01
True or false
1 point
A patient says that a medication about to be administered looks unfamiliar. The clinician should take the concern seriously and verify the medication rather than dismissing it.
Free Practice Quiz Question List
5 Preventing and Responding to Medication Errors Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 5 Preventing and Responding to Medication Errors, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Choose one
1 point
A nurse notices that an insulin pen selected for one patient is labeled for another patient and stops before administering it. How should this event be classified?
- A
A near miss
- B
An adverse drug event
- C
An adverse reaction
- D
A medication error that caused patient harm
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
If scanning or pump safeguards fail, stop and follow facility procedure to before proceeding.
04
Written response
1 point
What term describes harm associated with medication use, whether or not the harm resulted from an error?
05
Choose one
1 point
A high-alert medication requires an independent double-check. Which action makes the second check truly independent?
- A
The second clinician confirms the first clinician’s conclusion without rechecking.
- B
The second clinician separately verifies the relevant information.
- C
Both clinicians review only the medication label.
- D
The second clinician checks the medication after it has been administered.
06
Choose all
1 point
Before administering a medication, which actions help verify that it is appropriate for the patient? Select all that apply.
- A
Check the patient’s allergies.
- B
Assume an incomplete order is correct if the medication is familiar.
- C
Review relevant assessments and patient-specific factors.
- D
Check required laboratory results.
07
True or false
1 point
Submitting a safety-event report is a substitute for promptly notifying the appropriate clinician when an error has reached a patient.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
When an error reaches a patient, the first priority is to ; reporting and investigation come next.
09
Written response
1 point
What term describes an approach that combines accountability with a focus on improving unsafe systems and practices?
10
Choose one
1 point
A clinician is preparing a safety-event report. Which approach best supports learning from the event?
- A
Describe who should be blamed for the event.
- B
Include assumptions about why each person acted as they did.
- C
Describe what happened using objective facts and avoid speculation.
- D
Leave out details about conditions that may have contributed.
11
Choose all
1 point
Which information belongs in a useful medication-event report? Select all that apply.
- A
What happened, and when and where it happened
- B
The medication and process involved
- C
A guess about which individual deserves blame
- D
The patient’s outcome
- E
Conditions that may have contributed, such as interruptions or equipment problems
12
Choose one
1 point
After a medication error, which approach best fits communication with the patient and family?
- A
Wait until the investigation is complete before communicating any known facts.
- B
Share known facts and care steps promptly, with further explanation as the review clarifies what happened.
- C
Ask the involved staff member to disclose the event independently of organizational policy.
- D
Provide a definitive explanation even when the cause has not yet been established.
13
Open ended
1 point
A medication error has reached a patient. Describe the actions the clinician should take from the immediate response through reporting, and explain how reporting relates to clinical escalation.
14
Choose one
1 point
A medication order is incomplete, and the intended dose cannot be determined. What is the safest next step?
- A
Make the most likely interpretation and proceed
- B
Pause and clarify the order
- C
Ask a colleague to guess what was intended
- D
Wait until the medication is due, then decide
15
True or false
1 point
A medication error can reach a patient without causing harm, or be intercepted before reaching the patient.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Written response
1 point
What term describes harm associated with medication use that may or may not result from an error?
17
Choose one
1 point
For a specified high-alert medication, what makes a second clinician’s double-check truly independent?
- A
The second clinician asks the first clinician to confirm the dose
- B
Both clinicians check the same information together and agree
- C
The second clinician separately verifies the relevant information
- D
The second clinician reviews the medication only after administration
18
Written response
1 point
A nurse catches a medication error before the patient receives the medication. What is this event called?
19
Choose one
1 point
At the bedside, the medication scan fails and the system cannot verify the medication. What should the clinician do?
- A
Stop and follow facility procedure to resolve the problem before proceeding
- B
Proceed if the medication and patient seem familiar
- C
Bypass the alert and document the issue after administration
- D
Ask another clinician to scan the medication later
20
Choose one
1 point
A patient says that a medication presented at the bedside looks unfamiliar. What is the safest response?
- A
Reassure the patient that the medication is correct without checking
- B
Ask the patient to take it and report any later symptoms
- C
Set the medication aside and omit the dose without notifying anyone
- D
Pause and verify the patient and medication before proceeding