“Take 5 With the Joint Commission: What to do when a sentinel event occurs” features pointers from Patricia McColl, RN, a patient safety specialist at The Joint Commission’s office of quality monitoring and patient safety, on what to do when a sentinel event occurs in your organization.
A sentinel event, according to The Joint Commission, is “an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk therof.”
Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.
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