Core Concept And Skills (2)

Question 1

Revalidation documents

Answer 1

1. x4 continuing professional development (CPD) records (x2 planned, x2 unplanned)
2. Peer discussion
3. Reflective account

Question 2

Compentency framework for designated prescribing practitioners

Answer 2

Supports experienced IPs to be effective designated prescribers by outlining skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours required

Question 3

Research study requirements

Answer 3

1. Ethical approval by a Research Ethics Committee (REC)
2. Transparency, ethical, approval
3. Involve key stakeholders

Question 4

Person-Centred Healthcare

Answer 4

1. Treat as equals in decisions about care
2. Put people at centre of decisons
3. Respect
4. Compssion, dignity, empathy
5. Patient choice, control and influence
6. Good communication

Question 5

Punitive culture

Answer 5

Based upon assigning the blame or punishment forming culture of fear. Dont want

Question 6

No-blame culture

Answer 6

Can breed complacency or nonchalance impacting patient safety
Lack of accountability
Not acceptable to society. Unfair

Question 7

Just culture

Answer 7

Right culture 
Open
Reporting
Learning 
Safety and quality 
Balance accountability and lerning 
Fair working environment 
Improved patient experience 
Improved patient safety and quality

Question 8

Reporting adverse events

Answer 8

Yellow card scheme

Question 9

Covid-19 yellow card reporting

Answer 9

Website
Any sustpencted side effects from meds, vaccines, equipment related to COVID-19

Phone line
Report ventilators or respiratory support

Question 10

RPS error reporting standards

Answer 10

1. Open and honest
2. Report
3. Learn
4. Share
5. Act
6. Review

Question 11

National reporting and learning system (NRLS)

Answer 11

June 2012
Key functions for patient safety
Website offers key info, guidance, tools and alerts
Where report patient safety incidents
Do not seek identifiable info relating to staff / patients involved
Anonymous

Question 12

Near miss errors

Answer 12

Regular review
Open culture
1. Log
2. Improvement tool

Question 13

Handling dispensing errors

Answer 13

1. Let patient know
2. Correct mistake
3. Offer appology
4. Inform staff involved
   * under “The Pharmacy Order 2018”

Question 14

Legal Defences of dispensing errors

Answer 14

Only when error

• dispensed in registered pharmacy
• under supervision of registered pharmacist
• supplied against a prescription, PGD or direction from prescriber
• promptly notified patient and recorded

Question 15

Safeguarding children

Answer 15

1. Emergency call police
2. Refer to social services

• U13 child too young to consent to sex - reported to social services unless exceptional circumstances backed by documented reasons for not sharing info
• U16 child can give consent to sex - can provide contraception or sexual health advice (case-by-case)

Question 16

Safeguarding adults

Answer 16

1. Emergency call police
2. Consider consent
   - does patient have capacity
   - check with patients GP
3. Condiser confidentiality
4. Record

Question 17

Pharmaceutical care

Answer 17

1. Medication optimisation
2. Medicines reconciliation
3. Clinical check
4. Medication review
5. Patient counsultation