NHA ExCPT Practice Test Questions with
Verified Correct Answers
What does Medicare Part A cover?
hospital and facility costs (shared hospital room, meals and nurse care) and can also help
cover the cost of hospice, home health care, and skilled nursing facilities
What does Medicare Part B cover?
the care that happens outside of a hospital (doctor visits, outpatient procedures, and some
preventative care like flu shots)
What does Medicare Part C cover?
only available through private health insurance companies. called "medicare advantage plans"
What does medicare part D cover?
only available through private health insurance companies. cover commonly used brand-
name and generic drugs
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that indicates
an NDC code of 0085-3829-88. What set of numbers in the NDC code represent the
medication's active ingredient and dosage form?
3829
A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should
the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for
after it has been repackaged?
12 months
, A pharmacy tecnician in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used
medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. What action should the
technician take?
The technician should set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal.
According to HIPPA privacy rules, what is a requirement regarding patients'
acknowledgement signatures?
the technician should identify that acknowledgement signatures must be maintained
separately from the patient consultation log.
True or false, the prescriber's address is a basic element of a prescription
true
What axillary label should a pharmacy tech place on a prescription for amoxicillin
suspension (Amoxil)?
shake well before use
what color ink should a prescription be written in?
standard black ink
what organization should be contacted if a pharmacy tech receives a delivery of
medications that appear to be counterfeit (according to the Drug Supply Chain Security
Act)?
FDA (contact within 24 hr if a med appears to be counterfeit)
a pharmacy tech realizes a chemotherapy med was administered to a pt via the wrong
route of administration. What action should the tech take?
notify the facility's medication safety committee of the error.
Verified Correct Answers
What does Medicare Part A cover?
hospital and facility costs (shared hospital room, meals and nurse care) and can also help
cover the cost of hospice, home health care, and skilled nursing facilities
What does Medicare Part B cover?
the care that happens outside of a hospital (doctor visits, outpatient procedures, and some
preventative care like flu shots)
What does Medicare Part C cover?
only available through private health insurance companies. called "medicare advantage plans"
What does medicare part D cover?
only available through private health insurance companies. cover commonly used brand-
name and generic drugs
A pharmacy technician is preparing to fill a prescription for a medication that indicates
an NDC code of 0085-3829-88. What set of numbers in the NDC code represent the
medication's active ingredient and dosage form?
3829
A pharmacy technician is preparing unit-dose packages. Which of the following should
the technician identify as the maximum length of time that a medication is good for
after it has been repackaged?
12 months
, A pharmacy tecnician in a hospital setting receives a bottle of a partially used
medication that a patient's prescriber has discontinued. What action should the
technician take?
The technician should set aside the medication in a secure location to await disposal.
According to HIPPA privacy rules, what is a requirement regarding patients'
acknowledgement signatures?
the technician should identify that acknowledgement signatures must be maintained
separately from the patient consultation log.
True or false, the prescriber's address is a basic element of a prescription
true
What axillary label should a pharmacy tech place on a prescription for amoxicillin
suspension (Amoxil)?
shake well before use
what color ink should a prescription be written in?
standard black ink
what organization should be contacted if a pharmacy tech receives a delivery of
medications that appear to be counterfeit (according to the Drug Supply Chain Security
Act)?
FDA (contact within 24 hr if a med appears to be counterfeit)
a pharmacy tech realizes a chemotherapy med was administered to a pt via the wrong
route of administration. What action should the tech take?
notify the facility's medication safety committee of the error.
