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1
Inadequate staffing done to save money.
wrong formulation error
incorrect assumption error
organizational failure
wrong drug error
2
What is an example of a voluntary movement for quality improvement, safety, and cost reduction healthcare?
Accountable Care Organization
Health Maintenance Organization
Safety First Organization
Home Health Organization
3
Fluoxetine dispensed for fluvoxamine.
adverse drug error
technical failure
wrong formulation error
wrong drug error
4
If you want to know what abbreviations are considered unsafe, where would you check?
The HAMMERS scorecard
The SPEAK UP program
The MERP Program
The ISMP website
5
technician misread a poorly written abbreviation.
medication education error
adverse drug error
technical failure
incorrect assumption error
6
Lamictal tablets are dispensed for Lamictal ODT.
medication education error
adverse drug error
incorrect assumption error
wrong formulation error
7
In community pharmacies, the _____ is most likely to be the last person to handle a medication before it reaches the pat
Pharmacist
Nurse
Dr
Pharm Tech
8
What is the most common reason for not reporting a medication error in most pharmacies or healthcare settings?
feeling it's no big deal
lack of time
fear of punishment or being sued
feeling the problem cannot be fixed
9
Barcode scanner misreads the code.
organizational failure
omission error
technical failure
incorrect assumption error
10
What is an acceptable error rate in pharmacy medications?
3%
0%
5%
1.7%
11
Which of the following is an example of a safety-oriented culture in the pharmacy?
time goals are strictly followed
technicians and pharmacists have severe consequences for making errors
pharmacists decisions are obeyed and questions is discouraged
the environment is nonpunitive
12
You notice that the Rx for a 3-month’s supply of narcotic is written by a dentist. What should the pharmacist do?
Refuse to fill the prescription and tell pharmacist.
Fill for only a month’s supply.
Fill only a week’s supply.
Contact the Board of Pharmacy.
13
Nurse does not give morning dose metoprolol.
medication education error
omission error
incorrect assumption error
organizational failure
14
What might be a sign that a fellow employee is abusing controlled substances in the pharmacy?
change in appearance
change in behavior
All answers are correct
repeatedly having a bad day
15
A prescription for Depo-Medrol IV is entered into the computer instead of Solu-Medrol IV. What could happen?
An incorrect dose will be dispensed.
Depo-Medrol IV will be safely administered to the patient.
A serious overdose of methylprednisolone will occur.
Mismatch of dosage form to the route of administration will likely result
16
1400, an order is written for "Zosyn 3.375 mg IV q6h; first dose now." Initial dose was given 1700. What type of error?
extra dose error
assumption order
omission error
wrong time error
17
Which is a common measure implemented by pharmacies to prevent drug theft by employees?
signs posted warning that you will be fired if caught stealing
weekly drug testing
perpetual inventory of controlled substances
rehabilitation counseling required for all employees caught stealing
18
Before you fill a CII-IV substance Rx for a man who has no Rx history or profile with your pharmacy. How can you check?
Check the Board of Pharmacy website.
Check the state's prescription drug monitoring program.
Call area local hospital ER for information.
Ask the patient.
19
Dispensing Lantus insulin to Mr. Jones, & it is below zero outside. Storage information will be needed?
Do not allow insulin to freeze.
Do not refrigerate insulin.
Store with a heating element.
Store at room temperature.
20
What often happens to patients due to a medication error?
nothing
adverse drug reactions
miscommunications
lawsuits
21
Which one of the following in
NOT
one of the 7 Patient Rights in Prescription Drug Dispensing?
Right drug
Right education
Right time
Right pharmacy
22
Pharm Tech pulls the wrong bottle of Rx from the supply shelf, how is that error categorized?
Technical Failure
Human Failure
Distraction Error
Organizational failure
23
In order to promote a culture of patient safety and continuous quality improvement, the Congress passed the ____________
Risk evaluation and mitigation strategy.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
FDA Adverse Event Reporting System.
24
Patient allergic to sulfa drugs is dispensed Bactrim,
adverse drug error
organizational failure
technical failure
omission error
25
Which of the following should alert the pharmacy technician that the patient may be a drug seeker?
The prescription is from an emergency room.
Patient wants to pay cash but has prescription insurance.
The patient wants a brand name drug.
There are no misspellings on the prescription.
26
According to SAMHSA, what category of drug abuse causes the most deaths in the US?
hallucinogenic drugs
cocaine
prescription opioid painkillers
heroin
27
What is the purpose for applying auxiliary labels to prescription containers?
to remind patients of the drug’s formulation
to remind patients how many refills they have left
to differentiate various prescriptions from one another
to reinforce the most important instructions for taking the drug
28
Patient is picking up a Rx from the community pharmacy. What should the pharmacy technician do to verify the patient ID?
scan the patient’s wrist band barcode
double check the number of prescriptions expected
confirm the patient’s date of birth
cross-check the patient’s thumbprint
29
Where is the safest place to keep CII and CIII drugs?
Locked in a safe or secure steel cabinet
In alphabetical order in the stock
In a locked refrigerator
in the stock and locked in a safe cabinet
30
_____ is an NET-based program used by healthcare professionals & institutions to anonymously document, analyze, & track
ClearRx
MERP
MEDMARX
e-MAR
