Question 1

All of the following are benefits of using an automated dispensing system (ADS) except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreases errors 
B)  Saves money 
C)  Decreases patient wait time 
D)  Simplifies inventory control 
A)  Decreases errors 
B)  Saves money 
C)  Decreases patient wait time 
D)  Simplifies inventory control

Question 2

A hospital pharmacy that is not open 24 hours a day has which of the following options for filling after-hours medication orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allow limited access to medications by specific nursing personnel. 
B)  Have an on-call pharmacist. 
C)  Have an off-site pharmacy that can deliver medications. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Allow limited access to medications by specific nursing personnel. 
B)  Have an on-call pharmacist. 
C)  Have an off-site pharmacy that can deliver medications. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

Accreditation by The Joint Commission (TJC) is required to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Open a pharmacy 
B)  Fill a controlled substance prescription 
C)  Accept Medicare and Medicaid payments 
D)  Accreditation is required for all of the above 
A)  Open a pharmacy 
B)  Fill a controlled substance prescription 
C)  Accept Medicare and Medicaid payments 
D)  Accreditation is required for all of the above

Question 4

Stat orders should be filled within _____ minutes.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 5

Policies and procedures manuals contain information regarding all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees' weekly schedules 
B)  Emergency situations 
C)  Daily work routines and responsibilities 
D)  Mandatory trainings 
A)  Employees' weekly schedules 
B)  Emergency situations 
C)  Daily work routines and responsibilities 
D)  Mandatory trainings

Question 6

A standing order:

Accepted Answer

A)  Needs to be filled as quickly as possible 
B)  Is a protocol for a treatment that can be used in a specific situation 
C)  Is a patient's regularly scheduled medication 
D)  Is only used in an emergency 
A)  Needs to be filled as quickly as possible 
B)  Is a protocol for a treatment that can be used in a specific situation 
C)  Is a patient's regularly scheduled medication 
D)  Is only used in an emergency

Question 7

The hospital department that stores backup stock for the pharmacy is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pharmacy supply 
B)  Pharmacy closet 
C)  Central stock 
D)  Central supply 
A)  Pharmacy supply 
B)  Pharmacy closet 
C)  Central stock 
D)  Central supply

Question 8

HEPA stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  High-efficiency pressurized air 
B)  High-efficiency particulate air 
C)  Highly effective particulate air 
D)  Highly effective pressurized air 
A)  High-efficiency pressurized air 
B)  High-efficiency particulate air 
C)  Highly effective particulate air 
D)  Highly effective pressurized air

Question 9

Parenteral medications:

Accepted Answer

A)  Bypass the digestive system 
B)  Are usually intended for systemic action 
C)  Are commonly considered to be injections 
D)  All of the above describe parenteral medications. 
A)  Bypass the digestive system 
B)  Are usually intended for systemic action 
C)  Are commonly considered to be injections 
D)  All of the above describe parenteral medications.

Question 10

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates and administers:

Accepted Answer

A)  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 
B)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
C)  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
D)  A and B 
A)  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 
B)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPA
A)  
C)  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
D)  A and B

Question 11

After a medication is used from a crash cart the pharmacy technician must _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieve the crash cart from the floor 
B)  refill the medications used 
C)  check the expiration dates of medications in the crash cart 
D)  all of the above 
A)  retrieve the crash cart from the floor 
B)  refill the medications used 
C)  check the expiration dates of medications in the crash cart 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

A prescription written for administration in a hospital is called a(n) ______________ order.

Accepted Answer

A)  hospital 
B)  prescription 
C)  medication 
D)  institutional 
A)  hospital 
B)  prescription 
C)  medication 
D)  institutional

Question 13

What is the meaning of CCU?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critical care unit 
B)  Coronary care unit 
C)  Cardiac care unit 
D)  Clinical cardiac unit 
A)  Critical care unit 
B)  Coronary care unit 
C)  Cardiac care unit 
D)  Clinical cardiac unit

Question 14

eMAR stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Excellent medical administration recording 
B)  Exceptional medication administration recording 
C)  Electronic medication administration record 
D)  Electronic medication activity record 
A)  Excellent medical administration recording 
B)  Exceptional medication administration recording 
C)  Electronic medication administration record 
D)  Electronic medication activity record

Question 15

All of the following are examples of medications found in a crash cart except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adult 
B)  Geriatric 
C)  Neonatal 
D)  Pediatric 
A)  Adult 
B)  Geriatric 
C)  Neonatal 
D)  Pediatric

Question 16

All of the following statements are true regarding investigational drug use except:

Accepted Answer

A)  A logbook must be maintained for each investigational drug 
B)  All steps must be performed by a pharmacist 
C)  All medication must be returned to the sponsor upon completion of the study 
D)  Investigational drugs must be separately stored from other drugs 
A)  A logbook must be maintained for each investigational drug 
B)  All steps must be performed by a pharmacist 
C)  All medication must be returned to the sponsor upon completion of the study 
D)  Investigational drugs must be separately stored from other drugs

Question 17

USP  regulations state that compounding should take place within an ______ or better clean room.

Accepted Answer

A)  International Standards Organization (ISO) Class 1 
B)  ISO Class 2 
C)  ISO Class 8 
D)  ISO Class 9 
A)  International Standards Organization (ISO) Class 1 
B)  ISO Class 2 
C)  ISO Class 8 
D)  ISO Class 9

Question 18

Satellite pharmacies:

Accepted Answer

A)  Are used in all hospitals 
B)  Are staffed by only technicians 
C)  Expedite order preparation and delivery 
D)  All of the above describe satellite pharmacies 
A)  Are used in all hospitals 
B)  Are staffed by only technicians 
C)  Expedite order preparation and delivery 
D)  All of the above describe satellite pharmacies

Question 19

The most important benefit of using the eMAR system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Less paperwork 
B)  Less time spent with the patient 
C)  Less money 
D)  Overall improved communication benefitting patient care 
A)  Less paperwork 
B)  Less time spent with the patient 
C)  Less money 
D)  Overall improved communication benefitting patient care

Question 20

Which type of medications bypass the digestive system but are intended for systemic action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enteral 
B)  Oral 
C)  Topical 
D)  Parenteral 
A)  Enteral 
B)  Oral 
C)  Topical 
D)  Parenteral

Exam 9: Institutional Pharmacy Practice

All of the following are benefits of using an automated dispensing system (ADS) except:

A hospital pharmacy that is not open 24 hours a day has which of the following options for filling after-hours medication orders?

Accreditation by The Joint Commission (TJC) is required to:

Stat orders should be filled within _____ minutes.

Policies and procedures manuals contain information regarding all of the following except:

A standing order:

The hospital department that stores backup stock for the pharmacy is called:

HEPA stands for:

Parenteral medications:

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates and administers:

After a medication is used from a crash cart the pharmacy technician must _________.

A prescription written for administration in a hospital is called a(n) ______________ order.

What is the meaning of CCU?

eMAR stands for:

All of the following are examples of medications found in a crash cart except:

All of the following statements are true regarding investigational drug use except:

USP <797> regulations state that compounding should take place within an ______ or better clean room.

Satellite pharmacies:

The most important benefit of using the eMAR system is:

Which type of medications bypass the digestive system but are intended for systemic action?

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