Medication: Introduction and Safe Practices – Multi Choice Questions

Contents

Segment 1 – Introduction 2

Segment 2 – Administering Medication 4

Segment 3 – Safe Practice 6

Segment 1 – Introduction

1)  What is the name of the Act that regulates the manufacturing of medicines?

a.  Prescriptions Act 1972

b.  Prescriptions Act 1980

c.  Medicines Act 1981

d.  Medicines Act 1973

e.  Medicinal Regulations Act 1984

2)  In order for a company to make medications they must, what?

a.  Be licenced

b.  Have a doctor on the advisory board

c.  Have liability insurance

d.  Have permission from the medicinal ethics committee

e.  Meet two of the above criteria

3)  Which Act determines which products can be legally sold and distributed as therapeutic products?

a.  Prescriptions Act 1972

b.  Prescriptions Act 1980

c.  Medicines Act 1981

d.  Medicines Act 1973

e.  Medicines Regulations Act 1984

4)  Who is New Zealand’s medical safety authority?

a.  Department of Medical Safety

b.  Medsafe

c.  Ministry of Health

d.  Health and Disabilities Commission

e.  Medical Advisory Committee

5)  When are New Zealanders who are receiving medicine not protected by the Medicines Act and regulations legislation?

a.  If it is medicine you can purchase at the supermarket

b.  If it is medicine brought through the internet

c.  If someone is in a medical trial

d.  If it is holistic medication

e.  All of the above

6)  What does the Misuse of Drugs Act apply to?

a.  People asking for medication they do not need

b.  People giving patients the wrong medicine

c.  Any medication that has the potential of being abused or become addictive

d.  Who is able to prescribe or give different medications

e.  Doctors getting influenced by pharmaceutical companies to prescribe certain medications

7)  Why do you need to count the total amount of morphine pills left when dispensing them?

a.  So that you do not accidentally give a person too many

b.  So you know when to order more as you do not want to run out

c.  Because they are expensive so you need to be careful with how often you give them

d.  Because they are a controlled substance and need to be accounted for

e.  Because you need to manage stock control so they do not expire

8)  What is classed at medication?

a.  Any substance prescribed by a doctor

b.  Any substance that assists a person achieving better health or reduced pain

c.  Any pharmaceutical substance, therefore natural remedies and vitamins are not classed as medication

d.  Any substance used to prevent, improve or maintain health

e.  Any substance that can be purchased at the pharmacy, including prescriptions, and natural remedies, that have the purpose of improving health

Segment 2 – Administering Medication

1)  Who can give medications at a residential care facility?

  1. Any caregiver employed by the facility
  2. Any caregiver that has undergone specific training by the organisation
  3. Any caregiver that has a certificate in medication administration by a training facility
  4. Any caregiver who is also undergoing nursing training
  5. Registered Nurses only

2)  What does the term PRN mean?

  1. Administered as a suppository at night
  2. Medications that only a registered nurse can give
  3. As required, within the recommendations
  4. Given in the evening
  5. Given after a procedure

3)  Which one of these abbreviations means before meals?

  1. AC
  2. BM
  3. PC
  4. BID
  5. TDS

4)  Which one of these abbreviations means after meals?

  1. AM
  2. AF
  3. BM
  4. PC
  5. AC

5)  BID or BD means what?

  1. Before Meals
  2. Three times a day
  3. Twice a day
  4. As required
  5. Given as an injection into the dermis layer of skin

6)  How is 4 times a day written?

  1. 4TD
  2. QQH
  3. QTD
  4. 4BD
  5. QID

7)  If you saw the code ‘QQH – PRN’ what would this mean?

  1. Given 4 times a day as required
  2. Given 4 hourly as required
  3. Given 4 times a day by a registered nurse only
  4. Given 4 hourly by a registered nurse
  5. This is not a code related to medication

8)  PV medication is only given to who?

  1. Men
  2. Women
  3. People unable to swallow
  4. People afraid of needles
  5. People on IV medication

9)  Who is able to give IM Medication?

  1. Any caregiver employed by the facility
  2. Any caregiver that has undergone specific training by the organisation
  3. Any caregiver that has a certificate in medicinal administration by a training facility
  4. Any caregiver who is also undergoing nursing training
  5. Registered Nurses

10)  Who has the overall responsibility for the safe administration of medication?

  1. The prescribing doctor
  2. The facility manager
  3. The person administering the medication
  4. The registered nurse
  5. The manufacturers of the medication

11)  If you are asked to give medication but have not finished your training what should you do?

  1. It is OK because you are employed by the facility and therefore allowed to give medication
  2. It is OK because the nurse has asked you
  3. Give it but the nurse will need to sign for it
  4. Let the nurse know you have not finished training yet but are happy to give it
  5. Let the nurse know you have not finished training yet and therefore cannot give it

12)  If a person has deceased, what happens to their medication?

  1. It goes into general supply to be used by clients as needed
  2. It gets thrown into the bin
  3. It gets given to the family of the deceased
  4. It gets sent back to the pharmacy
  5. It gets sent back to the prescribing doctor

Segment 3 – Safe Practice

1)  If the instructions are to give 10 mls of a medication what is the acceptable variation of this?

a.  2 ml either way (8ml – 12ml)

b.  1ml either way (9 – 11)

c.  Do not go under but a 1ml variation over is Ok (10-11ml

d.  Do not go over but 1ml under is OK (9-10ml

e.  There is no variation, you must be accurate

2)  Is there anything you should get from a person before giving them medication?

a.  Consent

b.  Their signature

c.  There is nothing you need to get, they will know that the medication is charted for them

d.  All their vital signs (respiratory rate, heart rate etc.)

e.  Check if they have eaten recently

3)  If a person refuses to take the medication what should you do?

a.  Blend it into their food, it is important they take all medication

b.  Don’t worry about it, they have the right to refuse medication

c.  Inform the nurse that they do not want to take the medication

d.  Try again later, they may change their mind

e.  Leave it for them so they can take it later

4)  How should tablets be stored?

a.  In a cool dry cupboard

b.  In the fridge

c.  In the persons’ room

d.  In a secured cupboard

e.  On a trolley ready for rounds

5)  Medications should never be stored in an area that gets above what temperature?

a.  18°

b.  20°

c.  22°

d.  25°

e.  27°

6)  What do you do with expired medication?

a.  It is ok to use it, medication never really expires

b.  It should be sent back to the pharmacy

c.  It can be thrown into a regular bin

d.  It should be thrown into hazardous waste bin

e.  Flush it down the toilet

7)  How often should medication expiry dates be checked?

a.  Before giving it to the client

b.  Once a month

c.  Once every 3 months

d.  The nurse will do this

e.  Medications do not have expiry dates

8)  What is the best form of medication packing?

a.  Blister packs

b.  Bottles

c.  Containers divided by day of the week

d.  Dispenser units

e.  Packets

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