Corrective Action/ Preventive Action

According to the American National Standard of the American Society for Quality, the definition of "Preventive Action" is: "Action to eliminate the cause of a potential nonconformity or other undesirable potential situation." The definition of "Corrective Action" is: "Action to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity or other undesirable situation."
Karen Hopkins, RN, BS, MS
Acting Director, GCP Operations
ClinAudits, LLC