incident report


report

 [re-port´] a prepared account of an event, investigation, or evaluation, usually for formal presentation to an authority or group.accident report incident report.case report a narrative in the professional literature that identifies a single incident and discusses pertinent factors related to the patient.incident report a written document describing inadvertent trauma to a patient, errors or omissions in care, or untoward events happening to staff or visitors. Such a report should be filed as soon after the event as possible. Called also accident report.shift report in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as exchanging essential patient care information with other nursing staff at change of shift.

in·ci·dent re·port

(in'si-dĕnt rē-pōrt') Formal written description of an unusual occurrence, particularly an error or accident that has or may have adverse consequences.