Required Aseptic Procedures
A new pharmacy technician asks a senior technician to explain the importance of gloved fingertip testing. Which of the walling statements should the senior technician make?
"Gloved fingertip testing can detect the presence of micro-organisms on the gloves"
During continuous compounding of sterile products, a pharmacy technician should clean the primary engineering controls at which of the following time intervals?
Every 30 mins
According to USP <797> guidelines, which of the following is the proper garbing order?
Feet-to-head covers, gown, hand hygiene
Which of the following types of waste must be disposed of in biomedical container?
Hazardous waste
Which of the following items can be disposed of in a normal trash container when compounding a nonhazardous sterile product?
Packaging from a syringe
Which of the following is the most expensive component for a pharmacy that wants to become compliant with USP <797> guidelines?
Remodeling areas to reflect the highest level of sterility
Which of the following actions should a pharmacy technician take when disposing a patient records?
Shred records after use
A pharmacy technician has assembled all the needed components of a prescription on a cart and is preparing to take it into the segregated compounding area. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Spray the cart and supplies with isopropyl alcohol before entering the area
Which of the following must sterile compounding facilities monitor to reduce the possibility of contamination?
Surface quality
Which of the following statements explains why Category 2 compounds must be prepared in a clean room suite?
The clean room suite contains both ISO class 7 and 8 areas