Other Environments - CH 18

Match the terms

Match the terms

Match the terms

Generally, drugs cost less in the U.S. than in Canada

Mail order pharmacies are often used to handle maintenance medications

Code carts are never found in long-term care facilities

Antibiotic therapy is a common home infusion service used in treating AIDS-related and other infections

On the home-care team, the technician works under the supervision of a home-care aide

Institutional care always provides better quality of life for the patient than home-care

Nuclear pharmacies typically operate 365 days a year

PET scans use radiopharmaceuticals

In the U.S., a mail order pharmacy can provide services to

A medication that is required on a continuing basis for the treatment of a chronic condition is called

Medication counseling for mail order pharmacies is done by

In some long-term care facilities the medication carts are usually filled with enough medications to last

Medications used from emergency kits in long-term care pharmacies are charged to

The type of infusion therapy that usually involves infusion of narcotics for patients with painful terminal illness or severe chronic pain is called

Regulation of hazardous waste procedures associated with chemotherapy applies to all of the following except

Which member of the home-care team is responsible for educating the patient?

Radiopharmaceuticals are considered

Body badges for technicians that work with radiopharmaceuticals are typically monitored

Compounded prescriptions are usually covered by

Which type of prescription is most likely to be filled in a mail order pharmacy?

For nursing home patients, federal law requires

Medications used from emergency kits or code carts in nursing homes

The primary advantage of home care over institutional care is

The type of home infusion drug therapy most likely to contain hazardous waste is

The organization that provides accreditation for home infusion pharmacies is the

The USP chapters that provide guidelines for compounded radiopharmaceuticals are

Safe handling of radiopharmaceuticals is regulated by the

Personalized hormone replacement therapy is most likely to be filled at

Which factor is not considered when determining which type of infusion pump is needed?

A continuing condition that requires ongoing treatment for a prolonged period of time is called

Mail-order pharmacies must follow ______ requirements

The type of processing used by mail order pharmacies in which each step in the prescription process is completed or managed by a person who specializes in that step is called

Long-term care facilities must have pharmacy services available

The type of infusion therapy generally associated with an oncology program at a hospital or clinic is called

Compounding parenteral admixtures for home infusion requires all of the following EXCEPT

Which member of the home care team orders the infusion therapy

Which of the home care team works with the supervising nurse to select the appropriate infusion device

Which member of the home care team may be involved with compounding, labeling, delivery, and other nonconsulting activities

Procedures to prepare radiopharmaceuticals follow ______ standards

Prescription orders for radiopharmaceuticals consist of the agent to be administered, the amount of radioactivity, the time of administration, and

Compounding pharmacies are accredited by the

A ______ prescription can be ordered if a patient is allergic to a preservative in a commercially available product

Mail order pharmacies are used for maintenance medications, for chronic conditions. Which of the following conditions would NOT likely require maintenance medication?

The delivery time for mail order medications is at least