Hospital Pharmacy - CH 17

nurses' station = work station for medical personnel located on a nursing unit Institutional Review Board (IRU) = a committee that assures hospital research complies with federal, hospital and ethical standards outpatient pharmacy = a pharmacy attached to a hospital that services patients who have left the hospital or who are visiting doctors in a hospital outpatient clinic pharmacy satellite = a branch of the inpatient pharmacy responsible for preparing, dispensing, and monitoring medications for specific patient areas

unit inspection = a review of a nursing unit to ensure compliance with hospital medication policies batching = preparation of large quantities of unit dose oral solutions/suspensions or small volume parenteral for future use central pharmacy = the main inpatient pharmacy in a hospital that has pharmacy satellites. It is the place where most of the hospital's medications are prepared and stored clean room = area designed for the preparation of sterile products

inpatient pharmacy = a pharmacy located in a hospital that services only those patients in the hospital and its ancillary areas closed formulary = a type of formulary that requires physicians to order only those medications on the formulary list (some exceptions may apply) formulary = a list of drugs stocked at the hospital that have been selected based on therapeutic factors as well as cost non-formulary = drugs not on the formulary list and not regularly stocked in pharmacy

<p>therapeutic interchange = a policy approved by the hospital P&amp;T Committee that allows the pharmacist to change a medication order to a therapeutically equivalent formulary medication pneumatic tube = a system that shuttles objects through a tube using compressed air as the force; commonly used in hospitals for delivery of medication electronic medical or health record = a computerized patient medical record admission orders = the initial medications ordered when a patient is admitted to the hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>CPOE = a system in which the physician or agent of the physician enters orders directly into the hospital computer system medication administration record (MAR) = a form that tracks the medications administered to a patient PRN order = an order for medication to be administered only on an as-needed basis standing order = a standard medication order for patients to receive medication at scheduled intervals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>STAT order = an order for medication to be administered immediately tech-to-tech = a program that allows a specially trained pharmacy technician to check medications prepared by another technician drug recall = the voluntary or involuntary removal of a drug product by the manufacturer emergency drug procurement = to quickly obtain a medication not currently in stock in the pharmacy in situations where the drug is urgently needed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>floor stock = supplies, OTC medication, and IV fluids available for immediate use on the nursing unit or ancillary area; these items are not labeled for individual patients bulk compounding log = a record of medications that are compounded in the pharmacy for non-specific patients. Information must include a list of all the ingredients, amounts used, manufacturer, lot numbers, and expiration dates of each specific ingredient extemporaneous compounding = medications that must be prepared following a specific recipe or formula, usually because they are not available commerically reconstitute = addition of water or other dilute to commercially made drug bottles or vials in order to make a solution or suspension from a premade powder form of the drug. This may include oral or parenteral products</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>short stability = medication that will expire soon after preparation (within 1-6 hours after preparation) hand hygiene = a board term that pertains to proper handwashing or use of antiseptic hand gel/rub Infection Control Committee = a hospital committee in charge of the surveillance, prevention, and control of infection within the hospital standard precautions = an infection control practice where health-care providers avoid direct contact with blood, mucous membranes, body fluids, and non-intact skin by use of barriers such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and face shields</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>adverse drug event = injury or harm due to medication use that may be preventable in some cases but may be unpredictable and unavoidable in other cases medication error = any error occurring during the medication-use process close call = a medication safety event that had the potential to cause harm but did not reach the patient incident report = a statement of facts surrounding medical error of incident</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sentinel event = a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm code carts = a locked cart of medications and other medical equipment designed for emergency use only A = B C = D</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sterile</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>jump suit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>famotidine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>6.25 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ensuring controlled substances laws are followed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the pharmacist can automatically change the order to a similar drug that is on the hospital formulary without calling the doctor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>125 mL of dextrose 70% and 375 mL of sterile water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>8</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>13.3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>reverse distributor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>hazardous medications</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>the syringe will NOT attach to any tubing other than enteral tubing, removing the chance of accidentally administering an oral solution intravenously</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>medical problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>administering medication to patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>all of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>are added, removed, and periodically evaluated by the pharmacy and therapeutics committee</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>allows for quick transfer of drugs from the pharmacy to a nursing unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>medication administration record</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>route</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>may take place by the manufacturer for unknown reasons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>concentration, lot number specific to the hospital, and the pharmacist's initials</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>contains no preservative</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>proper hand hygiene</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>allergies well documented in the computer system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>requiring nurses to take verbal orders for admission medications</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>SDS are not available for use in hospitals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>contains different medications and equipment commonly used in emergency situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>central supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>IRB</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>central pharmacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Investigational drug service</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>outpatient pharmacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>oncology</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>admission orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>STAT orders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>code cart</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>clean rooms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>close call</p> Signup and view all the answers