CPPS A Grade Exam with Questions and Answers

You are educating clinical managers in your healthcare facility on how to identify appropriate events for conducting a Root Cause Analysis. Which event provides the best opportunity for an RCA? - Correct Answer-a. A post-op patient removes his own IV causing a skin tear from the tape b. A patient with no known allergies experiences an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic requiring transfer to ICU. c. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure d. There have been 3 occurrences of depressed respirations in the same department in the last 4 months related to sedation The answer is C. The biopsy samples from a colonoscopy are never received by pathology after the procedure - Correct Answer