Chapter 13 Flashcards
• There are four main associations concerned with pharmacy practice. Which one listed is not a member?
a) ASHP
b) APhA
c) JACHO
d) AAPT
C
• What job responsibility for a technician is found in an inpatient setting, but not in a community setting?
a) insurance billing technician
b) IV technician
c) stock inventory technician
d) technician recruiter
B
• Health care institutions are usually organized into several levels of management. Which position is not at the top of the institution?
a) department managers
b) CEO
c) COO
d) CFO
A
• Policy and procedures manuals exist for which of the following reason(s)?
a) to serve as a legal document
b) to prevent error caused by verbal communication
c) to train new employees
d) all of the above
D
• The definition of a policy is:
a) a way of accomplishing something or acting
b) a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives; a high-level, overall plan
c) a series of steps followed in a regular definite order
d) a traditional or established way of doing things
B
• The Clinical Section of the policy and procedure manual contains those activities involved in patient-related monitoring activities of a clinical nature. Which activity listed is not part of this section?
a) drug ordering
b) unit-dose drug distribution
c) drug information services
d) formulary operation
C
• A not-for-profit, nongovernmental corporation whose responsibility is to regulate hospital setting is:
a) JCAHO
b) OSHA
c) ASHP
d) NABP
A
• The definition of procedure is:
a) a high-level, overall plan embracing the general goals
b) a traditional or established way of doing things
c) a definite course or method of action
d) none of the above
B
• Regulations affecting pharmacy practice encompass:
a) CSA regulations
b) JCAHO standards
c) federal and state rules
d) all of the above
D
• The Administrative section of a policy and procedure manual contain all the following information except:
a) department’s hours of operation
b) inventory control
c) drug therapy monitoring
d) annual reports
C
• Policy and procedure manuals have a standard format. the first item in the manual is:
a) title
b) table of contents
c) objectives
d) goals
A
• The liaison between the medical staff and the department of pharmacy services is:
a) JCAHO
b) The pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
c) Medicare
d) hospital Board of Pharmacy
C
• Pharmacy technicians perform essential tasks that do not require:
a) computer entry training
b) compounding techniques
c) label preparation
d) the pharmacist’s skill or expertise
D
• Pharmacy technicians may use the following designation after their name after passing the Pharmacy Technician National Certification exam:
a) APhT
b) CPhT
c) RTech
d) CPT
B
• The members of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee review and update the manual every:
a) year
b) two years
c) 5 years
d) 18 months
C
