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WorksheetsRule 116: Skill Standard D
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
Staff did not give the individual their medication(s)
The individual refused to take their medication(s)
Staff gave the individual their medication(s) a couple of hours early
The individual's family member forgot to give them their medication(s)
T or F: Giving a person receiving services their medications on a different date than what was ordered is a medication error requiring the staff to call the RN and complete a GER.
True
False
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
The individual was given 650mg of Tylenol because the ordered 1000mg was out of stock
The staff dropped a pill on the floor, but gave the individual a clean pill from the end of the month
The staff documented the medication administration immediately upon passing the medication(s)
The staff gave an individual a pill by mouth, when the order said to give the medication via GJ-tube
T or F: A staff passed an individual's medication. It was the correct individual, date, time, dose, route, reason, and documentation. However, the person accidentally punched out the medication on a different date of the bubble pack. This is a medication error that requires a call to the RN and a GER?
True
False
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
An individual takes another individual's medication when the staff turns their back for a moment
The staff does not document a medication administration on the MAR
The computer is down, so the staff has no access to the electronic MAR and has to document on the paper MAR
The individual spits out their partially consumed medication(s), therefore not receiving the full dose
T or F: An individual's order reads, "Take two tablets (650mg) of Tylenol by mouth every six hours as needed for fever. The individual is experiencing a moderate headache, 5/10 on the pain scale. It is ok for the staff to give the individual Tylenol for this headache.
True
False
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
The staff wrote on the control count sheet and/or paper MAR with blue ink
The staff correctly completed an inventory/shift count, but did not document the administration count
The staff did not complete the inventory/shift count, but did correctly document the administration count
The staff scribbled off a mistake on the control count sheet and/or paper MAR
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
The staff signed their name on the control count sheet and/or paper MAR with the title of DSP
The staff entered the same number that their peer entered, without recounting it, on the control count sheet
The staff did not skip a line, even after seeing that their peer had forgotten to enter their administration count on the control count sheet
The staff did not work on a control count sheet because the RN had not signed it
SATA: Which of the following are medication errors requiring staff to call the RN and complete a GER?
The staff used pencil to sign off on the control count sheet and/or paper MAR
The staff used black ink to sign off on the control count sheet and paper MAR
The staff signed off on their inventory/shift count on the control count sheets immediately after punching in for work
The staff did not separate the control count sheets as AM and HS sheets, and instead, counted them all together
T or F: Staff must ensure that the name of the individual, name of the prescriber, prescription number, name of the drug, strength of the drug, amount used, amount remaining, date of administration, exact time of administration, name of the staff who administered the drug, and documentation of an inventory/shift count done by an ADSP is present on the control count sheet.
True
False
For review and corrective action, any discrepancies in the control count sheet, paper MAR, or electronic MAR should be reported to the RN...
Within 8 hours
Before the end of the shift
Immediately
Monday - Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm
T or F: For documentation purposes, when passing a controlled medication, the administration count can also be considered the inventory/shift count
True
False
T or F: Staff must alter the RN's original count on the control count sheet when the count does not match what the staff has counted.
True
False
SATA: Which of the following are acceptable ways of correcting an error on the control count sheet or paper MAR?
White-out the incorrect portion, leaving all correct items in place
Scratch out the error so that it cannot be read
Write over the error as legibly as possible, so that the reader can understand the correction
Draw a single line over the mistake and initial it
T or F: The administration of a medication, other than how it was prescribed, is considered a medication error that requires a call to the RN and the completion of a GER
True
False
T or F: Any medication error in which there is an adverse outcome must be reported, within 24 hours of the discovery, to which government agency?
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
The Department of Human Services (DHS)
The Office of Inspector General (OIG)
The Illinois Department of Children and Families Services (DCFS)
Medication errors that meet the reporting criteria pursuant to the department's rule on investigations on alleged abuse, or neglect or deaths in state operated facilities and community agency facilities (59 Illinois Administrative Code Rule 50) shall be reported to the...
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS)
The Office of Inspector General (OIG)
The Department of Children and Families Services (DCFS)
If you make or discover a medication error, you must notify the RN when?
Immediately upon realizing that an error was made
After consulting with your Team Lead and/or Residential Manager
After you have determined that the individual is safe and free of adverse effects
Within 8 hours or by the end of shift, whichever is earlier
For every medication error, a medication error report form (GER) must be completed when?
Immediately upon discovery of the error
After consulting with your Team Lead and/or Residential Manager
When all individuals in the residence are calm and collected, and the environment is free of distractions
Within 8 hours or by the end of the shift, whichever is earlier
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