Sterile Compounding

Question 1

medications prepared using sterile technique

Answer 1

Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSP)

Question 2

organism of microscopic size
(bacterium, virus, or protozoan)

Answer 2

microorganism

Question 3

any medication route other than the alimentary canal

Answer 3

parenteral

Question 4

free of living organisms

Answer 4

sterile

Question 5

nongovernmental, nonprofit public health organization that sets standards for OTC and prescription medications and other healthcare products in the US to ensure public health

Answer 5

US Pharmacopoeia (USP)

Question 6

chapter in the USP concerning parenteral-medication compounding and equipment endorsed by the Joint Commission and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Answer 6

USP 979

Question 7

too little of a dose

Answer 7

subtherapeutic

Question 8

too large of a dose

Answer 8

supratherapeutic

Question 9

number of dissolved particles in a solution per liter of solution

Answer 9

osmolarity

Question 10

any solution containing a concentration of dissolved substances that’s the same as the concentration found in human RBCs

Answer 10

isotonic

Question 11

action of one drug preventing the action of another drug or preventing the action of a messenger on a receptor site in the body

Answer 11

antagonistic effect

Question 12

drug’s ability to combine with another drug or substance without either losing efficiency

Answer 12

compatability

Question 13

any solution containing a higher concentration of dissolved substances than found in RBCs

Answer 13

hypertonic

Question 14

changing of the chemical structure of a drug by the body

Answer 14

drug metabolism

Question 15

practice model of taking care of patients and their families

Answer 15

patient-centered care

Question 16

putting on PPE in a specific method

Answer 16

garbing

Question 17

puncture, injection, or some method to enter the bloodstream directly

Answer 17

parenteral route

Question 18

any disease-causing agent or microorganism

Answer 18

pathogen

Question 19

gown, gloves, hair and foot covers, masks, and eye protection

Answer 19

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Question 20

interaction between infectious agents and a susceptible host

Answer 20

transmission

Question 21

methods to prevent contamination or transference of infection

Answer 21

universal precautions

Question 22

infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host

Answer 22

6 chains of infection

Question 23

amount of medication per amount of fluid

Answer 23

concentration

Question 24

solution used to dilute a powder form of an injectable medication

Answer 24

diluent

Question 25

dissolved mineral salts found in IV fluids

Answer 25

electrolytes

Question 26

amount of medicaiton to be infused over a specific period of time

Answer 26

flow rate

Question 27

administered directly into a vein

Answer 27

IV

Question 28

injection directly into a muscle

Answer 28

IM

Question 29

injection directly into the heart

Answer 29

IC

Question 30

injection into the capillary-rich layer below the epidermis

Answer 30

ID

Question 31

injection directly into the joint space

Answer 31

IA

Question 32

injection directly into bone marrow

Answer 32

IO