RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 78 of 2368

Which statement about incident reports is correct?

  1. They are filed in the medical record so other providers can read them
  2. They are completed only when a client is harmed
  3. They identify process problems and are not placed in the client's medical record
  4. They are used mainly to decide how to discipline the nurse
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Correct answer: They identify process problems and are not placed in the client's medical record

Incident reports help find areas for quality improvement and are kept out of the medical record. They are also used for near misses.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Safety: Near Misses. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026