TOPIC QUIZ: Hospital Pharmacy

A hospital may be classified based on the following, except:

Location

The following are services available in a level 1 hospital, except:

General ICU

The following are services available in a level 1 hospital:

I. Blood Station

II. Blood Bank

III. Respiratory Unit

IV. Dental Clinic

2 statements are correct

The following are categorized as a primary care facility without beds, except:

Infirmary

San Lazaro Hospital specializes in:

Infectious Disease

The following are categorized as specialized outpatient facilities, except:

Blood Service Facility

The following are the divisions of a hospital, except:

Supporting Services

The hospital department that supplies sterile linen, operating room packs, and other medical and surgical supplies:

Central Supply

This type of staff is responsible for the delivery of the majority of medical services within the hospital:

Attending

Medical staff receiving specialized clinical training in a hospital, usually after completing an internship:

Resident

They are responsible for the development and surveillance of pharmacy and therapeutics policies and practices, particularly drug utilization within the hospital:

Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

The following are the uses of newsletters:

I. Used to communicate important current events in pharmacy practice

II. Provide educational information for healthcare professionals only

III. Updates on medication shortages

IV. Changes in policy and/or procedure

3 statements are correct

Who is the main writer and editor of pharmacy newsletters?

Pharmacist

It is a list of medications which are available only in that hospital:

Formulary

What is the color of the latest Philippine National Drug Formulary?

Green

Essential Drug Criteria

I. Proven safety, efficacy, and quality

II. Availability of appropriate dosage forms

III. High cost-quality ratio

IV. Preference for those with international manufacturers only

2 statements are correct

Which of the following refers to a systematically developed statement designed to assist practitioners and patients in making decisions about appropriate health care for a specific clinical circumstance?

Standard treatment guideline

This type of cost is the loss of potential gain fron choosing the alternative

Opportunity

Which of the following drug distribution systems follows a procedure in which each peripheral facility identifies the drug quantities to be requisitioned from the procurement unit or warehouse?

Pull System

Floor Stock System

I. Free floor stock refers to the drugs placed on the nursing station for use by all patients in that area

II. Non-charge floor stock is not directly charged to the patient

III. Charge floor stock refers to a system wherein medications are available at each nursing unit of the hospital and for which a charge is made to the patient

IV. Free floor stock refers to the drugs that are available in every nursing unit of the hospital for use at no specific charge to the patient

3 statements are correct

It refers to a drug distribution system wherein a bulk supply of each drug product is maintained in the nursing unit in advance of need, and the nurse prepares the doses for administration:

Floor Stock

A type of drug distribution system wherein all drugs pharmacy until receipt of the are retained in the main physician's initial order:

Individual Prescription

Which of the following should be made available as regular stock items at the hospital pharmacy intended for pediatric inpatients?

I. Infant formula for newborn babies

II. Oral liquid formulations such as drops and suspensions

III. Preparations with flavors to cater to patient preference

IV. Various preparations of food supplements

II, III, IV

In the monitoring of the inventory of drugs at the pharmacy, which of the following transactions will decrease the "stock-on-hand" of a certain drug?

I. Receiving a delivery from the supplier

II. Dispensing of the drug to the patient

III. Returning the drug to the supplier after a recall order

II, III

Standards for chemicals being used for extemporaneous compounding are found in

USP-NF

Admixtures with multiple components or small volumes, batch preparations, or complex manipulations are categorized as

Medium Risk Level

Which of the following needles has the smallest diameter?

30 G x ½ in

Method of IV administration by which solution from two containers flows into the patient's vein through a common tubing and a common injection site

Piggyback

The IV fluid "D5W" means

5% Dextrose in Water

Which of the following are incorrectly paired?

D5LR: Yellow

Which of the following macronutrients are found in total parenteral nutrition?

Carbohydrates + Proteins + Fats

A nutritional product contains 20 grams of carbohydrates, 18 grams of proteins, and 17 grams of fat in each 100-mL serving. What is the caloric content of one serving?

305 kcal

Which of the following components of parenteral nutrition is/are micronutrients? 

I. Electrolytes

II. Dextrose

III. Triglycerides

I

The emergency box in the hospital contains the following drugs, except:

Warfarin