Midterm 1 Flashcards
Pharm Techs must maintain…
Night cupboard log
Pharm techs must complete…
Annual Recall
Pharm techs issue…
Purchase orders
Senior tech prepares…
Monthly schedules
Senior techs assign…
Work to co-workers
Pharmacy Techs basic task is to…
Assist in drug distribution
Clinical clerks can order meds but…
Physician must sign off
Community Pharmacy is a…
Private business that looks at long-term maintenance
Hospital Pharmacy dept is not…
focused on operating for profit
What is drug use control?
Purchasing
Storage
Distribution
Ensuring optimal use
What is drug procurement
Order and storage
RPhT roles with BPMH
gather information and conduct the interview
Professional development is not about…
impressing an employer or peers
professional development options include…
Home study program
computer learning
planned literature search
self-assessment program
Reading Articles/journals
Discussion with colleagues
Group C.E. Activity
Who has prescribing privilieges
Clinical clerks - must be signed by MD
Residents
Consultant physicians - signed by attending
Physcians
Nurse preactitioner
midwives
Registered Dietician
Define Authenticate
to identify oneself as the author of a document or record by person signature
What must be present on a medication order for patient information
name
room/bed
Hospital ID
DOB
What medication information must be present on an order
Generic name
strength
dose
route of admin
Frequency or time
number of doses/time limit
date and time order was written
signature and prited name of prescriber
Patient information required for hospital data entry
Name
ID number
Bed location
Gender
weight
Height
Allergies
Change order notice is…
memos used to communicate changes to patients med order by pharmacy
STAT orders are…
non-recurring medication that are required immediatly
MARs are prepared by…
Nursing staff or pharmacy to document administration of meds
MARs indicate the…
person responsible for administration
Types of MARs
Scheduled
PRN
Continuous
all med orders must be checked and initialed by…
a second nurse
addressograp
h is the area of the MAR where…
that contains pt information
operation/ diagnosis portion of the MAR where…
operating procedures and diagnosis are noted
order date is the date…
the medication was FIRST ordered
Stop date is…
the date the nurse is to stop administering the med
dose is written in…
the mg given
dose for combo products are written as…
number of tablets
imprecise orders are…
medication order expressed in non-specific terms
Always place the zero…
before the decimal (0.5)
Never place the zero…
after a decimal (5.0)
dose range orders
state a range of dose (500mg - 700mg)
Define automatic stop orders
Policy that limits the amount of medication dispensed for potent drug classification
ASO process applies to…
all meds and is dependent on classification
Anti-infective INJ ASO
3 days/72 hours
Anti-infective oral ASO
5 days
Anti-coagulant INJ ASO
48 hours/2 days
Anticoagulant oral ASO
72 hours/ 3 days
N/C ASO
72 hours/ 3days
Hypnotic/sedatives ASO
7 days
all other parenterals ASO
3 days/72 hours
All others ASO
10 days
ASO policy does not apply when…
duration or quantity is specified
