NHM MP Staff Nurse-2019
Pharmacology
Easy
What is the full form of LASA?
Appeared in: NHM MP Staff Nurse-2019
Explanation
- LASA is a widely recognized acronym in healthcare that stands for 'Look-Alike, Sound-Alike'.
- This term is used in medication safety to identify drugs that have names or packaging that appear similar, which can lead to dispensing or administration errors.
- For example, the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram) can be confused with the anti-inflammatory Celebrex (celecoxib).
- Recognizing and implementing safety protocols for LASA drugs is a critical nursing responsibility to prevent patient harm.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option B: This is not a recognized acronym in pharmacology or medication safety.
- Option C: This is a nonsensical phrase and not a standard medical acronym.
- Option D: This option is incorrect because a correct option, 'Looks Alike Sound Alike', is provided.
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Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Medication Safety and LASA Drugs as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- Preventing LASA medication errors is a core patient safety goal. These errors can have severe consequences, especially with high-alert medications like insulin, heparin, and chemotherapy agents.
- Nurses are the final barrier in the medication administration process. Diligence in applying safety checks like the 'five rights,' barcode scanning, and independent double-checks is essential.
- What if? - If a nurse receives a verbal order for 'hydralazine' and the patient's history includes anxiety, the nurse should question the order. Hydralazine is an antihypertensive, while hydroxyzine is an anxiolytic. This discrepancy warrants immediate clarification with the prescriber before administration.
How to Approach the Question
- This is a factual recall question testing knowledge of a common medical acronym.
- First, identify the acronym in the question: 'LASA'.
- Recall or deduce its meaning in the context of nursing and pharmacy, which often deals with medication safety.
- Evaluate each option against the known definition. 'Look-Alike, Sound-Alike' directly relates to medication confusion, a key nursing concern.
- Eliminate options that are nonsensical or unrelated to medication safety, such as 'Large And Small Area'.
- Confirm that 'Looks Alike Sound Alike' is the standard definition, making 'None of the above' incorrect.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Medication Safety and LASA Drugs
- Stem keywords: full form, LASA
- Lead-in keywords: What is
- Negative lead-in flag: false
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 Pharmacology Nursing Lilley 11e Part 1 p. 82-84
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) p. 3766-3768
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