Medicine Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 19 — Patient Safety, Prescribing & Clinical Procedures

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which factor may require a medicine dose or choice to be reviewed?

A. The color of the clinic wall B. The day of the week alone C. A change in renal function D. The brand of the printer

Question 02 • Single best answer

What is medicine reconciliation?

A. Copying an old list without checking B. Comparing reliable lists with actual use and resolving discrepancies C. Counting tablets without identifying them D. Stopping all prescriptions on admission

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which group contains high-risk medicines requiring particular safeguards?

A. Only moisturizers B. Only saline nasal spray C. Insulin, anticoagulants and concentrated electrolytes D. Only standard emollients

Question 04 • Single best answer

Why avoid ambiguous dose abbreviations?

A. They always improve safety B. They can cause misinterpretation and dosing errors C. They replace patient identification D. They make monitoring unnecessary

Question 05 • Single best answer

What is required before a supervised invasive procedure?

A. Indication, consent, identity checks and safety assessment B. A signature without explanation only C. Equipment alone D. Confidence without competence

Question 06 • Single best answer

What should a student do if a procedure exceeds their approved competence?

A. Stop and obtain appropriate supervision B. Continue secretly C. Ask the patient to supervise D. Record success without performing it

Question 07 • Single best answer

When should a specimen be linked to verified patient identifiers?

A. Later from memory B. At collection using the approved process C. Only after an abnormal result D. Only at monthly filing

Question 08 • Single best answer

What can cause a misleading ECG interpretation despite no new disease?

A. Correct identification alone B. A clean recording in every case C. Artifact or misplaced leads D. The date printed clearly

Question 09 • Single best answer

What is closed-loop communication?

A. Confirming that a message was received and understood B. Sending a message without any response check C. Speaking only in abbreviations D. Avoiding documentation

Question 10 • Single best answer

What is the appropriate response to a near miss?

A. Report and learn through the relevant safety process B. Hide it because no harm occurred C. Delete every related record D. Blame a patient automatically