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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Floorstock | merchandise stored to replenish shelves between deliveries |
| Unit dose system and package | medications dispensed to a patient in a specific dose |
| Drug formulary | List of drugs a plan will pay for |
| MUE | medication use evaluation, like an audit for high price and high risk medications |
| KVO | Flow rate at the minimum amount tokeep vein open, this rate is decided by the physician, institution/nurse |
| Central line | catheter passed through a vein to thoracic portion of the vena cava |
| Q6h prn | every 6 hours as needed |
| Give 120mg bolus | give 120mg bolus intravenously |
| Take one tablet QD | qd is supposed to be written out |
| Apply to right foot QOD | qod is supposed to be written out |
| Place 0.5 ml MSO4 on tongue | write out magnesium/morphine |
| D/C in the morning | write out discontinue/discharge |
| 20.0 U in the morning | trailing 0 and U is supposed to written out |
| USP 797 | a protocol for compounding sterile preparations |
| Risk Level I, II, III | guidelines for preparing compounds with various risk (I being lowest risk and III being highest risk) |
| Vertical flow hood | a flow hood that does not blow the fumes toward the compounder, used in compounding toxic preparations like chemo medications |
| HEPA filter | high efficiency particulate air filter, removes 99.9% of particles from the air |
| Straw filter | used to draw fluid from glass ampules |
| Piggyback | an attachment to an IV set that delivers a 2nd medication |
| Sterile field | area considered sterile due to flow hood |
| To open an ampule with proper technique and withdraw its contents with minimal risk of glass shards | break the ampule toward the bench and use a filter syringe |
| To withdraw contents from a vial with minimal risk of coring | insert the syringe at a 45 degree angle |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition for when patients cannot eat |
| Documentation requirements for prepackaging oral solids when a unit dose is unavailable | Drug Name, strength, NDC #, Lot #, Count, Expiration date |
| AHFS | monographs, FDA, and off-label indications |
| Trissell’s | table of physical compatibility or information on injectable drugs |
| Neofax | states dose/use/monitoring/precautions for neonatals |
| PDR | contains extensive drug information such as package inserts, manufacturer's contact info, and a list of poison control centers |
| Prime Vendor | the main supplier of the hospital |
| GPA | group purchasing organization, a group purchases in bulk for a lowered price |
| Recall notice | a notice to recall drugs because they aren’t safe |
| Perpetual inventory | a system or spreadsheet that monitors when drugs are running low so they can be replenished |
| Morphine is a schedule ______. | Schedule II |
| Versed is a schedule _______. | Schedule IV |
| Dilaudid is a schedule _______. | Schedule II |
| Cefazolin is a schedule _____. | Schedule IV |
| Phenobarbitol is a schedule _____. | Schedule IV |
| Meperidine is a schedule ________. | Schedule II |
| Fentanyl is a schedule _____. | Schedule II |
| A schedule I substance | has no therapeutic indication |
| Purchaser fills in ___ on a form 222. | Number and size of packages, Name of item |
| Medical cabinets | automates pick/check/delivery to provide increased security during medication replenishment |
| Bar code | a scannable code meant for increased security |
| EMR | electronic medical record, patient records on the computer |
| CPOE | computerized physician order entry, physicians enter electronic orders |
| Morphine dosage | 10-30 mg po q4hprn |
| Versed usage | Amnesia induction, anesthesia, and insomnia |
| Dilaudid dosage | 2-4 mg po q4-6hprn |
| Cefazolin dosage | 500mg-1g po q6-8h |
| Phenobarbitol is used for __________. | Epilepsy, insomnia, and seizure |
| Meperidine dosage | 50-150 mg po q 3-4h prn |
| Fentanyl is a schedule ____________. | Schedule II |
| A schedule I substance | no therapeutic indication |
| Purchaser fills in __________ on form 222 | Number and size of packages, Name of item |
| Prime Vendor | the main supplier of the hospital |
