Which of the Following Is the Most Accurate Statement About

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about patient safety?

A) Errors in administration of medication are rare.
B) The patient safety movement addresses only events in which harms to patients occur.
C) The patient safety movement's focus on "near misses" has been an important systems-thinking innovation.
D) The Institute of Medicine (now National Academy of Medicine) found that approximately 10,000 deaths per year in the hospital are the result of errors.