NURS 1140 Pharm Ch. 3, 4, 5, 6 EAQs
r r r r r r r r
Already Passed r
Whichr recordr mayr ber updatedr inr pencilr andr thenr discardedr whenr ther patientr isr dischargedr from
therhospital?
A. PRNrrecord
B. Kardexrrecord
C. Graphicrrecord
D. Patientreducationrrecordr✔✔B.rKardexrrecord
Whichrsequencerofractionsrisrcorrectrwhenrpreparingrtoradministerrarcontrolledrsubstancertorarpatient
r ifranrautomatedrdispensingrsystemrisrnotravailable?r(putrstepsrinrorderrArthroughrD)
A. Unlockrthercabinet
B. Countrthercontentsrinrthercabinetrwithranotherrnurse
C. Verifyrtimerintervalrandrenterrdetailsrinrtherinventoryrcontrolrrecord
D. Recordrtherdegreerofreffectivenessr✔✔Ar-rCr-rDr-rB
Whichrisranrexamplerofrartranscription-basedrmedicationrerror?
A. Omissionrofrorders
B. Incorrectrdoserforrdiagnosis
C. Extrardosergivenrorrmissedrdose
D. Suboptimalrdrugrtherapyrdecisionsr✔✔A.rOmissionrofrorders
Whichrtypesrofrmedicationrerrorrhaveroccurredrwhenrarpatientrwhorhasrreceivedrsuboptimalrpatientredu
cationrtakesrardrugrthatrisrnotrprescribedrandrdevelopsranrallergyrandrintolerance?rSelectrallrthatrapply
.
A. Dispensing
B. Prescribing
C. Monitoring
D. Transcription
,E. Administrationr✔✔B,rC
Whichrdescriptionsrarercharacteristicrofrmonitoringrmedicationrerrors?rSelectrallrthatrapply.
A. Suboptimalrpatientreducation
B. Suboptimalrdrugrtherapyrdecisions
C. Drugrforrpatientrwithrknownrallergyrorrintolerance
D. Suboptimalrassessmentrofrdrugrresponserorrrevisionrofrregimen
E. Misinterpretationrorrmisunderstandingrofrdrugrorderedrorranyrdirectionsrlistedr✔✔A,rD
Whichrmedicationrorderrprocessrisrmostrlikelyrtorresultrinrarmedicationrerror?
A. PRN
B. Single
C. Verbal
D. Standingr✔✔C.rVerbal
Whichrstatementr isr truer aboutr ther floorr orr wardr systemr withr regardr tor medicationr administrationrinrt
herhospital?
A. Itrreducesrmedicationrerrors
B. Itrdiminishesrtherdrugrdeterioration
C. Itrminimizesrtherreturnrofrmedications
D. Itrrequiresrinfrequentrtotalrdrugrinventoriesr✔✔C.rItrminimizesrtherreturnrofrmedications
Whichr statementr isr truer aboutr ther user ofr identificationr braceletsr inr ther administrationr ofrmedications?
A. Onerpatientridentifierrisrenoughrtorconfirmrtheridentity
B. Itrisrnotrnecessaryrtorcheckrtheridentificationrbraceletreveryrtime
C. Childrenrshouldrberaskedrtheirrnamesrbeforeradministeringrardrug
D. Verbalr confirmationr ofr ther namer ofr allr patientsr onr ther IDr braceletr isr neededr ✔✔D.r Verbalrcon
firmationrofrthernamerofrallrpatientsronrtherIDrbraceletrisrneeded
, Whichrrecordrverifiesrther24-hourrhistoryrofrarpatient'srpulse,rtemperature,randrbloodrpressure?
A. Graphic
B. Laboratoryrtests
C. Patientreducation
D. Medicationradministrationr✔✔A.rGraphic
Whichrorderrallowsrther nursertor judger whenr armedicationrshouldr beradministeredr onr ther basisrofrtherp
atient'srneed?
A. Stat
B. PRN
C. Single
D. Standingr✔✔B.rPRN
Whichrpracticerhelpsrensurersafetyrwhenradministeringrmedicationsrsuchrasrheparin?
A. Receivingrverbalrordersrforrdrugradministration
B. Developingrarlistrofrcurrentrmedicationsrbeingradministered
C. Usingrarcomputerizedrproviderrorderrentryrforrcontrolledradministration
D. Avoidingr ther user ofr brandr namesr andr genericr namesr onr medicationr administrationr records
✔✔C.rUsingrarcomputerizedrproviderrorderrentryrforrcontrolledradministration
Whichrdispensingrsystemreliminatesrtherneedrforrchange-of-shiftrnarcoticrcounts?
A. Narcoticrcontrol
B. Automatedrdispensing
C. Long-termrcarerunitrdose
D. Unit-doserdrugrdistributionr✔✔B.rAutomatedrdispensing
Whichrrecordrisrusedrtorstorerpertinentrinformation?
