Powerpoint Incident Reporting
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Incident Reporting
Instructor Guide
UPDATED JUNE 22, 2011
INSTRUCTOR GUIDE: INCIDENT REPORTING
Overview
Incident reports are required by state regulations and when done properly can be an important part of your risk management strategies. This course will address when to report an incident, what to document, how to fill out an incident report form, and when multiple reports might be necessary.
Video(s) Incident Reporting (20 minutes)
Special Supplies Have sample incident report forms available for students to complete. Mark them in bold letters PRACTICE INCIDENT REPORTS to avoid them being mistaken for actual incident reports.
Learning Objectives
1. What is a reportable incident? 2. When to complete an incident report 3. Who incident reports are submitted to 4. How incident reports are maintained in our facility
QUIZ: INCIDENT REPORTING
Name: Date: 1. An incident report should be filed if first aid was given to an individual. a. True b. False 2. Which of the following would require that an incident report be filed?
a. A fall b. An injury c. A medical emergency d. All of the above
3. An incident report should outline what happened and to who, interventions taken and the condition of the person? a. True b. False 4. Generally speaking, which of the following mandate how incident reports are
handled?
a. Federal law b. State regulation c. Your facility
5. Incident reports may generally be kept in the residents chart with all of their other
documentation. a. True b. False
6. Which of the following statements is appropriate when dealing with incident reports?
a. When in doubt, do not fill out an incident report b. When in doubt, fill one out
7. If you suspect but have no proof that abuse has taken place, you should not
complete an incident report until proof is acquired. a. True b. False 8. You enter the residents room and find Mary on the floor. She states that she fell out
of bed. Which of the following statements should be included in the incident report?
a. Mary fell out of her bed b. I found Mary on the floor next to her bed c. Mary said she fell out of her bed d. b & c
9. Mary claims that the money in her dresser drawer was stolen while she was in the
dining room. She stated that while returning from dinner, she saw a caregiver leaving her room. Should an incident report be filed?
a. Yes b. No
10. When completing an incident report, include everything you think may have
happened leading up to the incident, even if you did not witness these things.
a. True b. False
QUIZ KEY: INCIDENT REPORTING 1. An incident report should be filed in first aid was given to an individual. a. True b. False 2. Which of the following would require that an incident report be filed?
a. A fall b. An injury c. A medical emergency d. All of the above
3. An incident report should outline what happened and to who, interventions taken and the condition of the person? a. True b. False 4. Generally speaking, which of the following mandate how incident reports are
handled?
a. Federal law b. State regulation c. Your facility
5. Incident reports may generally be kept in the residents chart with all of their other
documentation. a. True b. False
6. Which of the following statements is appropriate when dealing with incident reports?
a. When in doubt, do not fill out an incident report b. When in doubt, fill one out
7. If you suspect but have no proof that abuse has taken place, you should not
complete an incident report until proof is acquired. a. True b. False 8. You enter the residents room and find Mary on the floor. She states that she fell out
of bed. Which of the following statements should be included in the incident report?
a. Mary fell out of her bed b. I found Mary on the floor next to her bed c. Mary said she fell out of her bed d. b & c
9. Mary claims that the money in her dresser drawer was stolen while she was in the
dining room. She stated that while returning from dinner, she saw a caregiver leaving her room. Should an incident report be filed?
a. Yes b. No
10. When completing an incident report, include everything you think may have
happened leading up to the incident, even if you did not witness these things.
a. True b. False
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