A nurse teaches a student nurse about what type of occurrence requires completion of an incident report. The nurse recognizes that additional instruction is warranted when the student nurse states:
A) "If my patient falls out of a chair, I will complete an incident report."
B) "If I give the wrong medication to my patient, I will complete an incident report."
C) "If a visitor is injured while seeing my patient, I will complete an incident report."
D) "If my patient refuses to cooperate with physical therapy, I will complete an incident report."

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The patient refusing physical therapy is not an occurrence that requires completion of an incident report. The other options are correct in that a patient falling, receiving the wrong medication or a visitor getting injured are all potential incidents that require an incident report be completed.

A Nurse Teaches a Student Nurse About What Type of Occurrence