legal and ethical

Question 1

represents 4 million registered nurses

Answer 1

american nurses association (ANA)

Question 2

act of doing/causing evil or harm, quality of being evil or harmful

Answer 2

maleficence

Question 3

act in a way to benefit others, promote well being, protect legal interests

Answer 3

beneficence

Question 4

organization that protects public health, develops new drugs, black box warnings

Answer 4

food and drug administration (FDA)

Question 5

enforces controlled substance laws and regulations, drug diversion

Answer 5

drug enforcement agency (DEA)

Question 6

categorized by schedule (I-V) therapeutic, potential abuse, nursing duties for storage, administration, and record keeping

Answer 6

scheduled medication

Question 7

illegal distribution or abuse of prescription drugs

Answer 7

drug diversion

Question 8

safety culture, root cause analysis, speak up

Answer 8

joint commission

Question 9

what are the five rights of medication administration ?

Answer 9

right dose, right patient, right route, right time, and right medication

Question 10

nursing process is…

Answer 10

assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, intervening, and evaluation

Question 11

high risk medications (APINCH)

Answer 11

A: anti-infective, P: potassium/ other electrolytes, I: insulin, N: narcotics, C: chemotherapeutic agents, H: heparin/ anticoagulants

Question 12

organization that is patient-centered care, teamwork, collaboration, evidence based practice, quality improvement, safety and informatics

Answer 12

quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)

Question 13

failure to take proper care in doing something, result in damage/ injury to others

Answer 13

negligence

Question 14

failure to provide a reasonable standard of care and harms the patient

Answer 14

malpractice

Question 15

defined in state nursing practice acts, healthcare organizations policies and procedures

Answer 15

legal aspects of drug therapy

Question 16

ANA code of ethics

Answer 16

respect for human dignity, commitment to patient, promote advocate and protect rights of patient, authority accountability and responsibility for nursing practice, follow legal requirements, promote health and safety, avoid harm, practicing within scope of practice, social determinants

Question 17

schedule 1 controlled substance

Answer 17

no currently accepted medical use and high potential for abuse (heroine, LSD, weed)

Question 18

schedule 2 controlled substance

Answer 18

high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence, considered dangerous (Vicodin, cocaine, meth, hydromorphone, adderall, fentanyl)

Question 19

scedule 3 controlled subtsance

Answer 19

moderate to low potential for psychical and psychological dependence, abuse potential less than 1 and 2 but more than 4 (Tylenol, ketamine, testosterone, anabolic steroids)

Question 20

scehdule 4 controleld substance

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low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence (xanax, soma, valium, Ativan, talwin, ambien, tramadol)

Question 21

schedule 5 controlled substacne

Answer 21

minimal potential for abuse (robitussin, lomotil, lyrica)

Question 22

when do you use the five rights of medication

Answer 22

must be done before any medication delivery, used to prevent medication error, used to show that procedures were correctly performed

Question 23

state nurse practice act: disciplinary action

Answer 23

practicing beyond scope of practice, confidentiality, patient privacy, consent, disclosure violations, fraud and deception, unsafe practice/ substandard care, improper supervision, improper dispensing or administering drugs

Question 24

what causes medication errors

Answer 24

information management in health records, unrecognized patient deterioration, implementation of clinical support, fatigue, interruption, multitasking, emotional stress

Question 25

how can medication errors be prevented

Answer 25

patient transfer, patient identification, system factors, know medicines, patient education, double check

Question 26

medication administer procedure in order

Answer 26

1. gather all necessary equipment and supplies before procedure
2. wash hands
3. check prescription
4. confirm medical chart complete
5. follow facility policies
6. verify patient is correct
7. obtain informed consent