The nurse manager is performing a root-cause analysis related to medication administration errors with insulin.A root-cause analysis is very similar to the QI process except that a root-cause analysis is
A) retrospective.
B) prospective.
C) legislated for completion with all near-miss events.
D) conducted by only one person.

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A root-cause analysis is very similar to the QI process described in this chapter except that the root-cause analysis is a retrospective review of an incident to identify the sequence of events with the goal of identifying the root causes of the incident and may lead to the development of specific risk-reduction strategies.

The Nurse Manager Is Performing a Root-Cause Analysis Related to Medication