LPN Pharmacology Unit 1 Study Guide
Questions and Answers
As a nurse or consumer, what might I find helpful on the FDA website? - ANSWER-
Drug/vaccine information
What are the differences in the schedules of controlled substances? - ANSWER-
Schedule 1- has a high potential for abuse, not currently accepted medical use, lack
of accepted safety under medical supervison
Schedule 2- high potential for abuse, accepted medical use, severe psychological or
physical dependence
Schedule 3- potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may lead to
moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Schedule 4- low potential for abuse
Schedule 5- low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may lead to
limited physical/psychological dependence
What is the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act about? - ANSWER-Revises the
bloodborne pathogens standard to include safer medical devices to minimize
exposure through accidental needle-stick injuries.
What is the Nurse Practice Act and who wrote it? What does it mean to you? -
ANSWER-The Missouri State Board of Nursing wrote the Nurse Practice
Act(Missouri's). The Act protects the public from unsafe and unlicensed practice, by
regulating nursing practice and nursing education.
These are guidelines for us as nurses to go by. This defines nursing and sets
standards for us to go by.
What defines a medication error? - ANSWER-Any preventable event that may cause
or lead to inappropriate medication use or pt harm while the medication is in the
control of the health care provider or consumer
What is the impact of medication errors on health care? - ANSWER-Can cause
severe injury or possible death. This can lead to loss of accreditation to health care
facilities
What is JCAHO? - ANSWER-Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (or just joint commission)
Questions and Answers
As a nurse or consumer, what might I find helpful on the FDA website? - ANSWER-
Drug/vaccine information
What are the differences in the schedules of controlled substances? - ANSWER-
Schedule 1- has a high potential for abuse, not currently accepted medical use, lack
of accepted safety under medical supervison
Schedule 2- high potential for abuse, accepted medical use, severe psychological or
physical dependence
Schedule 3- potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may lead to
moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence
Schedule 4- low potential for abuse
Schedule 5- low potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use, may lead to
limited physical/psychological dependence
What is the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act about? - ANSWER-Revises the
bloodborne pathogens standard to include safer medical devices to minimize
exposure through accidental needle-stick injuries.
What is the Nurse Practice Act and who wrote it? What does it mean to you? -
ANSWER-The Missouri State Board of Nursing wrote the Nurse Practice
Act(Missouri's). The Act protects the public from unsafe and unlicensed practice, by
regulating nursing practice and nursing education.
These are guidelines for us as nurses to go by. This defines nursing and sets
standards for us to go by.
What defines a medication error? - ANSWER-Any preventable event that may cause
or lead to inappropriate medication use or pt harm while the medication is in the
control of the health care provider or consumer
What is the impact of medication errors on health care? - ANSWER-Can cause
severe injury or possible death. This can lead to loss of accreditation to health care
facilities
What is JCAHO? - ANSWER-Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (or just joint commission)