| GPA | group purchasing organization, a group purchases in bulk for a lowered price |
| Recall notice | a notice to recall drugs because they aren’t safe |
| Perpetual inventory | a system or spreadsheet that monitors when drugs are running low so they can be replenished |
| AHFS | monographs, FDA, and off-label indications |
| Trissell’s | table of physical compatibility or information on injectable drugs |
| Neofax | states dose/use/monitoring/precautions for neonatals |
| PDR | physician’s desk reference contains extensive drug information such as package inserts, manufacturer’s contact info, and a list of poison control centers |
| The Joint Commission is an | independent, nonprofit organization that accredits/certifies health care organizations |
| Patient Care Goal | standards set by JCAHO that every institution or program under them must abide by |
| Medication reconciliation | Process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all the medication that the patient has been taking in order to reduce errors and harm |
| Sentinel event | an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury to a person or persons not related to the natural course of the patient's illness |
| FTE | full time employee |
| Occupied bed | licensed, physically available, staffed, and occupied by a patient |
| Licensed bed | the maximum number of beds for which a hospital may legally operate |
| CCU | critical care unit |
| Cath lab | an examination room with diagnostic imaging equipment used to support the catheterization procedure |
| Renal dialysis | filters the blood like the kidneys would, usually used for patients with decreased kidney function |
| Hospice | focused on the care of terminally ill patients involves emotional and spiritual care as well |
| Hematapoetics | help your bone marrow make new white blood cells, used in chemotherapy, examples include Neupogen (filgrastim), Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), [Leukine/Prokine (sagramostim) Not used much anymore] |
| Antineoplastics | drugs used in chemotherapy that inhibit and combat the development of neospasms examples include actinomycin, anthracyclines, and other cytotoxic antibiotics (bleomycin, plicamycin, mitomycin, methotrexate) |
| Vasopressors | induce an increase in smooth muscle tone include antihistamines, decongestants, and stimulants and are commonly used to treat ADHD (Dopamine, Dobuatmine, milrinon) |
| Inotropic Agents | affect cardiac output by influencing force of contraction of cardiac muscle, used in treatment of congestive heart failure; examples include inotrope, digoxin, dopamine, and levosimendan |
| Supplier fills in _______________ on form 222 | National drug code, Packages shipped, Date shipped |
| Morphine dosage | 10-30 mg po q4hprn |
| Morphine use | Cancer pain, chronic pain, and analgesia |
| Versed dosage | 10-20 mg po qdhs |
| Versed usage | Amnesia induction, anesthesia, and insomnia |
| Dilaudid dosage | 2-4 mg po q4-6 hprn |
| Dilaudid usage | Chronic pain and acute pain |
| Cefazolin dosage | 500mg-1g po 6-8h |
| Cefazolin usage | Bacterial endocarditis, genital infection, respiratory infection |
| Phenobarbitol dosage | 50-100mg po bid-tid |
| Phenobarbitol usage | Epilepsy, insomnia, and seizure |
| Meperidine dosage | 50-150mg po 3-4h prn |
| Meperidine usage | pain management |
| Fentanyl dosage | 20-50 mcg/kg intravenous |
| Fentanyl usage | Analgesia and anesthesia |
| How long can a risk level 1 be left in the refrigerator? | 9 days |
| How long can a risk level 1 be left at room temperature? | 48 hours |
| How long can a risk level 1 be left in a freezer? | 45 days |
| How long can a risk level 2 be left in the refrigerator? | 7 day |
| How long can a risk level 2 be left at room temperature? | 30 hours |
| How long can a risk level 2 be left in a freezer? | 45 days |
| How long can a risk level 3 be left in a freezer? | 45 days |
| How long can a risk level 3 be left at room temperature? | 24 hours |
| How long can a risk level 3 be left in the refrigerator? | 3 days |
| Focus is on quality of life and not quantity of life | Hospice |
| Focuses on palliative care as opposed to curative care. | Hospice |