RN Exam Practice
Safety and Infection ControlQuestion 438 of 2368

What is the purpose of a root cause analysis after a medication error?

  1. To determine which individual staff member should be disciplined for it
  2. To decide whether the client and family should be told about the error
  3. To identify why the event happened so corrective measures can be created
  4. To count how many medication errors occur in the hospital each year
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Correct answer: To identify why the event happened so corrective measures can be created

The analysis finds not only what and how, but why. This allows workable corrective measures.

Source: Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Legal/Ethical: SAFETY CULTURE. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Safety and Infection Control"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026