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CPPS Review Course A staff member discovered a medication with an incorrect label. The staff immediately notified the pharmacist and the correct label was sent prior to medication administration. Then, the staff completed an event report through the organization's reporting tool. Which of the following actions should the unit manager take in response to this event? A.) Document the incident in the employee's performance review. B.) Investigate system failures and recognize the employee...

In preparation for new antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements, a hospital is creating an antimicrobial stewardship committee. What should be the first step in supporting this new patient safety initiative? A. Reach out to subject matter experts to gain insight on different compliance issues. B. Work with information technology (IT) to build antibiotic indication and time-out screens. C. Partner with key stakeholders to perform a gap analysis of current state to ideal state. D. Rev...

CPPS Patient Safety Certification final exam update

CPPS Practice Exam 2023 Questions and Answer CPPS Practice Exam 2023 Questions and Answer 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? - 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...

Retrospective Integration - ANSWER-Designing education-based strategies to mitigate identified risks Clinical transformation care that is consistently (6 things).... - ANSWER-Safe. Effective. Patient Centered. Timely. Efficient. Equitable. Safety - ANSWER-Prevention/moderation of hazard (induced harm) Unsafe Acts - ANSWER-An act that is not safe for an employee. Human error. (slips, lapses, mistakes, violations) The Safety Assessment Code (SAC) Matrix - ANSWER-When a severity categor...

Property Management - Answer- The exercise of a retaining or governing influence over the acquisition, use, and disposition of personal property Property Control Variety of Names - Answer- Property Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Inventory Control, Material, Property Control, Asset Management. Property Management Office PMO - Answer- Department within an org that is responsible for controlling or managing property Property Manager - Answer- PMO is headed by Property Manager is re...