110 test

Question 1

The abbreviation that implies an emergency situation is:

Answer 1

STAT

Question 2

An ASAP order:

Answer 2

should be quickly processed

Question 3

Parenteral medications

Answer 3

bypass digestive system, are commonly considered to be injections, and are usually intended for systemic action.

Question 4

policies and procedures manuals contain information regarding all of the following except:

Answer 4

employees Weekley schedule

Question 5

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates and administers

Answer 5

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)

Question 6

What is used for patient identification in hospital order entry in lieu of the patient’s
address and telephone number?

Answer 6

Medical record number. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE).

Question 7

eMAR stands for

Answer 7

Electronic Medication administration record

Question 8

Which of the following is considered to be a closed system?

Answer 8

Glove Box

Question 9

USP <797> regulations state that compounding should take place within an ______ or
better clean room.

Answer 9

iISO class 8

Question 10

Supplies of medication on hand in certain units of a hospital are called ____________ stock.

Answer 10

Floor

Question 11

The hospital department that stores backup stock for the pharmacy is called:

Answer 11

Central supply

Question 12

What is medication reconciliation?

Answer 12

comparing patient’s medications orders with the medication they were taking before admission to hospital.

Question 13

A technician who does the purchasing for the department may be called the:

Answer 13

pharmacy buyer, pharmacy purchasing agent, pharmacy procurement specialist

Question 14

Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies hire pharmacy technicians to:

Answer 14

prepare mail-ordered prescriptions, process claims to members depending on their benefits, and provide benifeit information to patients

Question 15

Which of the following is(are) required for a pharmacy technician to teach at an
accredited college?

Answer 15

National Certification

Question 16

One of the reasons that nuclear pharmacy technicians usually make a higher salary than
those in traditional setting is that:

Answer 16

risks associated with these positions

Question 17

The provision of pharmaceutical care through the use of telecommunications and
information technologies to patients at a distance is called:

Answer 17

telepharmacy

Question 18

For which type of pharmacy technician position is it preferred that the technician have a
bachelor’s degree in computer science?

Answer 18

pharmacy informatics technician

Question 19

The job of a pharmacy purchasing agent may include:

Answer 19

meeting with sales representatives, negotiating prices and contracts, and placing orders

Question 20

The specific class of drugs used in a nuclear pharmacy is known as:

Answer 20

radiopharmaceuticals

Question 21

Radiopharmaceuticals can be administered by:

Answer 21

mouth, installation in the bladder, and injection

Question 22

Which one of the reasons below is not related to errors?

Answer 22

orders arriving from different sources

Question 23

Which of the following patient errors are likely to be made at home?

Answer 23

taking a medication at the wrong time, taking an over the counter (OTC) medication that interacts with his or hers prescribed medication, and taking the wrong amount of medication.

Question 24

Warfarin (Coumadin) administered to prevent blood clotting can interact with:

Answer 24

can interact with both aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Question 25

Drug errors can be reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through:

Answer 25

MedWatch

Question 26

A physician ordering an IV to run at 100 mL/hr instead of 125 mL/hr is an example of what type of error?

Answer 26

prescribing error

Question 27

Which one of the following distractions cannot be avoided in the workplace?

Answer 27

telephones ringing

Question 28

The majority of health care–associated infections (HAIs) are:

Answer 28

Pneumonia, blood stream and surgical site infections, and urinary tract infections (UTI).

Question 29

Why is IV heparin a high-alert medication and extremely dangerous?

Answer 29

IV heparin is available in many similar-looking strengths. flushing IV lines with a Hep-Lock solution is common, which is a very low dose of heparin that can be confused with significantly higher concentrations, and IV heparin quickly takes effect and is not easily reverse

Question 30

Bar codes provide which of the following forms of drug identification?

Answer 30

National Drug Code number (NDC), expiration date, and lot number

Question 31

Which of the following is not one of the five safety standards outlined by TJC?

Answer 31

Clinical care of staff

Question 32

To reduce errors, pharmacies may:

Answer 32

use automatic dispensing system (ADS), keep high alert medications in a separate location in the pharmacy, and designate a medication safety leader.

Question 33

Which one of the following would not constitute a medications error?

Answer 33

a unit- dose medication is returned from the nursing floor for credit and is reused

Question 34

What medications would require an auxiliary label that reads "Shake Well Before Using"?

Answer 34

suspensions,

Question 35

If two drugs look alike and sound alike, what would be the best strategy to help prevent a medication error?

Answer 35

place them in different spots in the pharmacy

Question 36

A pharmacy technician is filling a prescription for eye drops that reads “2gtt od tid.” How many drops will the patient use a day?

Answer 36

6 drops right eye

Question 37

Five “rights” when filling a prescription

Answer 37

right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, right time

Question 38

The MedWatch form was developed by the FDA to report:

Answer 38

medication errors

Question 39

Which of the following tasks is a pharmacy technician not allowed to do?

Answer 39

council patients

Question 40

A technician working in a drug information center might perform what type of quality assurance task?

Answer 40

login information request

Question 41

If a telephone caller has a question about the administration or effect of a medication, the pharmacy technician should

Answer 41

refer the call to the pharmacist

Question 42

Broken glass and ampules should be:

Answer 42

cleaned properly

Question 43

Antacids require frequent dosing and patient ____________ is a big problem.

Answer 43

compliance

Question 44

What programs were established by ISMP to help in the reporting of medication errors?

Answer 44

MedWatch

Question 45

You walk into your pharmacy for your shift and you notice your pharmacy is behind schedule and there are a lot of patients waiting. Your job as pharmacy technician is to:

Answer 45

You fill each and every prescription accurately regardless on the time this may take you.

Question 46

What program was co-sponsored by the CDC and FDA to assist with vaccine adverse event reporting?

Answer 46

VAERS-Vaccine adverse event reporting system

Question 47

An effective investigation after a medication error would include a:

Answer 47

RCA-Root Cause Analysis

Question 48

What is the correct way to write a prescription for fifty milligrams of trazodone?

Answer 48

50 mg trazodone

Question 49

A customer is currently taking warfarin and is looking for a pain reliever, which of the following could he take:

Answer 49

When oral anticoagulants are prescribed, heparin is often used to initiate therapy until laboratory tests indicate an adequate therapeutic response.