Question

A Culture of Safety

Q:
If a mobile blood pressure monitor topples over onto a patient's leg and causes
topical bruising and bleeding, what type of patient safety event would that be?
O Close call/near miss
O Hazardous conditions
O Adverse event
O Sentinel event

Answer 1

Answer: 3 - Adverse Event

Explanation: An incident that caused harm to a patient.

Answer 2

2 (Hazardous Conditions)