WEEK 2

Question 1

are
used in the inpatient or
institutional health
system setting.

Answer 1

Medication orders

Question 2

are used in
the outpatient, or
ambulatory setting.

Answer 2

Prescription

Question 3

Both can be handwritten,
typed, preprinted, verbal
or entered into a
computer program and
submitted to the
pharmacy by the patient
via fax, computer or other
electronic means.

Answer 3

Prescription & Medication order

Question 4

is written
directions provided by a
prescribing practitioner for a
specific medication to be
administered to an individual.

Answer 4

Medication
Order

Question 5

The prescribing practitioner
may also give a medication
order ______to a licensed
person such as a pharmacist or
a nurse.

Answer 5

verbally

Question 6

Before dispensing the
prescription or medication
order, the pharmacist’s
responsibility is to _____
the prescription or
medication order for
_____.

Answer 6

evaluate; appropriateness

Question 7

This includes ensuring the
correct drug, dose, dosage
form, frequency, route of
administration, duration of
therapy and indication.

Answer 7

Evaluation of medication order

Question 8

Additionally, the ______ is evaluated for
therapeutic duplication,
drug allergies, drug
disease state interactions,
and drug-drug
interactions, and
laboratory data are
reviewed if available

Answer 8

patient’s
profile

Question 9

Examples of
different types
of medication
orders are:

1. Copy of a _____ prescription
2. Written order on a _____
   form signed by the practitioner
3. Written list of _____
   signed by the practitioner
4. Copy of a pharmacy____, given to you by the
   pharmacist
5. A _____ given to a
   licensed person
6. _____ prescriptions signed
   electronically via a secured
   system

Answer 9

written

consultation

medication order

call in order

verbal order

Electronic

Question 10

Medication orders typically contain similar information
that would be included in a prescription. This includes:

Answer 10

1. Patient’s name, date of birth, medical record number
2. Patient’s location and room number
3. Date and time of order
4. Drug name
5. Dosage strength
6. Route of administration
7. Frequency of administration
8. Duration of therapy
9. Allergies
10. Special considerations in administering the
    medication, if applicable, as directed by the
    prescribing practitioner or the pharmacist
11. Name and signature of physician

Question 11

Type of medication orders:

Answer 11

Stat order, Single order, Standing, PRN

Question 12

A single dose of medication that should be
administered immediately

Answer 12

Stat Order

Question 13

One time medication. Drug is to be given at a
certain time.

Answer 13

Single Order

Question 14

Drug is to be given for a certain number of doses or
for a certain number of days

Answer 14

Standing

Question 15

administered routinely until order is cancelled by another order

Answer 15

Standing

Question 16

Drug is administered when necessary or as needed
based on the patient’s needs

Answer 16

PRN

Question 17

It is the responsibility of the pharmacist
to ensure that each prescription and
medication order received is correct in
its form and content; is appropriate for
the patient being treated; and is
subsequently filled, labeled, dispensed,
and administered accurately.

Answer 17

Prescription and Medication
Order Accuracy

Question 18

In essence, each medication should be:
* ____ appropriate for the patient;
* prescribed at the correct ____;
* dispensed in the correct strength and dosage form;
* correctly labeled_____ with complete instructions for the patient or
caregiver; and
* for the patient in a hospital or other health care facility, each
medication must be _____ to the correct patient, at the correct _____, and by the correct
rate and route of administration

Answer 18

therapeutically

dose

labeled

administered

time

Question 19

A pharmacist should never _____
at the meaning of an indistinct
word or unrecognized
abbreviation

Answer 19

guess

Question 20

represent a source
of error in interpreting and
dispensing prescriptions.

Answer 20

Unfamiliar
unrecognized
or
unclear
abbreviations

Question 21

In hospital practice, the ______ may identify a list of approved
abbreviations for the institution

Answer 21

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Question 22

Pharmacy abbreviations
may be found in the:

Answer 22

inscription,
subscription, or the sig (signa) of
the prescription

Question 23

contains the name
of the medication and its quantity,
the subscription informs the
pharmacist how to compound the prescription, and the sig are the directions for taking the medication.

Answer 23

Inscription