Deck 2: Health Professionals and the Law

Question 1

Prescription-only medicines are substances that:

A) require professional advice from a pharmacist and should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.
B) are provided on the order of persons permitted by legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription.
C) have a 2 potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions.
D) are available for use but require restriction of manufacture, supply, distribution, possession and use to reduce abuse, misuse and physical or psychological dependence.

Answer 1

are provided on the order of persons permitted by legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription.

Question 2

According to the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons in Australia,in which drug schedule is a controlled drug classified?

A) Schedule 1.
B) Schedule 2.
C) Schedule 4.
D) Schedule 8.

Answer 2

Schedule 8.

Question 3

When the drug order is unclear,the health professional should:

A) ask a colleague to interpret the writing.
B) check what other medications the patient is taking and have an educated guess.
C) question the prescriber about what was intended.
D) withhold the medication.

Answer 3

question the prescriber about what was intended.

Question 4

In Victoria,midwives employed in hospitals are permitted to initiate administration of up to two pethidine injections to a woman in labour without a health professional's order.

Question 5

Australian regulations require nursing staff to maintain a ward register for administration of controlled drugs and periodically check the balance of ampoules,tablets and volumes of liquid.

Question 6

Pharmacy medicines are substances that:

A) are available for use but require restriction of manufacture, supply, distribution, possession and use to reduce abuse, misuse and physical or psychological dependence.
B) require professional advice from a pharmacist and should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.
C) are provided on the order of persons permitted by legislation to prescribe and should be available from a pharmacist on prescription.
D) have a 2 potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions.

Question 7

Prohibited substances are substances that:

A) are available to the public from a pharmacist without a prescription.
B) have a 2 potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions.
C) are available only to specialised or authorised users who have the skills necessary to handle them safely.
D) may be abused or misused. Their manufacture, possession, sale or use should be prohibited by law except when required for medical or scientific research, or for analytical teaching or training purposes.

Question 8

After giving a verbal order,the health professional must:

A) confirm the verbal order in writing within 48 hours.
B) confirm the verbal order in writing within 24 hours.
C) ensure that the medication is administered by the health professional.
D) ensure that a health professional has co-signed the verbal order.

Question 9

Controlled drugs are substances that:

A) are available for use but require restriction of manufacture, supply, distribution, possession and use to reduce abuse, misuse and physical or psychological dependence.
B) have a 2 potential for causing harm, the extent of which can be reduced through the use of distinctive packaging with strong warnings and safety directions.
C) require professional advice and should be available to the public from a pharmacist without a prescription.
D) require professional advice from a pharmacist and should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.