1807NRS EOT ACTUAL EXAM PAPER Questions with Correct
Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: 8 factors that make a medication order legal and valid.
Answer:
1. patient name
2. date
3. drug
4. dose
5. frequency
6. route
7. prescriber name and signature
Question 2: swiss cheese model.
Answer: systems have multiple layers that should remain intact - active and latent conditions
Question 3: mane.
Answer: Morning
Question 4: nocte.
Answer: night
Question 5: IM.
Answer: Intramuscular
Question 6: IV.
Answer: Intravenous
Question 7: NEB.
Answer: Nebuliser
Question 8: tds.
Answer: Three times a day
Question 9: prn.
Answer: As required
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,Question 10: stat.
Answer: Immediately
Question 11: g.
Answer: Gram
Question 12: mmol.
Answer: Millimole
Question 13: qid.
Answer: Four times a day
Question 14: mL.
Answer: millilitre
Question 15: microgram.
Answer: microgram
Question 16: subcut.
Answer: subcutaneous
Question 17: PO.
Answer: orally
Question 18: when required
Answer: prn.
Question 19: bd.
Answer: twice a day
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, Question 20: 4 clinical trial phases and stages of medication approval.
Answer: PHASE 0 HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY: assess pharmacokinetics - does it behave as expected,
microdosing 10-15 healthy volunteers. PHASE 1: HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY: safety and tolerance -
work out doses, 10-100 heatlhy volunteers or volun. w target illness. PHASE 2: THERAPEUTIC
EXPLORATORY: efficacy and safety - how well it works and safety, 100-300 volunteers w targget illness.
PHASE 3 THERAPEUTIC CONFIRMATORY: safety and efficacy or effectiveness - more info on how
well it works and how safe it is, 700-7000 volunteers w illness
Question 21: 3 stages of medication approval.
Answer: 1. Approval by TGA: approved for sale if phase 3 meets standards. 2. PBS subsidy: approved if it
is as good or better than other meds w same effect and acceptable price. 3. Clinical Phase: post marketing
surveillance or resolution of treatment uncertanties, safety monitory
Question 22: generic name.
Answer: shortened chemical compound name
Question 23: brand name.
Answer: given by drug company - panadol
Question 24: schedules that apply to medications.
Answer: 2: pharmacy medications, 3: pharmacy only. 4: prescription only. 8: controlled drug
Question 25: S8 drug - storage, nursing actions and example.
Answer: locked cupboard on wall of treatment room, two nurses to administer, keys kept with RN in charge
- morphine
Question 26: Schedules.
Answer: tells us how the public and healthcare professionals can access medications
Question 27: first pass effect.
Answer: some drugs may be extensively metabolised before reaching body
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Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: 8 factors that make a medication order legal and valid.
Answer:
1. patient name
2. date
3. drug
4. dose
5. frequency
6. route
7. prescriber name and signature
Question 2: swiss cheese model.
Answer: systems have multiple layers that should remain intact - active and latent conditions
Question 3: mane.
Answer: Morning
Question 4: nocte.
Answer: night
Question 5: IM.
Answer: Intramuscular
Question 6: IV.
Answer: Intravenous
Question 7: NEB.
Answer: Nebuliser
Question 8: tds.
Answer: Three times a day
Question 9: prn.
Answer: As required
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,Question 10: stat.
Answer: Immediately
Question 11: g.
Answer: Gram
Question 12: mmol.
Answer: Millimole
Question 13: qid.
Answer: Four times a day
Question 14: mL.
Answer: millilitre
Question 15: microgram.
Answer: microgram
Question 16: subcut.
Answer: subcutaneous
Question 17: PO.
Answer: orally
Question 18: when required
Answer: prn.
Question 19: bd.
Answer: twice a day
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, Question 20: 4 clinical trial phases and stages of medication approval.
Answer: PHASE 0 HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY: assess pharmacokinetics - does it behave as expected,
microdosing 10-15 healthy volunteers. PHASE 1: HUMAN PHARMACOLOGY: safety and tolerance -
work out doses, 10-100 heatlhy volunteers or volun. w target illness. PHASE 2: THERAPEUTIC
EXPLORATORY: efficacy and safety - how well it works and safety, 100-300 volunteers w targget illness.
PHASE 3 THERAPEUTIC CONFIRMATORY: safety and efficacy or effectiveness - more info on how
well it works and how safe it is, 700-7000 volunteers w illness
Question 21: 3 stages of medication approval.
Answer: 1. Approval by TGA: approved for sale if phase 3 meets standards. 2. PBS subsidy: approved if it
is as good or better than other meds w same effect and acceptable price. 3. Clinical Phase: post marketing
surveillance or resolution of treatment uncertanties, safety monitory
Question 22: generic name.
Answer: shortened chemical compound name
Question 23: brand name.
Answer: given by drug company - panadol
Question 24: schedules that apply to medications.
Answer: 2: pharmacy medications, 3: pharmacy only. 4: prescription only. 8: controlled drug
Question 25: S8 drug - storage, nursing actions and example.
Answer: locked cupboard on wall of treatment room, two nurses to administer, keys kept with RN in charge
- morphine
Question 26: Schedules.
Answer: tells us how the public and healthcare professionals can access medications
Question 27: first pass effect.
Answer: some drugs may be extensively metabolised before reaching body
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