The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) provides leadership in building and advancing a safer health care system. According to the CPSI, how many clients contract an infection while in hospital?
a. 1 in 20 clients
b. 1 in 9 clients
c. 1 in 4 clients
d. 1 in 50 clients
B
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A The documented number of clients is not 1 in 20.
B According to the CPSI, 1 in 9 clients will contract an infection while in hospital. The same number of clients will experience a medication-related error.
C The documented number of clients is not 1 in 4
D The documented number of clients is not 1 in 50.
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