A. Kardex
B. Patientreducation
C. Unscheduledrmedication
r r r r r r r r
Already Passed r
Whichr recordr mayr ber updatedr inr pencilr andr thenr discardedr whenr ther patientr isr dischargedr from
therhospital?
A. PRNrrecord
B. Kardexrrecord
C. Graphicrrecord
D. Patientreducationrrecordr✔✔B.rKardexrrecord
Whichrsequencerofractionsrisrcorrectrwhenrpreparingrtoradministerrarcontrolledrsubstancertorarpatient
r ifranrautomatedrdispensingrsystemrisrnotravailable?r(putrstepsrinrorderrArthroughrD)
A. Unlockrthercabinet
B. Countrthercontentsrinrthercabinetrwithranotherrnurse
C. Verifyrtimerintervalrandrenterrdetailsrinrtherinventoryrcontrolrrecord
D. Recordrtherdegreerofreffectivenessr✔✔Ar-rCr-rDr-rB
Whichrisranrexamplerofrartranscription-basedrmedicationrerror?
A. Omissionrofrorders
B. Incorrectrdoserforrdiagnosis
C. Extrardosergivenrorrmissedrdose
D. Suboptimalrdrugrtherapyrdecisionsr✔✔A.rOmissionrofrorders
Whichrtypesrofrmedicationrerrorrhaveroccurredrwhenrarpatientrwhorhasrreceivedrsuboptimalrpatientredu
cationrtakesrardrugrthatrisrnotrprescribedrandrdevelopsranrallergyrandrintolerance?rSelectrallrthatrapply
.
A. Dispensing
B. Prescribing
C. Monitoring
D. Transcription
,E. Administrationr✔✔B,rC
Whichrdescriptionsrarercharacteristicrofrmonitoringrmedicationrerrors?rSelectrallrthatrapply.
A. Suboptimalrpatientreducation
B. Suboptimalrdrugrtherapyrdecisions
C. Drugrforrpatientrwithrknownrallergyrorrintolerance
D. Suboptimalrassessmentrofrdrugrresponserorrrevisionrofrregimen
E. Misinterpretationrorrmisunderstandingrofrdrugrorderedrorranyrdirectionsrlistedr✔✔A,rD
Whichrmedicationrorderrprocessrisrmostrlikelyrtorresultrinrarmedicationrerror?
A. PRN
B. Single
C. Verbal
D. Standingr✔✔C.rVerbal
Whichrstatementr isr truer aboutr ther floorr orr wardr systemr withr regardr tor medicationr administrationrinrt
herhospital?
A. Itrreducesrmedicationrerrors
B. Itrdiminishesrtherdrugrdeterioration
C. Itrminimizesrtherreturnrofrmedications
D. Itrrequiresrinfrequentrtotalrdrugrinventoriesr✔✔C.rItrminimizesrtherreturnrofrmedications
Whichr statementr isr truer aboutr ther user ofr identificationr braceletsr inr ther administrationr ofrmedications?
A. Onerpatientridentifierrisrenoughrtorconfirmrtheridentity
B. Itrisrnotrnecessaryrtorcheckrtheridentificationrbraceletreveryrtime
C. Childrenrshouldrberaskedrtheirrnamesrbeforeradministeringrardrug
D. Verbalr confirmationr ofr ther namer ofr allr patientsr onr ther IDr braceletr isr neededr ✔✔D.r Verbalrcon
firmationrofrthernamerofrallrpatientsronrtherIDrbraceletrisrneeded
, Whichrrecordrverifiesrther24-hourrhistoryrofrarpatient'srpulse,rtemperature,randrbloodrpressure?
A. Graphic
B. Laboratoryrtests
C. Patientreducation
D. Medicationradministrationr✔✔A.rGraphic
Whichrorderrallowsrther nursertor judger whenr armedicationrshouldr beradministeredr onr ther basisrofrtherp
atient'srneed?
A. Stat
B. PRN
C. Single
D. Standingr✔✔B.rPRN
Whichrpracticerhelpsrensurersafetyrwhenradministeringrmedicationsrsuchrasrheparin?
A. Receivingrverbalrordersrforrdrugradministration
B. Developingrarlistrofrcurrentrmedicationsrbeingradministered
C. Usingrarcomputerizedrproviderrorderrentryrforrcontrolledradministration
D. Avoidingr ther user ofr brandr namesr andr genericr namesr onr medicationr administrationr records
✔✔C.rUsingrarcomputerizedrproviderrorderrentryrforrcontrolledradministration
Whichrdispensingrsystemreliminatesrtherneedrforrchange-of-shiftrnarcoticrcounts?
A. Narcoticrcontrol
B. Automatedrdispensing
C. Long-termrcarerunitrdose
D. Unit-doserdrugrdistributionr✔✔B.rAutomatedrdispensing
Whichrrecordrisrusedrtorstorerpertinentrinformation?
A. Kardex
B. Patientreducation
C. Unscheduledrmedication