Assignment:
Please provide proper citation with page numbers of the material you are referencing in your homework paper. Homework assignment should be 1 to 2 pages, not including reference page, double-spaced.
Review an article related to a sentinel perioperative event.
Be sure to summarize the article. Include the following:
1. What is a sentinel event?
2. Give background information on the patient (i.e. age, past medical history, admitting diagnosis).
3. Discuss the cause of the sentinel event, if it resulted in any complications (i.e. injury, trauma, death).
4. Discuss preventable measures related to this event (i.e. raise side rails, review of 5 rights of medication administration, etc.).
5. What did you learn from the article?