An examination of sentinel events data reported by The Joint ...

[neverstopbelieb]

An examination of sentinel events data reported by The Joint Commission in 2011, 2012, and 2013 reveals which of the following are the leading root causes involving all types of events?
 
  A. Leadership, delay in treatment, human factors
  B. Communication, human factors, unintended retention of a foreign body
  C. Leadership, human factors, post-operative infections
  D. Human factors, leadership, and communication

Question 2

The most frequent types of sentinel events as tracked by The Joint Commission during 2011, 2012, and 2013 included all of the following EXCEPT
 
  A. Hospital-acquired infection
  B. Wrong site, wrong patient, or wrong procedure
  C. Unintended retention of a foreign body
  D. Delay in treatment

[shaikhs]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A

[neverstopbelieb]

Excellent

[alexanderhamilton]

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