A patient care technician can be instrumental in preventing sentinel events by taking which of the following actions?
A. Developing an appropriate patient plan of care
B. Properly documenting all oral medication administrations
C. Ensuring proper application of all safety reminder devices (SRDS)
D. Providing answers to patient questions to facilitate informed consent
Answer (2)
The most effective way for a patient care technician to prevent sentinel events is by ensuring the proper application of safety reminder devices (SRDs). This directly influences patient safety and helps prevent falls and other critical incidents. While other actions are also important, they do not directly prevent these sentinel events. ;
The best action a patient care technician can take to prevent sentinel events is to ensure proper application of safety reminder devices (SRDs). This directly enhances patient safety by preventing falls and other critical incidents. Although other actions are important, they do not specifically address the prevention of sentinel events as effectively as the use of SRDs does.
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