Background: Various statistics of the incidence and prevalence of medical errors in hospitals have been published.is common.This study aimed to identify the initial state of the current level of risk management in the hospital was rahnemon. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on the nurses of shahid rahnemon hospital. Data collected by the census questionnaire given to all nurses and the number was 250. The 6 scale variable levels of risk management staff to identify, organize the risk management policies status, condition training, risk management, risk management, status monitoring and analysis, risk assessment and control of the 45 questions on a Likert scale of five options are examined. Data 16 SPSS software was analyzed using. Results: Knowledge workers to manage risk rating 2.40±/18, the state organize risk management rating 2.27±/13, the policies and procedures Score2.17±.0.02, Education Risk Management Rating2.18±./04, the position of Managing Risk Score2.65±./08, monitoring, analyzing, evaluating and controlling risk, rated 2.79±./05to themselves. Conclusions: According to the obtained scores 6 area of risk management component the overall risk was assessed as weak. Clinical governance systems, developing training programs, adopt and implement policies and procedures in line with current regulatory programs, risk management should be looking seriously at the hospital.

Keywords: Risk management, hospital, medical errors, assessment, clinical governance

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