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Pharmacy Tech Questions Complete
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Exam
A nurse is to infuse 1 L of normal saline over 120 minutes. what is the flow rate in mL/hr? - ✔✔500
ml/hr
acyclovir 10 mg/kg/dose in D5w 100 ml. infuse IV over 60 min. what is the flow rate in ml/hr - ✔✔100
ml/hr
how long will the IV bag last a patient receiving the following order?
potassium chloride 20mEq in D5NS
50 ml IV q24h
rate 100 ml/hr - ✔✔30 minute
you receive the following medication order in your pharmacy:
Famotidine 20 mg in 100 ml D5W over 30
what is the drip rate in gtt/min if you have a 15 drop set? round to the nearest drop. - ✔✔50 gtt/min
a patient is to receive 1 L of PN solution at 125 ml/hr. what is the rate in gtt/min if the drop set used is 10
gtt/ml? round to the nearest tenths place. - ✔✔20.8 gtt/ml
all inpatient medication orders should contain the patients - ✔✔allergies
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in a hospital a patient weight is sometimes needed for - ✔✔medication dosing
a discharge order is a medication order that is filled when the patient is - ✔✔leaving the hospital
what is an example of a medication order that is filled when the patient is first accepted into the hospital -
✔✔admitting
what is an example of a medication order that must be filled quickly - ✔✔STAT
a computerized method of sending medication orders to the pharmacy is called - ✔✔CPOE
when a nurse picks up a patient's medication at the hospital pharmacy window, you should verify the
patients - ✔✔drug name
when delivering a medication to an area in the hospital, you should identify the patient with their nurse
by using their - ✔✔room number
when transporting a control substance to the hospital floor, most pharmacies will require you to
document the drug's - ✔✔delivery date
an inpatient take ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours. how many ibuprofen 600 mg tablets should you put in
the med cart drawer for a 24 hours fill? - ✔✔4
mr cartwright is an inpatient in your hospital. his prescriber ordered tamsulosin 0.8 mg every 24 hours.
how many capsules of tamsulosin 0.4 mg will you put in Mr. Cartwright's med cart drawer - ✔✔2
after delivery of a med cart, the med cart list is - ✔✔kept on file in the pharmacy
which medication type must be hand delivered to the floor, due to potential issues with pneumatic tube
delivery? - ✔✔parenteral nutrition
after placing the appropriate medications to fill an ADC on the pharmacy counter, you should - ✔✔ask
the pharmacist to check the meds
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an epidural for childbirth is usually delivered to which area of the hospital - ✔✔ob/gyn
which condition is chemotherapy used to treat - ✔✔cancer
which drug class does a chemotherapy order usually contain as a premedication to help prevent side
effects? - ✔✔antiemetic
laura is about to start her third round of chemotherapy. Her chemotherapy medication is dosed by her
BSA. she weights 120 LB and is 60 in tall. what is her BSA - ✔✔1.52 m2
a chemotherapy order comes to your pharmacy for a patient. on the order you see "acetaminophen 650
mg PO prn nausea and vomiting. which part of the sig code should give the pharmacy concern? -
✔✔indication
a prescription comes through your pharmacy. it states "doxorubicin 30mg/m2 IV as a single dose once
weekly " if the patient BSA is 1.60m2, what is the correct dose to give the patient today? - ✔✔48 mg
a prescription comes through your pharmacy. it states "vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 for 4 weeks" if the patient
BSA is 2.56 mg/m2, what is the correct dose to give the patient today - ✔✔3.59 mg/m2
which chemotherapy medication pair is a look-alike/sound-alike example - ✔✔taxOTERE and taxOL
which PPE is required to be worn during chemotherapy compounding? - ✔✔safety googles
jenni just finished compounding chemotherapy. where should she throw her empty medication vial -
✔✔yellow sharps container
which size of needle if any should be used with a CTSD - ✔✔no needle
when compounding chemotherapy, when should the tubing spike be inserted into the IV port - ✔✔before
adding chemotherapy to IV bag
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
Pharmacy Tech Questions Complete
Verified Solutions Current Update
Exam
A nurse is to infuse 1 L of normal saline over 120 minutes. what is the flow rate in mL/hr? - ✔✔500
ml/hr
acyclovir 10 mg/kg/dose in D5w 100 ml. infuse IV over 60 min. what is the flow rate in ml/hr - ✔✔100
ml/hr
how long will the IV bag last a patient receiving the following order?
