Prescribing

Question 1

Legal requirements of prescribing

Answer 1

• legible and Indelibly written
• prescribes full name, registration number address and phone number
• full name wahine & Pepi
• Full address of wahine & Pepi
• D.O.B
• Signed and dated

Question 2

Each item on the prescription must have

Answer 2

• Name of Medicine
• Form of Medicine
• Strength
• dose and frequency
• amount required

Question 3

The 9 rights of drug administration are?

Answer 3

RIGHT

• Person
• Does
• Medication
• Route
• Time
• Documentation
• Responses

Question 4

What are the 7 prescribing category in pregnancy?

Answer 4

• A
• B1
• B2
• B3
• C
• D
• X

Question 5

Category A

Answer 5

Large number of hapu wahine have taken medicines without increase in malformation or any direct or indirect harmful effect on the pepi.

Question 6

Category B1

Answer 6

• Medicines have been taken by a limited number of hapu wahine without increase frequency of malformation.
• Animals have not shown evidence of increased occurrence of damage to pepi

Question 7

Category B2

Answer 7

Medicines have been taken by a limited number of hapu wahine. Does not have an increase risk of malformation or any direct or indirect harmful effect on the pepi.
- Animal studies are in adequate or maybe lacking data of increase occurrence of damage to pepi.

Question 8

Category B3

Answer 8

• Limited number of hapu mama without increase chance of malformation or other indirect and direct harmfulness to pepi have not been observed.
• Animal studies have shown an increase occurrence of foetal damage . significance of which is considered uncertain in humans

Question 9

Category C

Answer 9

• Risk based on the mechanism of action of the medicine.
• Has caused or ay be harmful effects the pepi or neonate with out causing malformations
• Effects maybe reversible

Question 10

Category D

Answer 10

• Have caused or are suspected to have caused increase of malformation or irreversible damage

Question 11

Category X

Answer 11

• High risk of causing permanent damage to pepi

- should not be used in pregnancy or when pregnancy is suspected

Question 12

The Scope of practice for a midwives with regards to controlled drugs state that they should only be prescribed in what period?

Answer 12

• Intrapartum period

Meaning labour, birth and immediate postnatal period

Question 13

In prescribing opioids what does a midwife need to know about the opioid.

Answer 13

• Contraindications
• drug interactions
• effects
• Side effects
• dose
• Route of administration

Question 14

True or Fales Midwives need to have the skills and immediate access to the necessary equipment and narcotic antagonist.

Answer 14

True