Sentinel events – Suicide discussion

Requirement Here are the 10 most frequently reported sentinel events for 2017, according to The Joint Commission: 1. Unintended retention of a foreign body — 116 reported 2. Fall — 114 3. Wrong-patient, wrong-site, wrong-procedure — 95 4. Suicide — 89 5. Delay in treatment — 66 6. Other unanticipated event, such as asphyxiation, burn, choking on food, drowning or being found unresponsive — 60 7. Criminal event — 37 8. Medication error — 32 9. Operative/postoperative complication — 19 10. Self-inflicted injury — 18 Analyzing Sentinel Events Review the 10 most common sentinel events of 2017 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and do the following: 3. Pick one event to discuss in more detail. For the selected event, list 3 assessments that could be performed by the nurse that may have identified the patient’s risk prior to the sentinel event’s occurrence Resources https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1672 https://www.jointcommission.org/sentinel_event_policy_and_procedures/