CONSULTANT PHARMACIST LICENSING PROGRAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2023/2024 (Score A+)

CONSULTANT PHARMACIST LICENSING PROGRAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023/2024 (Score A+). Pharmaceutical Services in hospitals are regulated by or should apply all of the following EXCEPT: a. Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA, DMQA) b. ASHP Guidelines c. DEA d. ASCP Standards e. The Joint Commission 3. An acute care hospital with a Institutional Class II permit from which medications are dispensed to inpatients and outpatients by pharmacists, must also have the following type of permit: a. Class I institutional b. Class II institutional c. Class II Modified institutional d. Community pharmacy permit or special limited community permit e. Closed system pharmacy 4. Biennial relicensing as a consultant pharmacist requires proof of attendance at approved consultant recertification continuing education of at least _____ hours in the biennial period. a. 6 b. 12 c. 15 d. 18 e. 24 5. Nursing home consultant pharmacists are REQUIRED to serve as members of: a. Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee b. Pharmaceutical Services Committee c. Treatment Plan & Annual Habilitation Plan Committee d. Continuous Quality Improvement Program (Per Board of Pharmacy reg) 6. Verbal medication orders received at a nursing home must be countersigned within: a. 24 hours b. 48 hours c. 96 hours d. 10 days e. No specific time requirement but should be by next visit by MD 7. In the hospital setting, verbal orders must be written down and read back. What are the requirements for the physician to countersign (authenticate) these verbal orders? a. Within 30 days b. Within 48 hours c. Timing must be in accordance with State law and/or hospital policy d. Both b and c e. None of the above 8. A complete physical inventory of all controlled drugs stored in a hospital must be completed: a. When the consultant begins or leaves a position b. Monthly c. Annually d. Every two years e. Not required, but annual is recommended 9. A nursing home consultant pharmacist and the vendor pharmacist are required to sign an agreement with the nursing home: a. True b. False 10. A Class I permit, issued by the Board of Pharmacy: a. Is required for community pharmacies b. Allows a long term care facility to store validly ordered and dispensed legend drugs on the premises c. Allows an institutional pharmacy dispensing authorization d. Is required in the pharmacy’s name e. Is required for hospital pharmacies 11. In hospitals that DO NOT have IV admixture service in the pharmacy, the responsibility for written guidelines and approval for the preparation and handling of IV’s belongs to: a. Director of Nursing b. Director of Pharmacy (consultant of record) c. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee d. Medical Director e. Both a and b 12. The nursing home’s consultant pharmacist and vendor pharmacy: a. Must be the same pharmacist b. Must be separate and unrelated pharmacists c. Must be employed by or operate the same pharmacy d. Must be community pharmacists e. None of the above 13. Which of the following is a national organization of pharmacists serving long term care facilities? a. ASHP b. APHA c. AACP d. ACCP e. ASCP 14. Which of the following is a national organization of pharmacists serving hospitals? a. ASHP b. APHA c. AACP d. ACCP e. ASCP