Technician Duties
Hospital techs must work nights, weekends, and holidays due to this.
24/7 patient care
A pharmacy near a surgical unit that serves a specific area.
satellite pharmacy
An order that must be delivered immediately.
STAT order
This accrediting agency inspects hospitals for quality and safety.
The Joint Commission (TJC)
This USP chapter regulates sterile compounding.
USP <797>
These are used to deliver each patient's meds for 24 hours.
cassette drawers
These pharmacies serve patients at discharge, like a retail pharmacy.
discharge pharmacies
This order should be delivered within 30 minutes but is not urgent.
ASAP order
This federal agency governs Medicare and Medicaid compliance.
CMS
This technique prevents contamination of sterile products.
aseptic technique
Name the system that uses biometric access to store medications securely.
Pyxis or Omnicell
These facilities often have teaching, burn, pediatric, or ICU units.
teaching hospitals
This type of order is used in clinical trials and includes special handling and documentation.
investigational drug order
This agency oversees technician licensing and pharmacy law.
State Board of Pharmacy
These meds require light-protective bags and strict temp control.
light-sensitive IV drugs
What is the term for maintaining set medication quantities on the floor?
PAR levels
This department partners closely with pharmacy for med administration.
nursing
The system where doctors electronically submit orders.
CPOE
This organization enforces USP compounding guidelines.
FDA
TJC requires unit dose liquids to be labeled this way.
patient-specific
Techs must prepare these specific medications in a vertical flow hood.
chemotherapy
This committee determines formulary vs. nonformulary medications.
P&T Committee
This type of order allows a medication to be given as needed based on patient symptoms.
PRN order
Which federal regulation enforces HIPAA privacy laws in hospitals?
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
These IV hoods protect workers from hazardous drugs
vertical flow hood