At Hospital Alpha,there has been a 20% increase in instruments and sponges being left in patients during surgery and surgeries on the wrong limbs.These are known as:
A) sentinel events.
B) medically sensitive events.
C) nurse-sensitive events.
D) Never Events.

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The NQF and CMS define Never Events as errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable,preventable,and serious in their consequences for patients and that indicate a real problem in the safety and credibility of a healthcare facility.Examples of Never Events include surgery on the wrong body part,foreign body left in a patient after surgery,mismatched blood transfusion,major medication error,severe pressure ulcer acquired in the hospital,and preventable postoperative deaths.

At Hospital Alpha,there Has Been a 20% Increase in Instruments