Hospital Pharmacy 8,9,16,17,18

Question 1

You are to use 2.4 mL of diluent reconstitute a valid medication. What size of syringe should be used?

Answer 1

3 mL (you use the next size up)

Question 2

Heparin is used in a heparin lock to:

Answer 2

Keep blood from clotting in the device

Question 3

What type of filter is used to filter solutions as the solution is expelled from the syringe?

Answer 3

Membrane filters

Question 4

Single dose vials:

Answer 4

Do not contain preservatives

Question 5

The movement of particles in a solution through permeable membranes is:

Answer 5

Dialysis

Question 6

There is the potential of ______ when pushing a needle through the rubber stopper of a vial.

Answer 6

Coring (this can be caused by using a large needle)

Question 7

When using the laminar flow hood, a technician should work at least _____ inside the hood.

Answer 7

6 inches

Question 8

An element without water molecules is:

Answer 8

Anhydrous (hydrous with water molecules)

Question 9

After opening an ampule, technician should:

Answer 9

Inspect the ampule for glass particles

Question 10

A laminar flow hood should be turned on for ______ minutes before use in order to produce a particle free environment.

Answer 10

30 minutes

Question 11

Of the following needles, which size of needle is most likely to cause coring?

Answer 11

13G (the smaller the number the larger the gauge)

Question 12

Large volume parenterals (LVPs) are packaged in containers holding _____ or more.

Answer 12

100mL

Question 13

Biological safety hoods have:

Answer 13

Vertical air flow down towards the work

Question 14

The action in which a drug is a higher concentration solution passes through a permeable membrane to a lower concentration solution is:

Answer 14

Osmosis

Question 15

If an ampule has been pre-scored, the ampule will have:

Answer 15

A colored stripe around the neck

Question 16

Some examples of ready to make systems include:

Answer 16

Add-vantage, add-a-vial, and mini-bag plus

Question 17

A(an) _____ solution has greater osmolarity than blood.

Answer 17

Hypertonic (hypotonic lesser osmolarity than blood)

Question 18

Equivalent weight is equal to:

Answer 18

Molecular Weight divided by valence (valence positive and negative charge in an atom or molecule)

Question 19

In laminar flow, The air flows in ______ direction(s).

Answer 19

One

Question 20

The difference between single and multidose vials is that single-dose vials do not contain:

Answer 20

Preservatives

Question 21

Extemporaneous compounding refers to:

Answer 21

Preparing an admixture for a specific prescription

Question 22

_____ are filters that can be placed inside of needles.

Answer 22

Filter needles

Question 23

When a solution is free from soluble products produced by micro organisms it is said to be:

Answer 23

Pyrogen free (can cause fever)
**sterile is free from microorganisms**

Question 24

LVPs usually have ___ infusion rates.

Answer 24

Slow

Question 25

What system shuffles objects through a tube using compressed air as the force

Answer 25

Pneumatic tube

Question 26

Which type a syringe is used to the administer a dose of liquid medication to a patient?

Answer 26

Oral syringe

Question 27

Clear liquids in which the drug is completely dissolved are called:

Answer 27

Solutions

Question 28

Which is a required ingredient in a suspension?

Answer 28

Flocculating agent

Question 29

Technician should never provide patients information to anyone unless:

Answer 29

Directed to do so by the pharmacist

Question 30

Which record will document how a compounded formula was actually prepared?

Answer 30

Compounding record

Question 31

Which of the following is considered the recipe of compounding?

Answer 31

Formulation record

Question 32

_______ are electrolytes used in the preparation of suspensions.

Answer 32

Flocculating record

Question 33

Which of the following agencies is responsible for approving hospitals for Medicaid reimbursements?

Answer 33

CMS

Question 34

Which type of mortar and pestle is recommended for mixing liquids and semisolids?

Answer 34

Glass

Question 35

The maximum weighable amount of most Class A prescription balances is:

Answer 35

60 grams

Question 36

Metric weights used for Wayne ingredients using a class a balance should be handled with:

Answer 36

Forceps (because your hands have oil & moisture that can affect your weight)

Question 37

Which type of glassware is "TC" (to contain)?

Answer 37

Volumetric flask

Question 38

Mixing powders using a spatula is called:

Answer 38

Spatulation

Question 39

Which agency is a state run organization that oversees hospitals including the pharmacy department?

Answer 39

DPH (department of public health)

Question 40

Which type of glass where is "TD" (to deliver)?

Answer 40

Syringes

Question 41

Aliquots can be used when a description calls for less than _____ of an ingredient.

Answer 41

120 mg

Question 42

When reading the volume of a liquid against a graduation mark, hold the device at eye level and read the mark ______ the meniscus.

Answer 42

At the bottom of

Question 43

A system containing two immiscible liquid with 1 dispersed in the other is called:

Answer 43

An emulsion

Question 44

Which of the following can have the consistency of an ointment?

Answer 44

Emulsion

Question 45

______ are thickening agents used in the preparation of suspensions.

Answer 45

Suspending agents

Question 46

The fine grinding of a powder is called:

Answer 46

Trituration

Question 47

What kind of compounds liquefy when they are brought together?

Answer 47

Eutectic

Question 48

A pharmacy located in a hospital that services patients within the hospital and ancillary areas only is called a(an):

Answer 48

Inpatient pharmacy (can't dispense outside the pharmacy)

Question 49

Medications that have been supplied in bulk are generally pre-packaged in unit dose by:

Answer 49

Machines (but pharmacy technicians run the machines)

Question 50

Medication carts, only provide _____ hours of medication for specific patients.

Answer 50

24

Question 51

A health care provider who is considered which factors such as a patient's ability to pay for medication is a(an):

Answer 51

M.S.W. (Masters of social work)

Question 52

Regulation of hazardous waste procedures associated with chemotherapy applies to all of the following except:

Answer 52

Pricing (but applies to disposal, storage, and transportation)

Question 53

The delivery time for a mail order medications is at least:

Answer 53

24 to 48 hours

Question 54

Compounding parenteral admixtures for home in fusions requires all of the following except:

Answer 54

Ointment tiles (but applies to use of clean rooms, laminar flow hoods, and aseptic practices)

Question 55

If a hospital that has a closed formulary, the physician should:

Answer 55

Order medications on the hospital formulary only