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Handling clinical incidents
1Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
Nursing Management
|October 23, 1997
Abstract:
Completing a clinical incident report (CIR) when an unexpected "event" occurs is the first step in identifying practice issues and potential risk management problems. The CIR's subsequent path is explained, including the role that the peer review process plays in identifying substandard care.