PHARM 151 MIDTERM TOPHAT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the correct order of the medication use system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prescribe ->
Transcribe -> Dispense -> Administer -> Monitor
If your work laptop is stolen and it contains patient records, are you expected to notify the patients
whose records were on the laptop? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
You are talking about a patient in the hallway between rounds. The patient's friend overhears the
encounter. Is this a privacy breach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
A police officer shows up and asks for a printout of a patient's medication list. It's for an investigation
into drug trafficking. They do not have a court order. Are you allowed to provide the list to the police
officer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No
You are working in a pharmacy. The emergency department of a local hospital calls you and asks if a
particular patient is taking a blood thinner. The patient has just experienced trauma and is bleeding
heavily. Are you allowed to disclose this information without the patient's consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Yes
T or F: From a privacy perspective, you do not need consent to share health information within the
"Circle of Care" and pharmacists are members of the Circle of Care. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The right and desire of a person to control the disclosure of personal
health information
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The controlled release of personal health information to a care
provider or information custodian under an agreement that limits the extent and conditions under
which that information may be used or released further
Security - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of policies and procedures and and safeguards that help
maintain the integrity and availability of information systems and control access to their contents
, Confidential Patient Info - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal information about an individual receiving
treatment from the health-care system
Quan loves Dr. Oz. On the last show, Dr. Oz suggested people stand on their heads while singing happy
birthday to relieve eczema. Quan tried it out right away (it didn't work). What kind of literacy does Quan
need to build? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Media literacy
Lu has cancer. She goes to the library and finds a dozen books on cancer on the shelf. What kind of
literacy is she exhibiting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information literacy
Eloise has asthma. You give her a new inhaler, teach her how to use it, and give her an information
pamphlet. A week later, she comes back and tells you she read the pamphlet but she has now idea how
to use the inhaler, when to take it or what it is supposed to do for her. What kind of literacy does she
need to build? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health literacy
On their own, which of the following pieces of information are considered "personal health information"
a. Phone number
b. Address
c. Pharmacy Appointment Schedule
d. Drug Plan Number
e. Allergies
f. Family Doctor Name - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Pharmacy Appointment Schedule
d. Drug Plan Number
e. Allergies
f. Family Doctor Name
Alan is a real localite. People in his community know him and look to him before trying something new.
You want him to try out your new health app. What kind of adopter is he most likely to be? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Early adopter
What are the correct order of the medication use system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Prescribe ->
Transcribe -> Dispense -> Administer -> Monitor
If your work laptop is stolen and it contains patient records, are you expected to notify the patients
whose records were on the laptop? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
You are talking about a patient in the hallway between rounds. The patient's friend overhears the
encounter. Is this a privacy breach? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
A police officer shows up and asks for a printout of a patient's medication list. It's for an investigation
into drug trafficking. They do not have a court order. Are you allowed to provide the list to the police
officer? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅No
You are working in a pharmacy. The emergency department of a local hospital calls you and asks if a
particular patient is taking a blood thinner. The patient has just experienced trauma and is bleeding
heavily. Are you allowed to disclose this information without the patient's consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Yes
T or F: From a privacy perspective, you do not need consent to share health information within the
"Circle of Care" and pharmacists are members of the Circle of Care. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The right and desire of a person to control the disclosure of personal
health information
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The controlled release of personal health information to a care
provider or information custodian under an agreement that limits the extent and conditions under
which that information may be used or released further
Security - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A collection of policies and procedures and and safeguards that help
maintain the integrity and availability of information systems and control access to their contents
, Confidential Patient Info - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Personal information about an individual receiving
treatment from the health-care system
Quan loves Dr. Oz. On the last show, Dr. Oz suggested people stand on their heads while singing happy
birthday to relieve eczema. Quan tried it out right away (it didn't work). What kind of literacy does Quan
need to build? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Media literacy
Lu has cancer. She goes to the library and finds a dozen books on cancer on the shelf. What kind of
literacy is she exhibiting? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Information literacy
Eloise has asthma. You give her a new inhaler, teach her how to use it, and give her an information
pamphlet. A week later, she comes back and tells you she read the pamphlet but she has now idea how
to use the inhaler, when to take it or what it is supposed to do for her. What kind of literacy does she
need to build? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Health literacy
On their own, which of the following pieces of information are considered "personal health information"
a. Phone number
b. Address
c. Pharmacy Appointment Schedule
d. Drug Plan Number
e. Allergies
f. Family Doctor Name - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅c. Pharmacy Appointment Schedule
d. Drug Plan Number
e. Allergies
f. Family Doctor Name
Alan is a real localite. People in his community know him and look to him before trying something new.
You want him to try out your new health app. What kind of adopter is he most likely to be? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Early adopter
