The nurse suspects that a patient's death was related to faulty monitoring equipment. What is the nurse's duty to report?

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Rationale 1: Notification of survivors is not the responsibility of the nurse.
Rationale 2: If there is a possibility that faulty equipment was involved in a patient incident or death, the nurse should notify risk management and take the equipment out of service if possible.
Rationale 3: Notifying law enforcement is not the responsibility of the nurse.
Rationale 4: The nurse is not responsible for notifying the FDA.

The Nurse Suspects That a Patient's Death Was Related to Faulty