NR 293 - Week 1 Quiz 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Question 1
Which of the following is NOT one of the "nine rights" of medication
administration?
A) Right patient
B) Right drug
C) Right diagnosis
D) Right dose
E) Right route
Correct Answer: C) Right diagnosis
Rationale: The nine rights of medication administration include: Right
patient, Right drug, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right
documentation, Right to refuse, Right reason/indication, and Right
patient education.
Question 2
How many times should the nine rights of medication administration be
verified?
A) 1 time
B) 2 times
C) 3 times
D) 4 times
E) 5 times
Correct Answer: C) 3 times
Rationale: The nine rights should be verified 3 times: 1. When taking
it out of Pixxus, 2. When calculating the dose before going to the
patient's room, and 3. At the bedside.
Question 3
When should the first verification of the nine rights occur?
A) At the bedside.
,B) When calculating the dose.
C) When taking the medication out of Pixxus.
D) After administration.
E) Before preparing the medication.
Correct Answer: C) When you are taking it out of Pixxus
Rationale: The first verification of the nine rights should occur when
taking the medication out of Pixxus (or medication dispensing
system).
Question 4
Which verification step involves checking the medication at the patient's
bedside?
A) First verification
B) Second verification
C) Third verification
D) Fourth verification
E) Fifth verification
Correct Answer: C) At the bedside
Rationale: The third verification step, at the bedside, involves
checking the medication before administration to the patient.
Question 5
What is considered a medication error?
A) Any adverse drug event that is not preventable.
B) Any preventable adverse drug event resulting from inappropriate
medication use, such as breaching any of the nine rights of med admin.
C) A mild side effect of a medication.
D) A drug interaction that was unavoidable.
E) A patient refusing their medication.
Correct Answer: B) Any preventable adverse drug event resulting from
inappropriate medication use aka breaching any of the nine rights
of med admin
,Rationale: A medication error is defined as any preventable adverse
drug event resulting from inappropriate medication use, including
breaching any of the nine rights of medication administration.
Question 6
What is a drug?
A) Any substance found in nature.
B) Any chemical or substance that affects physiological processes in the
body.
C) Only illegal substances.
D) Only medications prescribed by a doctor.
E) Only substances used for recreational purposes.
Correct Answer: B) Any chemical or substance that affects
physiological process in the body
Rationale: A drug is any chemical or substance that affects
physiological processes in the body.
Question 7
What is pharmacology?
A) The study of diseases.
B) The study of diagnostic tests.
C) The study of drugs.
D) The study of anatomy.
E) The study of surgical procedures.
Correct Answer: C) The study of drugs
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs.
Question 8
What is the generic name of a drug?
A) The name given by the manufacturer.
B) The Proprietary name.
C) The Brand name.
D) The name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council
, (USAN Council).
E) A name that can change frequently.
Correct Answer: D) Name given to a drug by the United States
Adopted Names Council
Rationale: The generic name (Nonproprietary name) of a drug is the
name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council.
Each drug only has one generic name.
Question 9
How many generic names does each drug have?
A) Multiple
B) Two
C) Only one
D) Zero
E) It varies
Correct Answer: C) Each drug only has 1
Rationale: Each drug has only one generic name.
Question 10
What is the trade name of a drug?
A) The Nonproprietary name.
B) The generic name.
C) The name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council.
D) The name given to a drug by the manufacturer (company that creates the
drug).
E) A name that cannot be trademarked.
Correct Answer: D) Name given to a drug by the manufacturer
(company that creates the drug)
Rationale: The trade name (Proprietary name/Brand name) of a drug
is the name given to a drug by the manufacturer (company that
creates the drug).
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Question 1
Which of the following is NOT one of the "nine rights" of medication
administration?
A) Right patient
B) Right drug
C) Right diagnosis
D) Right dose
E) Right route
Correct Answer: C) Right diagnosis
Rationale: The nine rights of medication administration include: Right
patient, Right drug, Right dose, Right route, Right time, Right
documentation, Right to refuse, Right reason/indication, and Right
patient education.
Question 2
How many times should the nine rights of medication administration be
verified?
A) 1 time
B) 2 times
C) 3 times
D) 4 times
E) 5 times
Correct Answer: C) 3 times
Rationale: The nine rights should be verified 3 times: 1. When taking
it out of Pixxus, 2. When calculating the dose before going to the
patient's room, and 3. At the bedside.
Question 3
When should the first verification of the nine rights occur?
A) At the bedside.
,B) When calculating the dose.
C) When taking the medication out of Pixxus.
D) After administration.
E) Before preparing the medication.
Correct Answer: C) When you are taking it out of Pixxus
Rationale: The first verification of the nine rights should occur when
taking the medication out of Pixxus (or medication dispensing
system).
Question 4
Which verification step involves checking the medication at the patient's
bedside?
A) First verification
B) Second verification
C) Third verification
D) Fourth verification
E) Fifth verification
Correct Answer: C) At the bedside
Rationale: The third verification step, at the bedside, involves
checking the medication before administration to the patient.
Question 5
What is considered a medication error?
A) Any adverse drug event that is not preventable.
B) Any preventable adverse drug event resulting from inappropriate
medication use, such as breaching any of the nine rights of med admin.
C) A mild side effect of a medication.
D) A drug interaction that was unavoidable.
E) A patient refusing their medication.
Correct Answer: B) Any preventable adverse drug event resulting from
inappropriate medication use aka breaching any of the nine rights
of med admin
,Rationale: A medication error is defined as any preventable adverse
drug event resulting from inappropriate medication use, including
breaching any of the nine rights of medication administration.
Question 6
What is a drug?
A) Any substance found in nature.
B) Any chemical or substance that affects physiological processes in the
body.
C) Only illegal substances.
D) Only medications prescribed by a doctor.
E) Only substances used for recreational purposes.
Correct Answer: B) Any chemical or substance that affects
physiological process in the body
Rationale: A drug is any chemical or substance that affects
physiological processes in the body.
Question 7
What is pharmacology?
A) The study of diseases.
B) The study of diagnostic tests.
C) The study of drugs.
D) The study of anatomy.
E) The study of surgical procedures.
Correct Answer: C) The study of drugs
Rationale: Pharmacology is the study of drugs.
Question 8
What is the generic name of a drug?
A) The name given by the manufacturer.
B) The Proprietary name.
C) The Brand name.
D) The name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council
, (USAN Council).
E) A name that can change frequently.
Correct Answer: D) Name given to a drug by the United States
Adopted Names Council
Rationale: The generic name (Nonproprietary name) of a drug is the
name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council.
Each drug only has one generic name.
Question 9
How many generic names does each drug have?
A) Multiple
B) Two
C) Only one
D) Zero
E) It varies
Correct Answer: C) Each drug only has 1
Rationale: Each drug has only one generic name.
Question 10
What is the trade name of a drug?
A) The Nonproprietary name.
B) The generic name.
C) The name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names Council.
D) The name given to a drug by the manufacturer (company that creates the
drug).
E) A name that cannot be trademarked.
Correct Answer: D) Name given to a drug by the manufacturer
(company that creates the drug)
Rationale: The trade name (Proprietary name/Brand name) of a drug
is the name given to a drug by the manufacturer (company that
creates the drug).
