CHIP Prep Course (CHIP)

What you will learn

• By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
• Explain the provided CPS CHIP examination framework and the five weighted competency domains: Patient Assessment and Care Planning (20%); Sterile Compounding, Dispensing, and Logistics (25%); Clinical Monitoring, Stewardship, and Patient Management (25%); Reimbursement, Policy, and Compliance (15%);
• Map every lesson, section, subsection, topic, example, and assessment item to at least one CHIP domain/task/subskill using consistent tags such as “DOMAIN 2: Task 4 → Stability and compatibility for home infusion.”
• Evaluate referrals for appropriateness of home infusion therapy by integrating diagnosis, clinical stability, comorbidities, organ function, medication profile, laboratory data, home environment, caregiver capability, insurance feasibility, and escalation needs.
• Design patient-specific home infusion care plans, including therapeutic goals, medication selection, dose/route/frequency/duration, monitoring plans, adverse-effect mitigation, emergency backup plans, interdisciplinary coordination, and documentation.
• Select and assess vascular access devices and infusion pumps based on therapy duration, medication properties, anatomy, administration complexity, patient/caregiver capability, flushing/maintenance needs, and pump programming requirements.
• Formulate and monitor parenteral nutrition regimens, including nutritional assessment, macronutrient and micronutrient calculations, compatibility and stability considerations, calcium/phosphate risk, metabolic monitoring, and transitions between PN, enteral nutrition, and oral intake.
• Apply sterile compounding standards and quality systems for compounded sterile preparations, including USP -aligned cleanroom workflow, aseptic technique, environmental monitoring, BUD assignment, final verification, personnel competency, records, quarantine, and root cause analysis.