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Chapter 06: Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding
MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 QUESTIONS)
1. Which situation is an example of a medication error?
a. A patient refuses her morning medications.
b. A patient receives a double dose of a medication because the nurse did not cut the pill in
half.
c. A patient develops hives after starting an intravenous antibiotic 24 hours earlier.
d. A patient reports severe pain still present 60 minutes after a pain medication was given.
2. Which is the proper notation for the dose of the drug ordered?
a. digoxin .125 mg
b. digoxin .1250 mg
c. digoxin 0.125 mg
d. digoxin 0.1250 mg
3. When the nurse is giving a scheduled morning medication, the patient states, “I haven’t seen
that pill before. Are you sure it’s correct?” The nurse checks the medication administration
record and sees that medication is listed. Which is the nurse’s best response to the patient?
a. “It’s listed here on the medication sheet, so you should take it.”
b. “Go ahead and take it, and then I’ll check with your doctor about it.”
c. “It wouldn’t be listed here if it wasn’t ordered for you!”
d. “I’ll check on the order first, before you take it.”
4. The physician has written admission orders, and the nurse is transcribing them. The nurse is
having difficulty transcribing one order because of the physician’s handwriting. The best action
for the nurse to take is to
a. ask a colleague what the order says.
b. contact the physician to clarify the order.
c. contact the pharmacy to clarify the order.
d. ask the patient what medications are being taken at home.
5. Health care providers should report actual and potential medication errors to which
organization?
a. Institute for Safe Medications Practices (ISMP) Canada
b. Accreditation Canada
c. Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
d. Health Canada
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Which statements are true regarding an adverse drug reaction (ADRs)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Adverse effects are ADRs that are usually predictable.
b. ADRs always result in harm to patients.
c. All ADRs are preventable if proper precautions are taken.
d. ADRs can be unexpected and unintended responses to medications.
, Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Considerations (6 QUESTIONS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the development of a new drug by a pharmaceutical company, the researcher must ensure
that the participants in experimental drug studies do not have unrealistic expectations of the new
drug’s usefulness. What will the researcher include in the design of the study to prevent bias that
may occur?
a. A placebo
b. Health Canada approval
c. Informed consent
d. Efficacy information
study team is working with healthy volunteers whose participation will help determine the
optimal dosage range and pharmacokinetics of the drug. In what type of study is the team
member participating?
a. Phase I
b. Phase II
c. Phase III
d. Phase IV
3. A patient has a prescription for a drug classified as Schedule F. What important information
should the nurse give this patient about obtaining refills for this medication?
a. No prescription refills are permitted.
b. Refills may be obtained via telephone order.
c. Refills are indicated by the prescriber.
d. The patient may have no more than six refills in a 12-month period.
4. A patient has been chosen to be a recipient of an investigational drug for heart failure and has
given informed consent. Which is indicated by the patient’s informed consent?
a. The patient has been informed of the possible benefits of the new therapy.
b. The patient will be informed of the details of the study as the research continues.
c. The patient will not be assured of receiving the actual drug during the experiment.
d. The patient has received an explanation of the study’s purpose, procedures, and the
benefits and risks involved.
5. Which is the most significant part of legislation in regard to professional nursing practice?
a. Canada Health Act
b. Nursing Practice Act
c. Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
d. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
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6. What potential failure is identified when a patient with a documented penicillin allergy
receives 1.2 g of benzylpenicillin IV?
a. Failure to assess
b. Failure to evaluate
c. Failure to ensure safety
d. Failure to identify the patient
7. Which statement correctly describes drugs in Part G, Part II of the Food and Drugs Act?
a. They are drugs with high potential for misuse that have an accepted medical use.
b. They are drugs with high potential for misuse that do not have an accepted medical use.
c. They are medically accepted drugs that may cause mild physical or psychological
dependence.
32 MULTIPLE CHOICE
3 SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Chapter 06: Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding
MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 QUESTIONS)
1. Which situation is an example of a medication error?
a. A patient refuses her morning medications.
b. A patient receives a double dose of a medication because the nurse did not cut the pill in
half.
c. A patient develops hives after starting an intravenous antibiotic 24 hours earlier.
d. A patient reports severe pain still present 60 minutes after a pain medication was given.
2. Which is the proper notation for the dose of the drug ordered?
a. digoxin .125 mg
b. digoxin .1250 mg
c. digoxin 0.125 mg
d. digoxin 0.1250 mg
3. When the nurse is giving a scheduled morning medication, the patient states, “I haven’t seen
that pill before. Are you sure it’s correct?” The nurse checks the medication administration
record and sees that medication is listed. Which is the nurse’s best response to the patient?
a. “It’s listed here on the medication sheet, so you should take it.”
b. “Go ahead and take it, and then I’ll check with your doctor about it.”
c. “It wouldn’t be listed here if it wasn’t ordered for you!”
d. “I’ll check on the order first, before you take it.”
4. The physician has written admission orders, and the nurse is transcribing them. The nurse is
having difficulty transcribing one order because of the physician’s handwriting. The best action
for the nurse to take is to
a. ask a colleague what the order says.
b. contact the physician to clarify the order.
c. contact the pharmacy to clarify the order.
d. ask the patient what medications are being taken at home.
5. Health care providers should report actual and potential medication errors to which
organization?
a. Institute for Safe Medications Practices (ISMP) Canada
b. Accreditation Canada
c. Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)
d. Health Canada
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Which statements are true regarding an adverse drug reaction (ADRs)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Adverse effects are ADRs that are usually predictable.
b. ADRs always result in harm to patients.
c. All ADRs are preventable if proper precautions are taken.
d. ADRs can be unexpected and unintended responses to medications.
, Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Considerations (6 QUESTIONS)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the development of a new drug by a pharmaceutical company, the researcher must ensure
that the participants in experimental drug studies do not have unrealistic expectations of the new
drug’s usefulness. What will the researcher include in the design of the study to prevent bias that
may occur?
a. A placebo
b. Health Canada approval
c. Informed consent
d. Efficacy information
study team is working with healthy volunteers whose participation will help determine the
optimal dosage range and pharmacokinetics of the drug. In what type of study is the team
member participating?
a. Phase I
b. Phase II
c. Phase III
d. Phase IV
3. A patient has a prescription for a drug classified as Schedule F. What important information
should the nurse give this patient about obtaining refills for this medication?
a. No prescription refills are permitted.
b. Refills may be obtained via telephone order.
c. Refills are indicated by the prescriber.
d. The patient may have no more than six refills in a 12-month period.
4. A patient has been chosen to be a recipient of an investigational drug for heart failure and has
given informed consent. Which is indicated by the patient’s informed consent?
a. The patient has been informed of the possible benefits of the new therapy.
b. The patient will be informed of the details of the study as the research continues.
c. The patient will not be assured of receiving the actual drug during the experiment.
d. The patient has received an explanation of the study’s purpose, procedures, and the
benefits and risks involved.
5. Which is the most significant part of legislation in regard to professional nursing practice?
a. Canada Health Act
b. Nursing Practice Act
c. Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
d. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
lOMoARcPSD|22108057
6. What potential failure is identified when a patient with a documented penicillin allergy
receives 1.2 g of benzylpenicillin IV?
a. Failure to assess
b. Failure to evaluate
c. Failure to ensure safety
d. Failure to identify the patient
7. Which statement correctly describes drugs in Part G, Part II of the Food and Drugs Act?
a. They are drugs with high potential for misuse that have an accepted medical use.
b. They are drugs with high potential for misuse that do not have an accepted medical use.
c. They are medically accepted drugs that may cause mild physical or psychological
dependence.
