PTCE Patient Safety Questions

A patient who misunderstands the instructions for a prescription is an example of an error that can occur during which of the following steps of the medication‐use process?

Administration

Which of the following organizations oversees the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System?

CDC

Difference between a patient’s discharge medication list and the medications they take once at home?

Medication discrepancy

A process of providing a comprehensive list of all patient’s medications

Medication reconciliation

Preventable events that are caused by inappropriate use of medications

Medication error

A generalized term used to describe an at a glance overview of the medications a patient is taking. It occurs during the drug utilization process, the medication therapy management process, and many others

Medication review

Refers to the ongoing review of practitioner prescribing, pharmacist dispensing, and patient use of medication to promote safety

Drug utilization reviews (DURs)

Which of the following regulations requires pharmacists to perform a drug utilization review (DUR) when processing a prescription?

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Counting trays should be cleaned using isopropyl alcohol after counting which of the following medications?

Oral chemotherapeutics

Which of the following types of medication should be counted on a separate tray?

Chemotherapeutic agents

All the following are high-alert medications in acute care settings, EXCEPT: 

tobramycin

Failing to include information that is necessary for the safe use of a medication is a/an:

Error of omission

In which of the following scenarios is it acceptable to use an alcohol-based rub for hand hygiene?

Before giving an immunization

Which of the following organizations oversees the Medication Error Reporting Program (MERP)?

ISMP (Institute of Safe Medication Practice)

Which of the following is an example of a medication error that can occur during the dispensing process?

Selecting the wrong drug formulation

All the following are high-alert medications in long-term care facilities, EXCEPT: 

Lisinopril

Which of the following medications is considered high-alert in the hospital?

Propofol (anesthetic)

All the following are high alert medication classes, EXCEPT: 

Blood pressure medications

Which of the following is an FDA database for post‐marketing drug safety and marketing?

FAERS

Which of the following medications is associated with a high incidence of medication errors?

Insulin

Which of the following organizations established a voluntary practitioner error reporting program to analyze causes of errors, and shares their findings and recommendations for prevention to healthcare practitioners?

ISMP

Which of the following is a prescribing error?

A  nurse practitioner writes a prescription and does not specify route of administration

Which ISMP resource captures the causes and consequences of vaccine-related errors?

VERP

A patient monitoring function that detects a therapeutic duplication would be alerting the user to which of the following issues?

The prescribed medication is in the same pharmacologic class as another medication the patient is currently taking.

When a medication error occurs but does not reach the patient or cause harm, it is called a _____. 

Near miss

A “Root Cause Analysis”:

would be an appropriate step following a sentinel event.

Which of the following medications are considered high‐alert?

Anticoagulants

Which of the following techniques should be used when applying alcohol‐ based hand rubs?

Use an adequate amount of rub.

Which of the following error‐reporting programs is an FDA program that accepts reports from healthcare providers and patients?

MedWatch

Which of the following programs is mandated under Medicare Part D and promotes the safe and effective use of medications?

Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

Incorrect dosages, drug‐disease contraindications, and drug interactions are issues that are addressed by a/an:

DUR

MERP and VERP are error‐reporting programs that are operated by which of the following organizations?

ISMP

Which of the following is a dispensing error?

Prescription is filled for the wrong patient

Which of the following is a database that contains information about adverse events and medication error reports submitted to the FDA?

FAERS

Which of the following terms refers to a comprehensive medication review that identifies and resolves medication‐related problems?

Medication therapy management (MTM)

The Medicaid Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Program was created by which of the following laws?

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Which of the following is not true regarding a root cause analysis?

It corrects processes proactively.

Which of the following is a high-alert medication in community/ambulatory settings? 

insulin aspart

A pharmacy technician is permitted to answer all but which of the following questions regarding a prescription?

Side effects of the medication

All the following must be included on an outpatient prescription label, EXCEPT:

prescriber's NPI number.