01
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best describes why a medicine is classified as high-alert?
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08 High-Alert Medicines and Error Prevention Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 08 High-Alert Medicines and Error Prevention, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
Before administering a high-alert medicine, which action best addresses patient-specific risks?
- A
Review the patient’s allergies, contraindications, relevant laboratory results, current medicines, and required hold parameters.
- B
Check only the medicine’s label because the order already accounts for patient-specific risks.
- C
Review laboratory results only if the patient reports symptoms.
- D
Ask the second checker to decide which patient risks are relevant.
03
Choose one
1 point
A medicine’s storage history is uncertain, although its package appears intact. What is the safest next step?
- A
Use it if its appearance is normal and the dose is small.
- B
Ask a coworker to confirm that it is probably usable, then administer it.
- C
Do not use it; seek pharmacy guidance or follow facility policy.
- D
Use it only after adding a warning label.
04
Choose all
1 point
Select all checks that belong in a pre-administration verification of a high-alert medicine.
- A
Confirm that the medicine and purpose match the order.
- B
Assume the concentration is correct if the dose is familiar.
- C
Check the dose, units, concentration, and calculation against an authoritative reference or protocol.
- D
Skip checking the route if the patient has received the medicine before.
- E
Confirm the route, timing, formulation, and rate where applicable.
05
Choose all
1 point
Which storage controls can help reduce selection errors involving high-alert medicines? Select all that apply.
- A
Limit access to the medicine when appropriate.
- B
Rely on a shelf warning as the sole safeguard.
- C
Standardize available strengths or concentrations.
- D
Separate look-alike products.
- E
Store it wherever space is available, regardless of facility policy.
06
True or false
1 point
Barcode scanning can support medication safety, but it does not replace clinical judgment.
- A
True
- B
False
07
True or false
1 point
A near miss should be reported because it may reveal a weakness in a medication-use system even when no one was harmed.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
Name one concentrated electrolyte identified as a common example of a high-alert medicine.
09
Written response
1 point
What is the name of the check in which a second person independently verifies specified medication items rather than simply agreeing with the first checker?
10
Fill in the blank
1 point
A high-alert medication can cause if used incorrectly.
11
Fill in the blank
1 point
If a prepared medicine will not be administered immediately, it should be promptly .
12
Open ended
1 point
You are preparing a high-alert insulin infusion. Describe the key items to verify before administration and what to do if the order, label, calculation, or pump setting does not match.
13
Choose one
1 point
A medication error may have reached a patient. What should happen first?
- A
Complete the incident report before approaching the patient.
- B
Assess the patient first and provide or obtain urgent care as indicated.
- C
Wait for confirmation that harm occurred before taking action.
- D
Ask the person who prepared the medicine to decide whether assessment is needed.
14
True or false
1 point
True or false: Every high-alert medicine should automatically receive a manual double check, regardless of organizational policy or risk controls.
- A
True
- B
False
15
Choose one
1 point
A medicine is classified as high-alert. Which statement best explains what that classification means?
- A
Errors involving them happen more often than errors involving other medicines.
- B
Errors involving them can have more severe consequences.
- C
They require the same safeguards in every care setting.
- D
They are high-alert only when stored at room temperature.
16
Choose one
1 point
During a pre-administration check, a clinician reviews the patient's laboratory results and required hold parameters. Which verification category does this address?
- A
Whether the product matches the prescribed medicine and purpose
- B
Whether the dose calculation uses the correct concentration
- C
Whether the patient has relevant laboratory results or required hold parameters
- D
Whether the formulation and administration route match the order
17
Choose one
1 point
A storage area contains high-alert medicines and look-alike products. Which change best reduces the chance of a selection error?
- A
Keep look-alike products together and rely on warning labels.
- B
Separate look-alike products and limit access where appropriate.
- C
Store all medicines in the same location to simplify selection.
- D
Remove temperature and security controls once a medicine is labeled.
18
Written response
1 point
When handling a hazardous medicine, what type of equipment should staff use in addition to following the required procedures?
19
Choose one
1 point
A prepared solution will not be administered immediately and has been transferred from its original packaging. What should the clinician do?
- A
Label it promptly with information required by facility policy.
- B
Leave it unlabeled until the moment of administration.
- C
Rely on its location in the preparation area to identify it.
- D
Discard the original packaging and record only the patient's name.
20
Written response
1 point
A medication error may have reached a patient. What should the care team do first?