Risk management is a hospital program organized to prevent the incidences of preventable accidents, injuries, and errors.Which of the following situations would a hospital risk manager need to investigate?
A)A patient breaks his wrist from a fall caused by a wet floor.
B)A patient receives a dose of subcutaneous heparin 1 hour later than scheduled.
C)A patient who is NPO is not given her morning medications.
D)A patient who is allergic to shellfish is given preprocedure medications to reduce his risk for allergic reaction to the dye being used in the procedure.

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This is a preventable accident and injury and would be reviewed by the risk management department.The other situations do not apply for review by risk management.

Risk Management Is a Hospital Program Organized to Prevent the Incidences