Description

Determination of where the event occurred or where the unsafe condition existed.

Select the answer that best describes the location of the event as specifically as possible. For locations that fall under two categories (such as a bathroom in an inpatient department), choose the more specific location (in the case of the example, the bathroom).

On-Screen Instructions

Select the location where the event occurred, or originated, regardless of the location in which it was discovered.

Field Type

Responses

Bathroom (toileting, bathing, tub/shower room)
Behavioral health
Critical care (adult)
Critical care (pediatric, NICU)
Day/ambulatory surgery
Diagnostic/procedure area
Emergency department
Inpatient (adult)
Inpatient (pediatric, nursery)
Laboratory (including pathology department and blood bank)
Labor and delivery
Mother/baby
- Includes postpartum
Pharmacy
Preop area
Operating/procedure room
- Includes cath lab
Post anesthesia care unit
Radiology/imaging
Rehab/therapy room
Swing bed
Other (please describe)

Guide for Use

Additional Support

History

Start Date	2006
End Date	n/a
Change History	Spring 2012: PSRP implementation June 2015: Added “Behavioral health” and “Swing bed” as options for hospitals.
Field Name	location

PSRP Knowledge Base

Event location (Hospital)