Your list may comprise a variety of types of risk: for example; risk related to the environment and risk related to care delivery and treatment. This might include:

• Increased risk if patient is confused
• Inadequate staffing levels
• Poor collaboration or leadership within the team
• Moving and handling issues
• Risk related to medication administration
• Risk related to tissue viability
• Meeting the nutritional needs of patients.

Risk management can be defined as a function of administration of a hospital or other health facility directed towards identification, evaluation, and correction of potential risks that could lead to injury to patients, staff members, or visitors and result in property loss or damage. 

This definition can be found in Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 8th edition, Elsevier.