event in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients, not related to the natural course of the patient’s illnessTwo sentinel events happened in a hospital in 1 month. B. 45 year old female passed away from overdose of patient controlled analgesic (PCA). Patient was placed on PCA after laparoscopic bowel resection. It was post op day #3.

Question A Sentinel Event is defined by The Joint Commission (TJC) as any unanticipatedevent in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients, not related to the natural course of the patient’s illnessTwo sentinel events happened in a hospital in 1 month. B. 45 year old female passed away from overdose of patient controlled analgesic (PCA). Patient was placed on PCA after laparoscopic bowel resection. It was post op day #3. Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 321 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)