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WorksheetsExtemporaneous Compounding II
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Troches made to dissolve are made from bases such as _________
a)
vegetable shortening
b)
polyethyline glycols
c)
acacia
d)
all of the above
2.
HIS stands for _________________
a)
Health Information System
b)
Hospital Information System
c)
Healthcare Informatics System
d)
Hospital Inventory System
3.
As part of quality control,, suspensions should be checked for _____________
a)
settling of undissolved particles
b)
taste
c)
pourability
d)
both a and c
4.
Choose the smallest unit of digital information from the list below.
a)
Gigabyte
b)
Megabyte
c)
Kilobyte
d)
Byte
5.
As a general rule, solid ingredients will disperse a base anywhere from ________
a)
5% to 10%
b)
10% to 20%
c)
50% to 70%
d)
70% to 90%
6.
Any temperature between 50 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit is considered ________
a)
cold
b)
cool
c)
warm
d)
room temperature
7.
Vaginal suppositories generally come in sizes of _____________
a)
3g to 5g
b)
1g to 2g
c)
5g to 10g
d)
10g to 20g
8.
The term ___________ is best understood as the quantity count of items in stock, based on the computer's calculations of purchases, less medications dispensed, plus the inventory item count at the last physical inventory.
a)
perpetual inventory
b)
physical inventory
c)
point of sale
d)
stock
9.
Purified water, ethanol, syrups or a blend of these ingredients may be used as _________ liquid compounded medications.
a)
co-solvents
b)
emulsifiers
c)
vehicles
d)
buffers
10.
Any temperature between 8 and 15 degrees Celsius is considered _________.
a)
cold
b)
cool
c)
warm
d)
room temperature
11.
A standard operating procedure is essential for documenting the ________ and _______ of equipment used in compounding.
a)
calibration, maintenance
b)
cleaning, set-up
c)
updating, upkeep
d)
calibration, cleaning
12.
The goal of patient safety is best served within a _______ environment that places value on risk identification methods.
a)
punitive
b)
reprimanding
c)
nonpunitive
d)
reactive
13.
A urethral suppository for a male is typically ________ in length.
a)
5mm
b)
125mm
c)
12mm
d)
25mm
14.
A _______ is a single-pan instrument with an unequal arm that acts as a compound lever.
a)
Class A prescription balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Counter balance
d)
Geometric dilution
15.
Documents issued by the chemical wholesaler, which documents chemical purity, are known as ___________.
a)
MSDS sheets
b)
SOPs
c)
certificates of analysis
d)
invoices
16.
Software applications, programs, and digital information (including protected patient information) are stored on a computer's ____________.
a)
firewall
b)
motherboard
c)
hard drive
d)
hypertext
17.
Ascorbic acid is an example of a(n) __________ that may be added as a buffer to liquids to prevent degradation.
a)
preservative
b)
vehicle
c)
emulsifier
d)
antioxidant
18.
What should the inventory manager do when they are notified that an item has reached its "PAR level"?
a)
order more of the item
b)
cancel future orders for the item
c)
compare the quantity of the item in inventory to the expected quantity for that date
d)
confirm the accuracy of an unusual order for the item
19.
QC testing activities focus on the _________
a)
ingredients, devices, components, and final products
b)
SOP, MSDS, certificates of analysis, and formula worksheet
c)
recipe, worksheet, SOP, and ingredients
d)
training, equipment, cleaning procedures, and final product
20.
Which of the following tasks is considered a large project involving a team effort on the part of an institution's whole IT department?
a)
changing a healthcare facility from one electronic medical record software application to another
b)
answering questions about the basic functions of a facility's billing software application
c)
updating the facility's records when the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration reschedules products governed by the Controlled Substances Act. This job is for the medical informatics department.
d)
Connecting a new computer or device to the healthcare facility's WiFi
21.
Any temperature above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit is considered __________.
a)
warm
b)
room temperature
c)
controlled room temperature
d)
excessive heat
22.
Which of the following is no longer acceptable in the modern, automated institutional pharmacy?
a)
medication orders transcribed by a unit secretary
b)
a physician's written order inspected and entered by a pharmacist
c)
physicians entering orders directly into the system
d)
all of these
23.
What action copies important data to a second location to protect digital information loss through equipment failure and unforeseen events?
a)
boot
b)
monitor
c)
fragment
d)
backup
24.
Which of these can pharmacy technicians do to support the integrity of a computerized inventory system?
a)
Physically count the inventory in stock and compare it to the quantities listed in the computerized inventory system.
b)
Protect patient information as directed under HIPAA.
c)
Reorder items that have been ordered before.
d)
Alphabetize the pharmacy's physical inventory.
25.
Which piece of equipment is the easiest to use for measuring liquids, due to its wide mouth and narrow base?
a)
conical graduate
b)
cylindrical graduate
c)
beaker
d)
syringe
26.
A _____, voluntary, confidential reporting program provides pharmacy technicians the opportunity to tell the complete story without fear of retribution.
a)
reactive
b)
retrospective
c)
punitive
d)
reprimanding
27.
In an institutional pharmacy management system, where does the patient demographic information (name, sex, age, etc.) come from?
a)
Admission, discharge, and transfer system (ADT)
b)
Charge capture system
c)
Patient accounting system
d)
Ancillary systems
28.
What happens to a file, document, or picture which is "uploaded?"
a)
It's sent to another computer, usually over the internet.
b)
It's sent to the computer's recycling bin.
c)
It's printed onto paper using a printer attached to the computer.
d)
It's added to a batch file.
29.
The regulations that define pharmacy compounding are established by
a)
ASHP
b)
Compounding pharmacies
c)
USP/NF
d)
IACP
30.
Compounding rules are enforced by which agency within the state?
a)
USP
b)
IACP
c)
state board of pharmacy
d)
FDA
31.
Who can compound prescription medications?
a)
Only a pharmacist licensed with a compounding certification
b)
Any registered pharmacist in the United States
c)
A pharmacy technician under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist
d)
B and C
32.
Non-sterile compounding rules are established in a specific chapter in which publication?
a)
USP/NF
b)
State board of pharmacy
c)
FDA
d)
PTCB
33.
A compound is defined as which of the following?
a)
a chemical
b)
a manufactured medication
c)
one ingredient
d)
any material consisting of more than one substance
34.
Compounding for patients is not allowed if the following situations exist.
a)
The doctor wants to save the patient some money.
b)
The physician asks
c)
The same product is commercially available in the exact same dosage form and strength
d)
All of the above
35.
Pharmacies can compound for the following reasons.
a)
To improve patient compliance to dosing regimens
b)
Because the correct dosage is not commercially available
c)
To save a patient money
d)
Both A and B
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