undesirable and largely avoidable

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Answer 2

A sentinel event is undesirable and largely avoidable

Step-by-step explanation:

Sentinel event is an undesirable serious event that occurs in Hospital and results in impairment of care to the patient companions with or without sequelae. Although inaccurate in definition, these are events in which by their very nature may compromise the hospital's image or the credibility and for this reason it is mandatory that the Hospital make communication by written immediately after the incident with detailed description of the fact and adopted to prevent its repetition. Example of a sentinel event: Falling bed or operating table with severe impairment to the patient.