Chapter 4
Which of the following is helpful in reducing medication errors by sharing information
from patient profiles during transitions in level of care?
a. medication reconciliation
b. Beers Criteria
c. CPOE
d. e-prescribing - answer medication reconciliation
What drugs are listed on the Beers Criteria due to reactions in older adults?
a. amitriptyline, reserpine, and dipyridamole
b. clorazepate, thioridazine, and nizatidine
c. warfarin, insulin, and digoxin
d. diazepam, chlorpromazine, and cimetidine - answeramitriptyline, reserpine, and
dipyridamole
Decreased response to hypoxia and hypercapnia is an example of a(n)
a. visual change.
b. pulmonary change.
c. hormonal change.
d. gastrointestinal change. - answerpulmonary change
In the hospital setting, physicians enter prescriptions into a database or electronic
health record called
a. This does not occur in the hospital setting.
b. CPOE.
c. e-prescribing.
d. data entry. - answerCPOE.
Some drugs must be dispensed in the original container for all the following reasons
except
a. to protect the pharmacy technician.s
b. to protect from moisture.
c. to protect from light.
d. to reduce the cost of packaging. - answerto reduce the cost of packaging.
Why is parenteral administration necessary for some drugs?
a. They are activated by first-pass metabolism.
b. They must be swallowed to become effective.
c. They are inactivated by digestive juices.
d. They must pass through the stomach. - answerThey are inactivated by digestive
juices.
Which of the following is helpful in reducing medication errors by sharing information
from patient profiles during transitions in level of care?
a. medication reconciliation
b. Beers Criteria
c. CPOE
d. e-prescribing - answer medication reconciliation
What drugs are listed on the Beers Criteria due to reactions in older adults?
a. amitriptyline, reserpine, and dipyridamole
b. clorazepate, thioridazine, and nizatidine
c. warfarin, insulin, and digoxin
d. diazepam, chlorpromazine, and cimetidine - answeramitriptyline, reserpine, and
dipyridamole
Decreased response to hypoxia and hypercapnia is an example of a(n)
a. visual change.
b. pulmonary change.
c. hormonal change.
d. gastrointestinal change. - answerpulmonary change
In the hospital setting, physicians enter prescriptions into a database or electronic
health record called
a. This does not occur in the hospital setting.
b. CPOE.
c. e-prescribing.
d. data entry. - answerCPOE.
Some drugs must be dispensed in the original container for all the following reasons
except
a. to protect the pharmacy technician.s
b. to protect from moisture.
c. to protect from light.
d. to reduce the cost of packaging. - answerto reduce the cost of packaging.
Why is parenteral administration necessary for some drugs?
a. They are activated by first-pass metabolism.
b. They must be swallowed to become effective.
c. They are inactivated by digestive juices.
d. They must pass through the stomach. - answerThey are inactivated by digestive
juices.
