Editing question

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "kemper" <kempermentor at ...> wrote:
>
> > Carol:
> > The sentence in question is "A fall, like a medication error, is a systems issue." Would "A fall, like a medication error, is the responsibility of the whole staff, not just the clinician in charge of the patient" work? 
> 
> Kemper:
> No, because a medication error is not the responsibility of the whole staff.  It's the responsibility of the person dispensing the med.
> 
> My understanding of what the nurse is attempting to state is this:
> A fall, like a medication error, is a problem with the policies and/or procedures of the organization/nursing home.
> 
> Kemper
>

Annemehr:
I think Kemper's reply is the best yet, because it refers to policies (i.e. rules the management puts in place) and not to the staff directly.

And I am also completely unsure whether "systems issue" is meant to refer to conditions that led to the fall, or procedures to follow after a fall occurs, or both.