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Module 20 Test
Review
Question | Answer |
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All hospitals have only one central inpatient pharmacy. | False |
All pharmacy personnel should be familiar with the policies and procedures. | True |
JCAHO inspects both hospital and community pharmacies. | False |
The pharmacist prefers that technicians input orders in hospital setting. | False |
A vertical flow hood is used for preparing chemotherapy medications. | True |
Gown and gloves must always be worn when working in horizontal hood. | False |
All narcotic records should be kept in pencil in case of mistakes | False |
LPNs cannot sign narcotics. | True |
All medications left in a patient's drawer after exchanging should be left so that the patient cantake them later. | False |
STAT orders should be hand delivered to the unit. | True |
The drug education coordinator is usually a ________. | Pharmacist |
What is not an agency that governs operations of hospitals? | ASHP |
Which of the following should n ot be sent in the pneumatic systems? | Glass containers |
What is the main way of checking a patient's ID on a hospital order? | Medical record number |
What is not a responsiblity of a technician? | Consultation |
A technician's aseptic technique is generally tested every ______. | Year |
When working in a vertical flow hood, the hands should never move ______ items in the hood. | above |
Most pharmacies use the _____ date when dating IVs. | Julian |
What is not a method used for keeping stock levels at the current levels? | Informing a pharmacist |
Each unit in a hospital should be checked for outdates at least ________. | monthly |
The forms are color-coded to identify patient sex, room number, and routine. | False |
Each form is used for documenting medications administered over a 14-day period. | False |
Medications are signing off with the initials as soon as the med is given to the patient. | True |
The nurse documents medications that the patient self-administers on the MAR. | True |
Only narcotic medications require documentation of the site administered. | False |
Circle the initials to indicate that the medication was not given. | True |
Med administration times cannot be individualized on the preprinted MAR form. | False |
Is the med is not given, the reasons need to be charted. | True |
For Digoxin administration, an apical pulse can be charted on the MAR. | True |
The nurse's initials and signature is all that is required on the MAR. | False |
With computerized MARs, the record is maintained by computer software and printed as needed. | True |
Is the med is not signed off on the MAR, the nurse should ask the charge nurse whether it was administered. | False |
With car scanning systems, the computerised medication record can be printed out, filled out mannually, or electronically maintained. | True |
With bar scanning systems, the patient recieves a new id bracelet each day. | False |
As-needed medications need an area for time of administration. | True |
All oral medication prescribed must be equal to the same number of milligrams in the tablet. | True |
Use of the bar code scanning system requires the nurse to use the hand-held scanning device to scan the med and patient id bracelet. | True |
When giving Digoxin as preescribed , it is necessary to enter heart rate data in a special drop-down box. | True |
The goal of all documentation systems is to reduce health care costs. | False |
What else besides the name of medications, dose, route, frequency, and times are printed on the MAR? | Allergies, PRN |
What needs to be placed on the line to be assessed? | apical pulse; if less than 60 don't give med... "" or hold if systolic less than 90 |
How would you develop the MAR and the dose that was given, beyond signing your initials? | Time, route and site (intramuscular) |
With the unit dosing system, all medications are always stored in the medication room or on a medication cart. | True |
The pharmacy staff delivers intravenous meds only to the floor at the beginning of each shift. | False |
The pharmacy staff restocks medications directly into the patients drawer or bin usually every 24 hourse, using the unit dose system. | True |
If the medication removed is the not the exact dose prescribed, you should return the medication to the pharmacy. | False |
You should not substitute another patient's med if the needed dose is not available for your patient. | True |
Conrolled sub, such as morphine, are kept in each patient's drawer and removed prn. | False |
You should always compare the medication label info with the MAR. | True |
Is the dose on hand is not exactly equal to the dose prescribed, you should return all of this medication to the pharmacy. | True |
Unit dose systems keep narcotics only in the pharmacy. | False |
In general, the unit dose system is used for geriatric patients only. | False |
Regarding the card system, each patient has a set of cards for routine med. | False |
The cards are color-coded, based on the day of the week the med is to be given. | False |
The pharmacy staff is responsible for filling in the information on the cards each day. | True |
The computerized medication administration record is usually printed at the nursing unit each day. | False |
Each acrd contains a 1-day supply of medications. | False |
Combinations of many pills are individually packed within each blisterpack for each patient. | True |
Controlled substances are contained within each patient's afternood/evening card or blisterpacks. | False |
Cards do not require the name of the prescriber to be on the label. | False |
Cards do not require the name of the prescriber to be on the label. | False |
Bulk supplu can be used to meet medications and dose treatment until the pharmacy can exchange the patient's cards. | True |
Conrolled substances are kept on one card for more than one patient tp use. | False |
The nursing personnel access the main console to enter individual patient medication orders. | False |
Only routuine medications can be stored in the station at the unit. | False |
The nurse can determine the last time a medication was administered by reviewing the profiled medication data. | True |
Only medications being kept within the console can be profiled by the system. | False |
The nurse must re-enter the system to document administration once a medication has been administered to the patient. | False |
Is the amount of drug in the drawer does not match the number expected according to the screen, the nurse must immediately close the drawer and notify the pharmacy. | False |
The nurse can obtain med not yet profile by the pharmacy by using the override function | True |
Each nurse on the same hospice unit uses the same personal id code for the compuerized medication system. | False |
PRN med can be obtained by pressing override. | True |
Verification of the number of pills left in the drawer is not necessary because the system automatically does this. | False |