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incident Ans: an event with potential to adversely impact an individual's
health safety or rights
critical incidents Ans: defind by the serverity of harm
investigation Ans: the process of identifying collecting and assessing
facts in ansystematic manner.
Purpose of Investigation Ans: objectively describe or explain what did or
Assignment Expert
did not occur at a given place and time.
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Reportable Incidents Ans: Abuse Neglect Rights Violation Misuse of funds
/ Death if they are recieving services from provider/Hospitalization-
unexplained injury accidntial injury staff to consumer - consumer to
consumer- abuse- injury from restraint
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2 types of facts Ans: Relevant and Irrelevant
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Facts Ans: pieces of information available to investigator
Relevant Facts or Evidence Ans: facts that potentially describe or explain
an event.
Irrelevant Evidence Ans: facts that do not have potential to explain an
event
Direct Evidence Ans: testimonial evidence- Eyewitness
Circumstancial Evidence Ans: Didnt see but has knowledge that can be
pieced together to draw a conclusion
4 Forms of Evidence Ans:
testimony/physical/documentary/demonstrative
Testimonial Evidence Ans: verbal or the equalent