Pharmacy Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is NOT an outpatient health care setting? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Institutional Long-Term Care Facilities
In the United States, what is the most common type of hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -
General hospitals
Which is the following is NOT a public health insurance program in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aetna
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), which of the
following is true about the number of uninsured individuals in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The number of uninsured has gone down.
What is the order of steps in the medication use system? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Prescribing, Transcribing, Dispensing, Administering, Monitoring
Which of the following health care professionals may NOT legally prescribe drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychologists
Which type of health care clinician is the most accessible to the public? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pharmacist
Identify the place in the medication use system where nurses play the primary, major role. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Administration
What is the overarching goal of monitoring in the medication-use system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early detection of a downturn in a patient's health status or the occurrence of
an adverse event after medication administration.
,What is the estimated number of available FDA-approved nonprescription drug products in the
US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100,000
What is the correct order of the four stages of the Drug System? - CORRECT ANSWER -
research and development
regulatory review
manufacturing, marketing, and distribution
the medication use system
Which high-income country spends the most on health care per person? - CORRECT
ANSWER - United States
Which of the following is an example of an inpatient health care setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Institutional Long-Term Care Facilities
Which of the following long-term care settings has the highest level of nursing care? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Skilled nursing facilities
What is the definition of moral hazard with respect to healthcare? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Consumer behavior that leads to a higher utilization of health care services
when they are covered by insurance.
Which type of Managed Care Plan requires enrollees to stay within a network of providers and
obtain a referral to see a specialist? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Maintenance
Organizations (HMO)
What is the insurance term for a fee you pay monthly (like a membership fee) even if you don't
use any health care services in that month? - CORRECT ANSWER - Premium
,Which is the following is NOT a public health insurance program in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nationwide Mutual Insurance
What is a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A third-party
administrator of prescription drug plans that negotiates better drug prices for the insurance plans
and helps to control drug spending
Which of the following is required to be included on every prescription written in the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient name
In which step of the medication use system do the most medical errors occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medication Administration
What is prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to legally prescribe
prescription and controlled drugs.
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe drugs without restrictions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Osteopathic Physician
Which step in the medication use system does CPOE eliminate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transcribing
Pharmacist currently must complete what level of education to practice in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Doctorate
Pharmaceutical care involves ensuring that a patient's medications is/are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - safe
effective
warranted
used correctly
, List a major site of employment for pharmacists - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals
What is a collaborative practice agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - A formal
relationship between pharmacists and physicians or other providers that allows a pharmacist to
provide expanded services such as adjusting or refilling medications.
Most states now maintain databases of controlled substance prescribing to prevent their abuse,
such as ___________ in Ohio. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ohio Automated RX Reporting
System
8 rights of medical administration - CORRECT ANSWER - Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
Right reason
Right response
Which 2 activities may be performed by a nursing aide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bathing
and taking vital signs
Which of the following routes of administration is an example of enteral administration? -
CORRECT ANSWER - rectal
Listed below are several reasons for hospitals to use barcode medication administration. Which
reason is the most important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Improves patient safety by
preventing errors
List one potential benefit for the use of an automated dispensing cabinet. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increased security measures
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is NOT an outpatient health care setting? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Institutional Long-Term Care Facilities
In the United States, what is the most common type of hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER -
General hospitals
Which is the following is NOT a public health insurance program in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Aetna
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), which of the
following is true about the number of uninsured individuals in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The number of uninsured has gone down.
What is the order of steps in the medication use system? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Prescribing, Transcribing, Dispensing, Administering, Monitoring
Which of the following health care professionals may NOT legally prescribe drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Psychologists
Which type of health care clinician is the most accessible to the public? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pharmacist
Identify the place in the medication use system where nurses play the primary, major role. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Administration
What is the overarching goal of monitoring in the medication-use system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Early detection of a downturn in a patient's health status or the occurrence of
an adverse event after medication administration.
,What is the estimated number of available FDA-approved nonprescription drug products in the
US? - CORRECT ANSWER - 100,000
What is the correct order of the four stages of the Drug System? - CORRECT ANSWER -
research and development
regulatory review
manufacturing, marketing, and distribution
the medication use system
Which high-income country spends the most on health care per person? - CORRECT
ANSWER - United States
Which of the following is an example of an inpatient health care setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Institutional Long-Term Care Facilities
Which of the following long-term care settings has the highest level of nursing care? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Skilled nursing facilities
What is the definition of moral hazard with respect to healthcare? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Consumer behavior that leads to a higher utilization of health care services
when they are covered by insurance.
Which type of Managed Care Plan requires enrollees to stay within a network of providers and
obtain a referral to see a specialist? - CORRECT ANSWER - Health Maintenance
Organizations (HMO)
What is the insurance term for a fee you pay monthly (like a membership fee) even if you don't
use any health care services in that month? - CORRECT ANSWER - Premium
,Which is the following is NOT a public health insurance program in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nationwide Mutual Insurance
What is a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)? - CORRECT ANSWER - A third-party
administrator of prescription drug plans that negotiates better drug prices for the insurance plans
and helps to control drug spending
Which of the following is required to be included on every prescription written in the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient name
In which step of the medication use system do the most medical errors occur? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Medication Administration
What is prescriptive authority? - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to legally prescribe
prescription and controlled drugs.
Which of the following health care professionals can prescribe drugs without restrictions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Osteopathic Physician
Which step in the medication use system does CPOE eliminate? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transcribing
Pharmacist currently must complete what level of education to practice in the United States? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Doctorate
Pharmaceutical care involves ensuring that a patient's medications is/are: - CORRECT
ANSWER - safe
effective
warranted
used correctly
, List a major site of employment for pharmacists - CORRECT ANSWER - Hospitals
What is a collaborative practice agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER - A formal
relationship between pharmacists and physicians or other providers that allows a pharmacist to
provide expanded services such as adjusting or refilling medications.
Most states now maintain databases of controlled substance prescribing to prevent their abuse,
such as ___________ in Ohio. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ohio Automated RX Reporting
System
8 rights of medical administration - CORRECT ANSWER - Right patient
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
Right reason
Right response
Which 2 activities may be performed by a nursing aide? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bathing
and taking vital signs
Which of the following routes of administration is an example of enteral administration? -
CORRECT ANSWER - rectal
Listed below are several reasons for hospitals to use barcode medication administration. Which
reason is the most important? - CORRECT ANSWER - Improves patient safety by
preventing errors
List one potential benefit for the use of an automated dispensing cabinet. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Increased security measures
