Hospital Pharmacy 8,9,16,17,18 Flashcards
You are to use 2.4 mL of diluent reconstitute a valid medication. What size of syringe should be used?
3 mL (you use the next size up)
Heparin is used in a heparin lock to:
Keep blood from clotting in the device
What type of filter is used to filter solutions as the solution is expelled from the syringe?
Membrane filters
Single dose vials:
Do not contain preservatives
The movement of particles in a solution through permeable membranes is:
Dialysis
There is the potential of ______ when pushing a needle through the rubber stopper of a vial.
Coring (this can be caused by using a large needle)
When using the laminar flow hood, a technician should work at least _____ inside the hood.
6 inches
An element without water molecules is:
Anhydrous (hydrous with water molecules)
After opening an ampule, technician should:
Inspect the ampule for glass particles
A laminar flow hood should be turned on for ______ minutes before use in order to produce a particle free environment.
30 minutes
Of the following needles, which size of needle is most likely to cause coring?
13G (the smaller the number the larger the gauge)
Large volume parenterals (LVPs) are packaged in containers holding _____ or more.
100mL
Biological safety hoods have:
Vertical air flow down towards the work
The action in which a drug is a higher concentration solution passes through a permeable membrane to a lower concentration solution is:
Osmosis
If an ampule has been pre-scored, the ampule will have:
A colored stripe around the neck
Some examples of ready to make systems include:
Add-vantage, add-a-vial, and mini-bag plus
A(an) _____ solution has greater osmolarity than blood.
Hypertonic (hypotonic lesser osmolarity than blood)
Equivalent weight is equal to:
Molecular Weight divided by valence (valence positive and negative charge in an atom or molecule)
In laminar flow, The air flows in ______ direction(s).
One
The difference between single and multidose vials is that single-dose vials do not contain:
Preservatives
Extemporaneous compounding refers to:
Preparing an admixture for a specific prescription
_____ are filters that can be placed inside of needles.
Filter needles
When a solution is free from soluble products produced by micro organisms it is said to be:
Pyrogen free (can cause fever) **sterile is free from microorganisms**
LVPs usually have ___ infusion rates.
Slow
What system shuffles objects through a tube using compressed air as the force
Pneumatic tube
Which type a syringe is used to the administer a dose of liquid medication to a patient?
Oral syringe
Clear liquids in which the drug is completely dissolved are called:
Solutions
Which is a required ingredient in a suspension?
Flocculating agent
Technician should never provide patients information to anyone unless:
Directed to do so by the pharmacist
Which record will document how a compounded formula was actually prepared?
Compounding record
Which of the following is considered the recipe of compounding?
Formulation record
_______ are electrolytes used in the preparation of suspensions.
Flocculating record
Which of the following agencies is responsible for approving hospitals for Medicaid reimbursements?
CMS
Which type of mortar and pestle is recommended for mixing liquids and semisolids?
Glass
The maximum weighable amount of most Class A prescription balances is:
60 grams
Metric weights used for Wayne ingredients using a class a balance should be handled with:
Forceps (because your hands have oil & moisture that can affect your weight)
Which type of glassware is “TC” (to contain)?
Volumetric flask
Mixing powders using a spatula is called:
Spatulation
Which agency is a state run organization that oversees hospitals including the pharmacy department?
DPH (department of public health)
Which type of glass where is “TD” (to deliver)?
Syringes
Aliquots can be used when a description calls for less than _____ of an ingredient.
120 mg
When reading the volume of a liquid against a graduation mark, hold the device at eye level and read the mark ______ the meniscus.
At the bottom of
A system containing two immiscible liquid with 1 dispersed in the other is called:
An emulsion
Which of the following can have the consistency of an ointment?
Emulsion
______ are thickening agents used in the preparation of suspensions.
Suspending agents
The fine grinding of a powder is called:
Trituration
What kind of compounds liquefy when they are brought together?
Eutectic
A pharmacy located in a hospital that services patients within the hospital and ancillary areas only is called a(an):
Inpatient pharmacy (can’t dispense outside the pharmacy)
Medications that have been supplied in bulk are generally pre-packaged in unit dose by:
Machines (but pharmacy technicians run the machines)
Medication carts, only provide _____ hours of medication for specific patients.
24
A health care provider who is considered which factors such as a patient’s ability to pay for medication is a(an):
M.S.W. (Masters of social work)
Regulation of hazardous waste procedures associated with chemotherapy applies to all of the following except:
Pricing (but applies to disposal, storage, and transportation)
The delivery time for a mail order medications is at least:
24 to 48 hours
Compounding parenteral admixtures for home in fusions requires all of the following except:
Ointment tiles (but applies to use of clean rooms, laminar flow hoods, and aseptic practices)
If a hospital that has a closed formulary, the physician should:
Order medications on the hospital formulary only
