100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
PSDM U3 EXAM TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION $12.99   Add to cart

Exam (elaborations)

PSDM U3 EXAM TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION

 0 view  0 purchase
  • Course
  • PSDM
  • Institution
  • PSDM

PSDM U3 EXAM TEST WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION...

Preview 3 out of 20  pages

  • October 27, 2024
  • 20
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers
  • psdm u3 exam test
  • PSDM
  • PSDM
avatar-seller
Smooth
PSDM U3 EXAM TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION

What does duty of candour mean? - ANSWER 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"): - ANSWER 1. What are
the Benefits?

2. What are the Risks?

3. What are the Alternatives?

4. What if I do Nothing?

Medication errors may relate to: - ANSWER • Prescribing

• Dispensing

• Preparing

• Administration

• Monitoring

• Medicines Advice

Where should all errors be reported? - ANSWER 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 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: - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER "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"




[simpler: "the recognition and maintenance of good practice, learning from
mistakes and improving quality of services provided to patients"]




What does clinical effectiveness involve as a pharmacist? - ANSWER ✭
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 professional.

✭ Ensuring people are only receiving the medicines that they need - both for
prescription and OTC medicines.

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Smooth. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $12.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

75759 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$12.99
  • (0)
  Add to cart