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Activity Steps

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Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Select the essential aspects of the "cause to pause" strategy for preventing medication errors.
  2. Identify the concepts that typically account for human errors.
  3. Choose the precautions that might have helped prevent the downward trajectory of the patient in the author's case study.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will demonstrate competency in clinical reasoning regarding the ?cause to pause? safety strategy by achieving a minimum score of 70% on the outcomes-based post-test.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH
  • NM - BON 1.5 CH
  • SC - BON 1.5 CH
  • WV - BOERN 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, Georgia Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board of Nursing, and West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, #50-1223.













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Test Code: N0622A
Published: Jun 2022
Expires: 6/6/2025
Collections: Critical Care Nursing (Adult) Subscription
Sources: Nursing2024
Required Passing Score: 8/10 (80%)
Authors: Elizabeth H. Sassatelli, PhD, RN
Categories: Drug Therapy , Evidence Based Practice , Hospital , Quality Improvement , Safety
Specialties: Acute Care, Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Home Health, Management, Medical-Surgical, Pain Management, Quality Improvement
Topics: Hydromorphone , Medication Errors , Medication Safety , Opioid Stewardship , Opioids , Patient Safety