As the Head Nurse Involved in Determining Which Patient Surveillance

Multiple Choice

As the head nurse involved in determining which patient surveillance systems to acquire for your unit,one of your aims is to avoid adverse events through the implementation of appropriate technology.What does this particular aim recognize?

A) Human error is significant in contributing to adverse events.
B) Documentation of patient data is often illegible and therefore misinterpreted.
C) Data systems provide backup documentation with adverse events that staff cannot provide.
D) Physiologic monitoring systems enable detection of early changes before an adverse event occurs.