PPCC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
Define the following term:
Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values -
Answers Patient-centered care
Who is this course dedicated to? - Answers Katherine LaStima
What caused Katherine LaStima's death? - Answers Inappropriate control of Katherine drug therapy
Who could have prevented Katherine LaStima's death? - Answers Katherine
Mrs. LaStima
Pharmacist
Dr. Michael
True or False:
The #1 drug problem in the U.S is opioids and the #2 problem is adverse drug-related events. - Answers
True
What are the 4 objectives of beneficent care? - Answers 1) Not to inflict harm
2) To prevent harm
3) To remove harm
4) To promote good
True/False:
DTPs are a normal part of care. - Answers True
DTPs should be _____ and _____. - Answers Recognized
Resolved
Define the following term:
, Actual problems that can be severe, dangerous, or disabling and are either non-correctable or takes
much effort to correct. - Answers Drug-related morbidity (DRM)
DRMs must have a scientifically plausible relationship to a(n) _____. - Answers Drug therapy problem
(DTP)
True/False:
Preventable adverse events are the leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. - Answers
True
A(n) _____ DTP involves an unnecessary drug therapy. - Answers Indication
A(n) _____ DTP involves needing additional therapy. - Answers Indication
A(n) _____ DTP involves an ineffective drug. - Answers Effectiveness
A(n) _____ DTP involves a dose that is too low. - Answers Effectiveness
A(n) _____ DTP involves an adverse drug reaction ADR. - Answers Safety
A(n) _____ DTP involves a dose that is too high. - Answers Safety
A(n) _____ DTP involves patient's not taking medications correctly. - Answers Adherence
True/False:
All DRMs are preventable. - Answers False
What are the 4 criteria that must be met for a DRM to be preventable? - Answers Raging Fires In
California
DRM was proceeded by a(n) recognizable DTP
DRM was foreseeable.
The cause of the DTP (and resulting DRM) was identifiable.
Define the following term:
Providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values -
Answers Patient-centered care
Who is this course dedicated to? - Answers Katherine LaStima
What caused Katherine LaStima's death? - Answers Inappropriate control of Katherine drug therapy
Who could have prevented Katherine LaStima's death? - Answers Katherine
Mrs. LaStima
Pharmacist
Dr. Michael
True or False:
The #1 drug problem in the U.S is opioids and the #2 problem is adverse drug-related events. - Answers
True
What are the 4 objectives of beneficent care? - Answers 1) Not to inflict harm
2) To prevent harm
3) To remove harm
4) To promote good
True/False:
DTPs are a normal part of care. - Answers True
DTPs should be _____ and _____. - Answers Recognized
Resolved
Define the following term:
, Actual problems that can be severe, dangerous, or disabling and are either non-correctable or takes
much effort to correct. - Answers Drug-related morbidity (DRM)
DRMs must have a scientifically plausible relationship to a(n) _____. - Answers Drug therapy problem
(DTP)
True/False:
Preventable adverse events are the leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. - Answers
True
A(n) _____ DTP involves an unnecessary drug therapy. - Answers Indication
A(n) _____ DTP involves needing additional therapy. - Answers Indication
A(n) _____ DTP involves an ineffective drug. - Answers Effectiveness
A(n) _____ DTP involves a dose that is too low. - Answers Effectiveness
A(n) _____ DTP involves an adverse drug reaction ADR. - Answers Safety
A(n) _____ DTP involves a dose that is too high. - Answers Safety
A(n) _____ DTP involves patient's not taking medications correctly. - Answers Adherence
True/False:
All DRMs are preventable. - Answers False
What are the 4 criteria that must be met for a DRM to be preventable? - Answers Raging Fires In
California
DRM was proceeded by a(n) recognizable DTP
DRM was foreseeable.
The cause of the DTP (and resulting DRM) was identifiable.
