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PSDM U3 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
- What does duty of candour mean?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: The Duty of Candour means
that healthcare providers are legally obligated to inform and apologise to patients if there have been mistakes in their care that have led to significant harm.
- What are the four questions for patients to ask their clinician
or nurse to make better decisions together? (acronym "BRAN"):
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: 1. What are the Benefits? 2.
What are the Risks? 3. What are the Alternatives? 4. What if I do Nothing?
3. Medication errors may relate to:
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: • Prescribing • Dispensing •
Preparing • Administration • Monitoring • Medicines Advice
- Where should all errors be reported?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: All errors should be reported
to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), via their online reporting system. NRLS is the world's largest and
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most comprehensive patient safety incident reporting system and receives over two million reports each year.
- As a pharmacist, when you become aware of an error
(regardless of whether the error was made by yourself or another member of the pharmacy team) you should normally
take the following steps:
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: 1. Take all reasonable steps
to let the patient know, and do this promptly 2. Do what is necessary to make things right - this may include providing appropriate advice, referral to another healthcare professional/service 3. Offer an apology 4. Make appropriate records (error recording and/or reporting) and let colleagues know
- What is meant by transition of care?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: A "transition of care" is
where a patient moves from one care setting to another. This includes admission from own/care home to hospital, moving from one hospital ward to another, discharge from hospital back to own home or to intermediate care, and other care transitions.
- In 2021, the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) became an
essential service in the community pharmacy NHS contract.What is the DMS?
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- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: The DMS enables hospitals
to digitally refer patients to their community pharmacy after discharge to have their medicines checked. This service involves elements of medicines reconciliation, identifying and addressing any medication-related issues/discrepancies and checking the patient's understanding of their medicines, plus provision of advice as appropriate.
- What is the aim of the DMS?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: The aim of the DMS is to
improve safety relating to medication during one of the most common transitions of care - discharge from hospital
- What is clinical governance?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: "a framework through which
NHS organisations are accountable for continually improving the quality of their services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care will flourish"
- What does clinical effectiveness involve as a pharmacist?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: ✭ Advising people on the
safe use of medicines and possible side effects, allowing people to be able to ask about their medicines. ✭ Advising people on self-care and knowing when to signpost to another healthcare
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professional. ✭ Ensuring people are only receiving the medicines that they need - both for prescription and OTC medicines.
- What does continuing professional development (CPD)
involve as a pharmacist?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: ✪ Meeting the GPhC
requirements for revalidation. ✪ Making sure that you are developing your practice and knowledge and keeping up to date.✪ Ensuring you have the correct knowledge, skills, qualifications and authorisation to competently deliver appropriate services both nationally and locally commissioned.
- How can you as a pharmacist involve people who use your
services?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: ✩ Making people aware of
the services you offer through your pharmacy practice leaflet and displaying notices. ✩ Ensuring that you are listening to people who use your services, through feedback, suggestions and questionnaires/surveys. ✩ Making sure that you consider complaints from people in the appropriate way.
- What does risk management involve as a pharmacist?