Quiz Chapter 5

Question 0

Why are specific medications classified as “hi-alert “medications?
A) potential for patient harm is higher with these medications
B) medications always cause certain adverse effects
C) states require that these medications be on the high-alert list
D) only RNs are allowed to administer these medications

Answer 0

A)

Question 1

The nurse administers a medication to the wrong client. Which is the appropriate nursing action following this area?
A) assess the client for an adverse reaction and report is an adverse event occurs.
B) document the medication error. No further action is required.
C) report the error and document the medication on the patient chart.
D) notify the provider and document the error on an incident report

Answer 1

D)

Question 2

When admitting an elderly patient to an acute care setting, which nursing strategy is most appropriate to prevent medication errors?
A) call the primary care physician to verify current medications.
B) ask the patient’s family to verify medications the patient was taking at home.
C) ask the patient to provide you with a written list of all medications being taken at home.
D) ask the patient and or family to bring in all medications the patient was taking at home.

Answer 2

D)

Question 3

In which step of the medication process can a medication error occurred? (Select all that apply)
A) procurement
B) prescribing
C) transcribing
D) verification
E) administration

Answer 3

A, B, C, E

Question 4

What organization announced new regulations requiring barcodes for a prescription and over-the-counter medications?

Answer 4

The FDA

Question 5

When planning interventions aimed at reducing medication errors, the nurse recognizes that:
A) only 10% of all preventable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) begin at the medication ordering (prescribing) stage.
B) disciplinary action is necessary to increase the nurses vigilance and preventing medication errors.
C) the majority of medication errors results from weaknesses within the system rather than individual shortcomings.
D) the use of trailing zeros (i.e., 1.0 mg) and omission a leading zeros (i.e., .25mg) reduces transcription errors.

Answer 5

C)

Question 6

When receiving a patient transferred from another unit, which action is most useful to prevent medication errors?
A) completing the medication reconciliation between units
B) participating in a verbal report from the transferring nurse
C) asking the patient my medications were received upon transfer
D) asking the physician to rewrite all medication orders upon transfer

Answer 6

A)

Question 7

Which action assists the nurse and prevention of a potential medication error?
A) ask the patient what disease the medication is for before administering
B) encourage the patient to question medications of the medications are different than he or she expects
C) allow the patient to take all medications when desired
D) administer the patient’s medications and his or her personal bottles while in the hospital

Answer 7

B)