Deck 10: Additional Pharmacy Practice Settings

Question 1

What is medication reconciliation?

A) Ensuring all of the prescriptions are correctly filled.
B) Ensuring all of the ordered prescriptions are filled.
C) Comparing patients' medication orders with the medications they were taking before admission to the hospital.
D) All of the above.

Answer 1

Comparing patients' medication orders with the medications they were taking before admission to the hospital.

Question 2

The provision of pharmaceutical care through the use of telecommunications and information technologies to patients at a distance is called:

A) Wireless pharmacy
B) Telecom pharmacy
C) Techno pharmacy
D) Telepharmacy

Answer 2

Telepharmacy

Question 3

Which type of advanced position involves traveling to the client's site to promote a medication?

A) Pharmaceutical sales representative
B) Managed care technician
C) Medication reconciliation technician
D) Pharmacy informatics technician

Answer 3

Pharmaceutical sales representative

Question 4

A medication reconciliation technician can help prevent:

A) Drug omissions and duplications
B) Dosing errors
C) Drug-drug interactions
D) All of the above

Question 5

One of the reasons that nuclear pharmacy technicians usually make a higher salary than those in traditional settings is that:

A) Nuclear pharmacy technicians require an associate's degree
B) Opportunities for jobs are limited in this field
C) Risks are associated with this position
D) Nuclear pharmacies are in remote areas

Question 6

Many of the non-traditional settings for pharmacy technicians require:

A) Previous experience as a technician
B) National certification
C) Advanced degrees
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following advanced practice positions involve(s) communication with patients?

A) Pharmacy purchasing agent
B) Medication reconciliation technician
C) Managed care pharmacy technician
D) B and C

Question 8

Which of the following universities offer nuclear pharmacy training for technicians?

A) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
B) Purdue University
C) Ohio State University
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which title is given to a technician who does the purchasing for the pharmacy department?

A) Pharmacy procurement specialist
B) Pharmacy purchasing agent
C) Pharmacy buyer
D) All of the above

Question 10

The increase in the number of older adult patients is attributable to:

A) Improved health care
B) Discovery of more effective treatments for medical conditions and diseases
C) People having more money
D) A and B

Question 11

Which of the following reasons account for the expected growth in employment opportunities for pharmacy technicians?

A) Medication safety regulations.
B) Increasing number of medications being developed.
C) Growth of the older adult population.
D) All of the above.

Question 12

Between 2014 and 2024, the expected employment growth in the pharmacy technician field is:

A) 5%
B) 9%
C) 15%
D) 24%

Question 13

Radiopharmaceuticals can be administered by:

A) Mouth
B) Injection
C) Installation in the bladder
D) All of the above

Question 14

The specific class of drugs used in a nuclear pharmacy is known as:

A) Nuclear medicines
B) Radiopharmaceuticals
C) Radiotherapies
D) Radioactive medicines

Question 15

Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies hire pharmacy technicians to:

A) Process claims for members according to their benefits
B) Provide benefit information to patients
C) Prepare mail-order prescriptions
D) Perform all of the above tasks

Question 16

Which of the following is not true of a pharmaceutical sales representative position?

A) The annual pay is approximately $20,000 more than traditional technician jobs.
B) One must possess exceptional communication skills.
C) National certification is required.
D) Associate or bachelor's degree is required.

Question 17

Which of the following is(are) required for a pharmacy technician to teach at an accredited college?

A) National certification
B) Retail and hospital pharmacy experience
C) An associate or bachelor's degree
D) All of the above

Question 18

For which type of pharmacy technician position is it preferred that the technician have a bachelor's degree in computer science?

A) Pharmacy technician educator
B) Pharmacy informatics technician
C) Nuclear pharmacy technician
D) Medication reconciliation technician

Question 19

In what type of pharmacy setting are the pharmacist and technician not in direct contact with one another?

A) Nuclear pharmacy
B) Inpatient pharmacy
C) Telepharmacy
D) Retail pharmacy

Question 20

The job of a pharmacy purchasing agent may include:

A) Meeting with sales representatives
B) Negotiating prices and contracts
C) Placing orders
D) All of the above

Question 21

Who is responsible for updating the Model Pharmacy Act every August?

A) APHA
B) ASHP
C) BOP
D) NABP

Question 22

What is the first task a pharmacy technician will do when performing medication reconciliation?

A) Collect patient's insurance information
B) Develop a list of current medications
C) Develop a list of drug allergies
D) Inform patients their rights under HIPAA

Question 23

Which pharmacy setting may tech-check-check take place if approved by state law?

A) Community pharmacy
B) Hospital pharmacy
C) Long-term care pharmacy
D) Nuclear pharmacy

Question 24

Who began promoting the Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI) in 2010?

A) APHA
B) ASHP
C) BOP
D) NABP

Question 25

What is the most important characteristic for someone wishing to obtain a position in health care?

A) Certification
B) Education
C) Experience
D) Professionalism