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  • Title: Sentinel event. A moment in time, a lifetime to forget.
    Author: Kobs A.
    Journal: Nurs Manage; 1998 Feb; 29(2):10-3. PubMed ID: 9496090.
    Abstract:
    This column focuses on the JCAHO's definition, detection and prevention of sentinel events--and the reduction of errors in general. It describes what is expected of the institution and what the institution may expect of the JCAHO if a sentinel event occurs.
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