Ch 3: Comps, Assoc.s and Settings for Techs

Question 1

American Association of pharmacy technicians or AAPT

Answer 1

First pharmacy technician Association; founded in 1979

Question 2

American pharmacists Association or APhA

Answer 2

Oldest pharmacy Association; founded in 1852

Question 3

American Society of health system pharmacists or ASHP model curriculum for pharmacy technician education and training

Answer 3

A program that provides details on how to meet the ASHP goals for pharmacy technician training curriculum

Question 4

Board of pharmacy or BOP

Answer 4

A state-managed agency that licenses pharmacists in me either register or license pharmacy technicians to work in a pharmacy

Question 5

Certified pharmacy technician

Answer 5

Technician who has passed the national certification examination; the technician can use the abbreviation CPhT after his or her name

Question 6

Closed door pharmacy

Answer 6

A pharmacy in which medications are called in from institutions, such as long-term care facilities, and are then delivered; closed door pharmacies are not open to the public

Question 7

Communication

Answer 7

The ability to express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood

Question 8

Community pharmacy

Answer 8

Also known as an outpatient or retail pharmacy; these pharmacies serve patients; consumers can walk in and purchase a prescription or over-the-counter or OTC drug

Question 9

Competency

Answer 9

The capability or proficiency to perform a function

Question 10

Confidentiality

Answer 10

The practice of keeping privileged customer information from being disclosed without the customers consent

Question 11

Continuing education or CE

Answer 11

Education beyond the basic technical education, usually required for license or certification renewal

Question 12

Hyperalimentation

Answer 12

Parenteral or intravenous nutrition for patients who are unable to eat solids or liquids; also known as total parenteral nutrition or TPN

Question 13

Inpatient pharmacy

Answer 13

A pharmacy in the hospital or institutional setting

Question 14

Licensed pharmacy technician

Answer 14

Pharmacy technician who is licensed by the state board; licensing ensures that an individual has at least a minimum level of competency required by the profession, unlike a registered pharmacy technician

Question 15

National Association of boards of pharmacy or NABP

Answer 15

National organization for members of state forwards of pharmacy

Question 16

National health career association or NHA

Answer 16

Certification organization for a variety of healthcare careers, including the Institute for the certification of pharmacy technicians or ICPT

Question 17

National pharmacy technician association or NPTA

Answer 17

Pharmacy Association primarily for technicians; founded in 1999

Question 18

Non-discretionary duties

Answer 18

To not require professional judgment such as repackaging medications, managing inventory, feeling automated dispensing machines, and billing

Question 19

Outpatient pharmacies

Answer 19

Pharmacies that serve patients in community or ambulatory settings

Question 20

Parenteral medication

Answer 20

Turn most commonly used to describe medications administered by injection, such as intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously

Question 21

Pharmacy technician certification board or PTCB

Answer 21

National board for the certification of pharmacy technicians

Question 22

Professionalism

Answer 22

Conforming to the right principles of conduct (work ethics) as excepted by others in the profession

Question 23

Registered pharmacy technician

Answer 23

A pharmacy technician who is registered to the state board of pharmacy; the registration process helps maintain a list of those working in pharmacies and may require a background check through the legal system; the registration process does not guarantee the level of the registrants knowledge or skills

Question 24

Total parenteral nutrition or TPN

Answer 24

Large-volume intravenous nutrition administered through the central vein, subclavian vein, which allows for a higher concentration of solutions

Question 25

Accreditation Council for pharmacy education or ACPE

Answer 25

National agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing pharmacy education