Question | Answer |
The policies and procedures handbook contain information about? | Mandatory training |
What are factors that differentiate hospitals? | Outpatient services, Diagnostic capabilities, Surgical procedures |
The task of counting and tracking controlled substances is a critical job that requires perfection .True or false? | true |
When unit does medications are prepared, the final check is always done by the lead technician. True or false? | false- the final check is made by the lead pharmacist |
All medications are delivered to the patient floors using one cart that is rotated daily. True or false? | false- there are 2 carts used |
A hospital pharmacy is one of the most challenging areas in which a pharmacy technician can work. True or false? | true |
Satellite pharmacies stock specific medications for the ward they service to speed up the turnaround time on medication orders. True or false? | true |
Technicians must have scheduling flexibility because they will need to work all shifts, including weekends and holidays. True or false? | true |
All ______ must be labeled before they leave the pharmacy. | drugs |
All _______ ______ medications should always be placed in the tray in the same order. | crash cart |
_____________ ________________ ________________ outline the rules of the facility and procedures and explain how, when, and/or why the policies are to be executed. | standard operating procedures |
ED | emergency department |
CCU | coronary care unit |
L & D | labor and delivery |
OR | operating room |
ICU | intensive care unit |
NICU | neonatal intensive care unit |
NSY | nursery |
List 3 automated hospital systems. | PYXIS, SureMed, Robot RX |
PACU | Post anesthesia care unit |
PED | pediatrics |
A pharmacy technician and a ______ must observe the addition or return of controlled substance stock. | nurse |
All controlled substances are counted 2 or 3 times ______ depending on the length of a nursing shift. | daily |
_________ are small specialty pharmacies that supply a clinic, such as the emergency department or an entire floor of a hospital. | satillites |
A medications order to be filled as soon as possible but not an emergency | ASAP Order |
A medication order that must be filled immediately- as quickly as is safely possible to prepare the dose, usually within 5-15 minutes | Stat Order |
Guideline enforceable for the safe preparation of sterile products | USP-797 |
Written protocol for drugs or treatments that are to be used in specific situations | Standing Order |
An automated dispensing system often used in hospitals | Pyxis |
Movable carts containing trays of medications, administration sets, oxygen, and other materials that are used in life-threatening situations such as cardiac arrest | Crash Carts |
Technology that automatically documents the administration of medication into certified electronic health record (EHR) systems. | Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) |
Periodic automatic replenishment; a set level of certain medications kept on hospital floors | PAR |
ORTHO | Orthopedics unit |
A list of drugs that has been approved for use in hospitals by the pharmacy and therapeutics' committee of the institution and become the standard stock carried by the pharmacy and other departments | Formulary |
A drug that has not been approved by the FDA for marketing but is in clinical trials or an FDA-approved drug that is seeking a new indication for use | Investigational Drug |
A set of standard and guidelines within which a facility operates | Protocol |
Automated systems used in hospitals are replacing technicians. | False |
Which of the following is NOT an automated hospital system? | TJC |
When patient with the same last name end up on the same floor, which auxiliary label should be used? | Name alert |
One of the agencies that governs the operation of hospitals is the: | HCFA |
All necessary information included on a patient's admitting record to ensure that orders are filled correctly is provided by: | A unit clerk |