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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
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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
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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
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USP 797 is a set of regulations that must be followed by any pharmacy that compounds ____ products
USP 797 is a set of regulations that must be followed by any pharmacy that compounds ____ products
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used to protect health-care workers from infections. It includes all the following EXCEPT
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is used to protect health-care workers from infections. It includes all the following EXCEPT
Medications that are considered "high-alert" include all the following EXCEPT
Medications that are considered "high-alert" include all the following EXCEPT
How many mLs of fluconazole 40 mg/mL are needed to prepare a dose of 250 mg
How many mLs of fluconazole 40 mg/mL are needed to prepare a dose of 250 mg
The DEA is a federal regulatory agency responsible for
The DEA is a federal regulatory agency responsible for
A physician writes an admitting order for acid reflux called nixatidine (Axid) because that is a medication the patient takes at home. This medication is non-formulary at your hospital but is part of a therapeutic interchange program. This means
A physician writes an admitting order for acid reflux called nixatidine (Axid) because that is a medication the patient takes at home. This medication is non-formulary at your hospital but is part of a therapeutic interchange program. This means
A label prints in the pediatric pharmacy satellite for 500 mL od dextrose 17.5% solution. This concentration is not available commercially and needs to be compounded. Available in your pharmacy you have a 1L bag of sterile water and 1L bag of dextrose 70% available to compound the solution. How many mLs of each are needed to make the requested solution?
A label prints in the pediatric pharmacy satellite for 500 mL od dextrose 17.5% solution. This concentration is not available commercially and needs to be compounded. Available in your pharmacy you have a 1L bag of sterile water and 1L bag of dextrose 70% available to compound the solution. How many mLs of each are needed to make the requested solution?
You are working the cart filling shift at your hospital and must prepare a 24 hour supply of medications for each patient. One of the patients is on cyclosporine 100 mg bid and the pharmacy only has 25 mg capsules in stock. How many 25 mg capsules should be sent in the patient's bin?
You are working the cart filling shift at your hospital and must prepare a 24 hour supply of medications for each patient. One of the patients is on cyclosporine 100 mg bid and the pharmacy only has 25 mg capsules in stock. How many 25 mg capsules should be sent in the patient's bin?
A patient's dobutamine drip is running at 7.5 mL/hr. How many hours will a 100 mL bag last?
A patient's dobutamine drip is running at 7.5 mL/hr. How many hours will a 100 mL bag last?
Hospitals often use a _____ to remove outdated medications
Hospitals often use a _____ to remove outdated medications
USP 800was developed to protect patients, workers, and the environment from
USP 800was developed to protect patients, workers, and the environment from
ENFit syringes are used in many hospitals because
ENFit syringes are used in many hospitals because
If a patient's current rate of NaCl 0.9% is 125 mL/hr, how many 1 liter IV bags will be necessary to fill a 24 hour supply?
If a patient's current rate of NaCl 0.9% is 125 mL/hr, how many 1 liter IV bags will be necessary to fill a 24 hour supply?
In a hospital, patients are admitted to different nursing units based on similar
In a hospital, patients are admitted to different nursing units based on similar
The main responsibilities of a pharmacy technician may include all of the following EXCEPT
The main responsibilities of a pharmacy technician may include all of the following EXCEPT
A hospital pharmacy technician may be asked to complete which of the following quality assurance activities?
A hospital pharmacy technician may be asked to complete which of the following quality assurance activities?
Formulary medications
Formulary medications
The pneumatic tube system
The pneumatic tube system
A pharmacy technician needs to check when the last dose of an antibiotic was given to a patient. What section of the patient's chart contains this information?
A pharmacy technician needs to check when the last dose of an antibiotic was given to a patient. What section of the patient's chart contains this information?
A medication order reads: Ciprofloxacin 400 mg q 12 hours for 17 days. What essential information is missing from this order?
A medication order reads: Ciprofloxacin 400 mg q 12 hours for 17 days. What essential information is missing from this order?
A drug recall
A drug recall
Bulk bottles used for extemporaneous oral compounding MUST be labeled with the name of the drug, expiration date, and
Bulk bottles used for extemporaneous oral compounding MUST be labeled with the name of the drug, expiration date, and
A single-dose vial
A single-dose vial
The simplest and most important way of preventing infections in the healthcare setting is
The simplest and most important way of preventing infections in the healthcare setting is
All of the following may cause a medication error EXCEPT
All of the following may cause a medication error EXCEPT
All of the following can help prevent medication errors in a hospital EXCEPT
All of the following can help prevent medication errors in a hospital EXCEPT
All of the following are true regarding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) EXCEPT
All of the following are true regarding the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) EXCEPT
A code cart
A code cart
Technicians working the front counter do not handle phone calls
Technicians working the front counter do not handle phone calls
Medications carts in hospitals contain a 72 hour supply of medications
Medications carts in hospitals contain a 72 hour supply of medications
Technicians often prepare IV admixtures in hospitals
Technicians often prepare IV admixtures in hospitals
The pharmacy technician supervisor is often responsible for training technicians
The pharmacy technician supervisor is often responsible for training technicians
Lot numbers and expiration dates are not needed in bulk compounding logs
Lot numbers and expiration dates are not needed in bulk compounding logs
All departments within a hospital are required to maintain a policy and procedure manual
All departments within a hospital are required to maintain a policy and procedure manual
The pharmacy inventory staff is often responsible for removal of drug recalls from the pharmacy inventory
The pharmacy inventory staff is often responsible for removal of drug recalls from the pharmacy inventory
An area of the hospital that may carry supplies not provided by the pharmacy
An area of the hospital that may carry supplies not provided by the pharmacy
A committee that assures any hospital research complies with federal, hospital, and ethical standards
A committee that assures any hospital research complies with federal, hospital, and ethical standards
The main inpatient pharmacy in the hospital
The main inpatient pharmacy in the hospital
Includes preparing and delivering medications for drug studies
Includes preparing and delivering medications for drug studies
A pharmacy attached to a hospital that serves patients who have left the hospital or who are visiting doctors in a hospital outpatient clinic is a(an)
A pharmacy attached to a hospital that serves patients who have left the hospital or who are visiting doctors in a hospital outpatient clinic is a(an)
Pharmacy technicians working in this satellite require special training and chemotherapy certification from the pharmacy department
Pharmacy technicians working in this satellite require special training and chemotherapy certification from the pharmacy department
Initial orders when a patient is admitted to a hospital
Initial orders when a patient is admitted to a hospital
The unit dose package type used for ointments and creams is a(an)
The unit dose package type used for ointments and creams is a(an)
Orders for medications that are needed right away are called
Orders for medications that are needed right away are called
A locked cart of medications designed for emergency use is called a
A locked cart of medications designed for emergency use is called a
Room designed for the preparation of sterile products are called
Room designed for the preparation of sterile products are called
A medication safety event that had the potential to cause harm but did not reach the patient
A medication safety event that had the potential to cause harm but did not reach the patient
