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Pharmacy Ch 11
Pharm tech JATC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When are orders for stat medications filled? | immediately |
| The purchase of Schedule II controlled substances by a hospital pharmacy must be | authorized by a pharmacist. |
| How often will the Director of Pharmacy submit a projected budget for the pharmacy staff, supplies, vendors, software, automation, and other needs? | yearly |
| What information does NOT have to be on a unit dose packaging label? | storage information |
| In the traditional hospital setting, where is the centralized pharmacy located? | accessible patient care units |
| What sets up the National Quality Improvement Goals? | Joint Commission |
| How long will it generally take to develop the necessary skills to work in the complex environment of a hospital pharmacy? | 3 month or longer |
| What is the greatest advantage of the electronic health record (EHR)? | interoperability |
| What might be the responsibility of a senior pharmacy technician? | tech-check-tech functions |
| How does the automated dispensing cabinet software know to reorder a medication to be refilled? | when the PAR level has been reached |
| What is required to destroy any CII drug in the pharmacy or on the nursing unit? | a witness |
| What is the advantage to Barcode Point-of-Care? | decreases medication errors |
| The repackaging control log must contain | the pharmacy lot number. |
| Where are investigational drugs stored in the pharmacy? | in a secure and separate location |
| What is a typical location of a satellite pharmacy? | in a patient care unit |
| What is the term for the sampling, testing products, and documenting results that, taken together, ensure that prescribed specifications have been met? | quality control |
| What is an advantage to using unit dose medications in the hospital? | increased cost-effectiveness |
| A cart fill list is | a printout of medication orders of patients in a care unit. |
| Hospitals provide programs on smoking cessation, weight loss, health screenings, and peer support as a _____ education function. | public health |
| A hospital is awarded accreditation by the Joint Commission. What does this mean? | The hospital met specific quality and safety standards |
| The person who submits the pharmacy budget and monitors the approved department and drug budgets is the _____ | Director of Pharmacy. |
| Select the correct statement about unit dose systems. | They increase the work flow process for nurses. |
| Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the automated medication dispensing system (AMDS)? | low equipment cost for implementation |
| The _____ department is held accountable by the Joint Commission for monitoring the safety, security, and inventory of the automated medication dispensing system (AMDS). | pharmacy |
| What type of medication order is used for each patient who receives a common treatment or surgery where the same set of medications and treatments apply? | standing order |
| A unit dose can be returned to stock if it | is an unopened package. |
| When checking inventory for a drug recall, what is the pharmacy technician checking? | lot number of the drugs |
| What is required before enrollment can begin in any investigational drug study? | approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
| A hospital uses electronic medication administration record (eMAR) technology. What information about a patient's medication will the nurse record on the eMAR? | when the medication was administered |
| Which employee commonly helps the Director of Pharmacy with inventory management? | pharmacy technician |
| Why are some hospitals assigning experienced and specially trained pharmacy technicians to identify patients' home medications and assist in assembling the medication information in the initial admitting process? | All of the choices are correct. |
| Which group has established productivity and safety benchmarks to measure the total impact of pharmacy services and pharmacist consultations for safe, effective and efficient use of drugs for favorable patient outcomes? | American Society of Health System Pharmacists |
| Which is a traditional productivity measure used by hospital pharmacy departments? | medication orders processed |
| To maintain accreditation, what document must the hospital pharmacy maintain and follow? | Policy and Procedure Manual |
| When receiving an order from the wholesaler or manufacturer, what should the pharmacy technician consult to know how to store each medication? | All of the choices are correct. |
| What in the patient drawer can be used as a quality-assurance tool to determine why a missing dose occurred? | remaining medications |
| The _____ meets regularly to review formulary changes as well as to review medication error reports. | Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee |
| What is the name for the inventory of frequently prescribed drugs stored on the nursing unit? | floor stock |
| What product is made by a cleanroom service? | total parenteral nutrition (TPN) |
| Select the statement about a robotic dispensing system that is NOT true. | Hospital pharmacies are decreasing their use of robotic dispensing systems. |
| Which of the following is NOT a function of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee? | documenting the medication error reports |
| How will a pharmacy Technician help the drug-bidding process? | estimated the annual usage of expensive pharmaceuticals |
| After a medical staff member submits an applications to the P&T committee for a new medications to be added to the formulary, what happens? | The drug information pharmacist completes an independent study |
| The Wholesaler that submits the accepted bid for drug purchases for the next year is called the | prime vendor wholesaler |
| How are the ASHP benchmarks to measure a pharmacy department's impact on the safe, efficient and effective use of drugs intended to be used by the hospitals Director of Pharmacy? | Find areas that lead to medication errors and improve them |
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