potassium chloride 20mEq in D5NS
50 ml IV q24h
rate 100 ml/hr - ✔✔30 minute
you receive the following medication order in your pharmacy:
Famotidine 20 mg in 100 ml D5W over 30
what is the drip rate in gtt/min if you have a 15 drop set? round to the nearest drop. - ✔✔50 gtt/min
a patient is to receive 1 L of PN solution at 125 ml/hr. what is the rate in gtt/min if the drop set used is 10
gtt/ml? round to the nearest tenths place. - ✔✔20.8 gtt/ml
all inpatient medication orders should contain the patients - ✔✔allergies
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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in a hospital a patient weight is sometimes needed for - ✔✔medication dosing
a discharge order is a medication order that is filled when the patient is - ✔✔leaving the hospital
what is an example of a medication order that is filled when the patient is first accepted into the hospital -
✔✔admitting
what is an example of a medication order that must be filled quickly - ✔✔STAT
a computerized method of sending medication orders to the pharmacy is called - ✔✔CPOE
when a nurse picks up a patient's medication at the hospital pharmacy window, you should verify the
patients - ✔✔drug name
when delivering a medication to an area in the hospital, you should identify the patient with their nurse
by using their - ✔✔room number
when transporting a control substance to the hospital floor, most pharmacies will require you to
document the drug's - ✔✔delivery date
an inpatient take ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours. how many ibuprofen 600 mg tablets should you put in
the med cart drawer for a 24 hours fill? - ✔✔4
mr cartwright is an inpatient in your hospital. his prescriber ordered tamsulosin 0.8 mg every 24 hours.
how many capsules of tamsulosin 0.4 mg will you put in Mr. Cartwright's med cart drawer - ✔✔2
after delivery of a med cart, the med cart list is - ✔✔kept on file in the pharmacy
which medication type must be hand delivered to the floor, due to potential issues with pneumatic tube
delivery? - ✔✔parenteral nutrition
after placing the appropriate medications to fill an ADC on the pharmacy counter, you should - ✔✔ask
the pharmacist to check the meds
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
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an epidural for childbirth is usually delivered to which area of the hospital - ✔✔ob/gyn
which condition is chemotherapy used to treat - ✔✔cancer
which drug class does a chemotherapy order usually contain as a premedication to help prevent side
effects? - ✔✔antiemetic
laura is about to start her third round of chemotherapy. Her chemotherapy medication is dosed by her
BSA. she weights 120 LB and is 60 in tall. what is her BSA - ✔✔1.52 m2
a chemotherapy order comes to your pharmacy for a patient. on the order you see "acetaminophen 650
mg PO prn nausea and vomiting. which part of the sig code should give the pharmacy concern? -
✔✔indication
a prescription comes through your pharmacy. it states "doxorubicin 30mg/m2 IV as a single dose once
weekly " if the patient BSA is 1.60m2, what is the correct dose to give the patient today? - ✔✔48 mg
a prescription comes through your pharmacy. it states "vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 for 4 weeks" if the patient
BSA is 2.56 mg/m2, what is the correct dose to give the patient today - ✔✔3.59 mg/m2
which chemotherapy medication pair is a look-alike/sound-alike example - ✔✔taxOTERE and taxOL
which PPE is required to be worn during chemotherapy compounding? - ✔✔safety googles
jenni just finished compounding chemotherapy. where should she throw her empty medication vial -
✔✔yellow sharps container
which size of needle if any should be used with a CTSD - ✔✔no needle
when compounding chemotherapy, when should the tubing spike be inserted into the IV port - ✔✔before
adding chemotherapy to IV bag
Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved.
