Question 1

A(an) ____ pharmacy technician works in a small specialty pharmacy that supplies a specific area of the hospital.

Accepted Answer

A) Supply 
B) Inventory 
C) Satellite 
D) Patient 
A) Supply 
B) Inventory 
C) Satellite 
D) Patient C

Question 2

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 D

Question 3

The Pyxis company currently makes a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Automated dispensing system 
B) Safe system 
C) Automated packaging machine 
D) All of the above 
A) Automated dispensing system 
B) Safe system 
C) Automated packaging machine 
D) All of the above D

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following is(are) true about controlled substances in the institutional setting?

Accepted Answer

A) Controlled substances must always be signed in and out of the pharmacy. 
B) The pharmacy technician verifies the beginning and final count. 
C) The pharmacy technician must perform a complete inventory of the pharmacy stock at the beginning of each day. 
D) All of the above statements are true. 
A) Controlled substances must always be signed in and out of the pharmacy. 
B) The pharmacy technician verifies the beginning and final count. 
C) The pharmacy technician must perform a complete inventory of the pharmacy stock at the beginning of each day. 
D) All of the above statements are true.

Question 6

Supplies of medication on hand in certain units of a hospital are called ____________ stock.

Accepted Answer

A) Nursing 
B) Unit 
C) Floor 
D) Patient 
A) Nursing 
B) Unit 
C) Floor 
D) Patient

Question 7

The abbreviation that implies an emergency situation is:

Accepted Answer

A) ASAP 
B) PRN 
C) stat 
D) SO 
A) ASAP 
B) PRN 
C) stat 
D) SO

Question 8

An ASAP order:

Accepted Answer

A) Takes precedence over all other orders. 
B) Should be delivered within 5 to 15 minutes. 
C) Should be quickly processed. 
D) Can mean the difference between life and death. 
A) Takes precedence over all other orders. 
B) Should be delivered within 5 to 15 minutes. 
C) Should be quickly processed. 
D) Can mean the difference between life and death.

Question 9

CCU stands for:

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 10

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 11

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 12

Which of the following criteria is(are) used to distinguish between types of hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A) Size 
B) Profit or nonprofit 
C) Types of services provided 
D) All of the above 
A) Size 
B) Profit or nonprofit 
C) Types of services provided 
D) All of the above

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is being promoted because it:

Accepted Answer

A) Is no longer necessary to decipher illegible handwriting. 
B) Is more expensive. 
C) Checks for drug interactions and contraindications. 
D) A and C 
A) Is no longer necessary to decipher illegible handwriting. 
B) Is more expensive. 
C) Checks for drug interactions and contraindications. 
D) A and C

Question 18

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 19

Which of the following is considered to be a closed system?

Accepted Answer

A) Horizontal flow hood 
B) Vertical flow hood 
C) Glove box 
D) Biological safety cabinet (BS
C)  
A) Horizontal flow hood 
B) Vertical flow hood 
C) Glove box 
D) Biological safety cabinet (BS
C)

Question 20

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

Exam 9: Institutional Pharmacy Practice

A(an) ____ pharmacy technician works in a small specialty pharmacy that supplies a specific area of the hospital.

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

The Pyxis company currently makes a(n):

eMAR stands for:

Which of the following is(are) true about controlled substances in the institutional setting?

Supplies of medication on hand in certain units of a hospital are called ____________ stock.

The abbreviation that implies an emergency situation is:

An ASAP order:

CCU stands for:

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

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

Which of the following criteria is(are) used to distinguish between types of hospitals?

HEPA stands for:

Parenteral medications:

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.

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is being promoted because it:

A standing order:

Which of the following is considered to be a closed system?

The most important benefit of using the eMAR system is:

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