sentinel event

1. a type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, indluding events that require immediate attention. 2. an adverse event in health care delivery or other service, which either leads to or has potential to lead to catastrophic outcomes (for example, near miss), thereby often mandating initiation of emergency intervention or of preventive measures.

A term for a ‘headliner’ event that may cause an unexpected or unanticipated outcome, death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof
Examples Suicide while a patient is under 24/7 surveillance; unexpected death of a full-term infant, infant abduction or discharge to the wrong family, rape, haemolytic transfusion reaction due to mismatched blood, surgery on the wrong patient or wrong body part

sentinel event

Health policy A term used by the JCAHO for a 'headliner' event that may cause an unexpected or unanticipated outcome or death, and trigger an investigation of a hospital's policies

sen·ti·nel e·vent

(sen'ti-nĕl ĕ-vent') 1. A type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, including events that require immediate attention. 2. nursing Any unexpected occurrence resulting in death, serious injury (e.g., physical, psychological, or other), or risk to the patient.

单词	sentinel event
释义	sentinel event sentinel event 1. a type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, indluding events that require immediate attention. 2. an adverse event in health care delivery or other service, which either leads to or has potential to lead to catastrophic outcomes (for example, near miss), thereby often mandating initiation of emergency intervention or of preventive measures. A term for a ‘headliner’ event that may cause an unexpected or unanticipated outcome, death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof Examples Suicide while a patient is under 24/7 surveillance; unexpected death of a full-term infant, infant abduction or discharge to the wrong family, rape, haemolytic transfusion reaction due to mismatched blood, surgery on the wrong patient or wrong body part sentinel event Health policy A term used by the JCAHO for a 'headliner' event that may cause an unexpected or unanticipated outcome or death, and trigger an investigation of a hospital's policies sen·ti·nel e·vent (sen'ti-nĕl ĕ-vent') 1. A type of clinical indicator used to monitor and appraise the quality of care, including events that require immediate attention. 2. nursing Any unexpected occurrence resulting in death, serious injury (e.g., physical, psychological, or other), or risk to the patient.
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