Module 6 Exam: HESI VN TXGRP 1912COHORT(VNE 39)

Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which event would require a nurse to complete and file an incident report? A client has a seizure. The nurse determines that a client would benefit from the use of a walker to ambulate. The nurse, preparing an intravenous infusion, notes that the battery of an intravenous infusion pump is not working. Correct! When a visitor suddenly becomes weak and dizzy, the nurse checks the visitor’s blood pressure and takes the visitor to the emergency department for treatment. Rationale: An incident is any event that is not consistent with the routine operation of a health care unit or routine care of a client. Examples of incidents include client falls, needlestick injuries, a visitor having symptoms of illness, medication administration errors, accidental omission of prescribed therapies, and circumstances leading to injury or a risk for injury. An incident report does not need to be filed if a client has a seizure unless the client sustains injury as a result of the seizure. If the nurse determines that a client would benefit from the use of a walker to ambulate, he or she should take the appropriate action to obtain one. If the nurse notes that the battery of an intravenous infusion pump is not working, he or she should obtain a functioning pump and send the nonfunctioning pump to the appropriate department for repair. Test-Taking Strategy: Use knowledge of the subject, reasons for filing an incident report, to assist you with the process of elimination. Read each option carefully. Recalling that an incident is any event that is not consistent with the routine operation of a health care unit or routine care of a client will direct you to the correct option. Review the reasons for filing an incident report if you had difficulty with this question. Cognitive Ability: Applying Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal Notifying the nursing supervisor Tearing up and discarding the incident report Correct! Telling the health care provider that the error warrants the completion of an incident report Telling the nursing supervisor that the health care provider did not want an incident report completed and filed Rationale: Incident reports are an important part of a health care agency’s quality improvement program. An incident is any event that is not consistent with the routine operation of a health care unit or routine care of a client. An example of an incident is administering a medication at a time at which it is not prescribed to be given. Whenever an incident occurs, an incident report is completed and filed in accordance with agency guidelines. The nursing supervisor would be notified of the incident; however, on the basis of the data in the question, the nurse should tell the health care provider that the error warrants completion and follow-through with an incident report. Therefore, the other options are incorrect. Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject of the question, the health care provider’s telling the nurse that an incident report is not needed. Eliminate the comparable or alike options that involve notifying the nursing supervisor. To select from the remaining options, recall the purpose of an incident report to select the correct option. Review the procedures involved in completing and filing incident reports if you had difficulty with this question. Cognitive Ability: Applying Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment Integrated Process: Nursing Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal