QMA State test exam QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ccms - CORRECT ANSWERS clean catch midstream
QMA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS may perform hemoccult testing on stool
specimens as ordered by a physician
hemoccult testing - CORRECT ANSWERS A screen for fecal occult blood
Hemoccult test slide (quaiac paper) - CORRECT ANSWERS assess for expiration date
hypovalemia - CORRECT ANSWERS state of decreased blood volume. May cause a high false
oximetry reading.
QMA's may not apply oxygen to a resident in an emergency without a physicians order. - CORRECT
ANSWERS However there is often a PRN order for oxygen when the resident falls short of
breath/oxygen saturation levels are low.
QMA's may initiate a nasal cannula only in an emergency situation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
QMA's may initiate non-sealing mask per emergency or PRN situation.
oxygen dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth and respiratory system. - CORRECT ANSWERS
The physician may order humidity to be placed on the oxygen source.
Physician ordered humidity along w/ oxygen. (distilled water) - CORRECT ANSWERS This
means gas passes through the water and water vapor is picked up before going to the resident.
,When applying sterile/distilled water to residents oxygen remember to. - CORRECT ANSWERS
discard the sterile/distilled water after 2 weeks.
Portable oxygen tanks - CORRECT ANSWERS have a few lbs of oxygen, they can last up to 8
hrs.
Oxygen concentrator weighs approximately 35 lbs. It must be plugged in to an electrical outlet. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Concentrator's extract oxygen from the room air and circulates it back
to the resident.
Do not use petroleum (vasoline) to resident's nares during administration of oxygen. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Example: dry lips, chap-stick should not be applied if it has vasoline in it.
Signs/symptoms of respiratory distress - CORRECT ANSWERS rapid pulse, rapid,shallow,
flaring nostrils, restlessness respirations, cyanosis.
Position the resident in a Semi-Fowler's or Fowler's to maintain an open airway. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Apply ordered oxygen administration device.
Nasal cannula 1/2 inch prongs should be placed? - CORRECT ANSWERS in a downward
direction.
A reading on the oximetry of 90% may indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS Resident need to be
given oxygen'
Instilling a Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema. - CORRECT ANSWERS Solution into the
rectum and sigmoid colon. Removes feces/flatus.
QMA's may only instill a commercially prepared enema which contains approximately - CORRECT
ANSWERS 120ml (4oz.) of fluid.
, Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema's increases water absorption in the small intestine by osmotic
action. - CORRECT ANSWERS A laxative effect that occurs due to increased peristalsis and
water retention.
Sodium bi-phosphate (fleet enema) - CORRECT ANSWERS is a saline laxative commonly
ordered to be administered.
Record color, consistency and amount after resident has had a - CORRECT ANSWERS bowl
movement from a prepared disposable enema
A localized collection of puss in any part of the body which is the result of disintegration or displacement
of tissue. - CORRECT ANSWERS Abscess
Chemical present in many organs and tissues of the body that has important physiological functions, ex:
transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse i.e. neurotransmitters. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetylcholine
Naturally acquired immunity obtained by contracting a disease or by the injection the infectious
organism. - CORRECT ANSWERS Active Immunity
An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity - CORRECT ANSWERS Adverse effect
Psychotic reaction in which a person exhibits wide swing in emotional feeling. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Affective psychosis
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome effect the body's ability to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWERS
(AIDS) Spread through body fluids
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ccms - CORRECT ANSWERS clean catch midstream
QMA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS may perform hemoccult testing on stool
specimens as ordered by a physician
hemoccult testing - CORRECT ANSWERS A screen for fecal occult blood
Hemoccult test slide (quaiac paper) - CORRECT ANSWERS assess for expiration date
hypovalemia - CORRECT ANSWERS state of decreased blood volume. May cause a high false
oximetry reading.
QMA's may not apply oxygen to a resident in an emergency without a physicians order. - CORRECT
ANSWERS However there is often a PRN order for oxygen when the resident falls short of
breath/oxygen saturation levels are low.
QMA's may initiate a nasal cannula only in an emergency situation. - CORRECT ANSWERS
QMA's may initiate non-sealing mask per emergency or PRN situation.
oxygen dries out the mucous membranes of the mouth and respiratory system. - CORRECT ANSWERS
The physician may order humidity to be placed on the oxygen source.
Physician ordered humidity along w/ oxygen. (distilled water) - CORRECT ANSWERS This
means gas passes through the water and water vapor is picked up before going to the resident.
,When applying sterile/distilled water to residents oxygen remember to. - CORRECT ANSWERS
discard the sterile/distilled water after 2 weeks.
Portable oxygen tanks - CORRECT ANSWERS have a few lbs of oxygen, they can last up to 8
hrs.
Oxygen concentrator weighs approximately 35 lbs. It must be plugged in to an electrical outlet. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Concentrator's extract oxygen from the room air and circulates it back
to the resident.
Do not use petroleum (vasoline) to resident's nares during administration of oxygen. - CORRECT
ANSWERS Example: dry lips, chap-stick should not be applied if it has vasoline in it.
Signs/symptoms of respiratory distress - CORRECT ANSWERS rapid pulse, rapid,shallow,
flaring nostrils, restlessness respirations, cyanosis.
Position the resident in a Semi-Fowler's or Fowler's to maintain an open airway. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Apply ordered oxygen administration device.
Nasal cannula 1/2 inch prongs should be placed? - CORRECT ANSWERS in a downward
direction.
A reading on the oximetry of 90% may indicate? - CORRECT ANSWERS Resident need to be
given oxygen'
Instilling a Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema. - CORRECT ANSWERS Solution into the
rectum and sigmoid colon. Removes feces/flatus.
QMA's may only instill a commercially prepared enema which contains approximately - CORRECT
ANSWERS 120ml (4oz.) of fluid.
, Commercially Prepared Disposable Enema's increases water absorption in the small intestine by osmotic
action. - CORRECT ANSWERS A laxative effect that occurs due to increased peristalsis and
water retention.
Sodium bi-phosphate (fleet enema) - CORRECT ANSWERS is a saline laxative commonly
ordered to be administered.
Record color, consistency and amount after resident has had a - CORRECT ANSWERS bowl
movement from a prepared disposable enema
A localized collection of puss in any part of the body which is the result of disintegration or displacement
of tissue. - CORRECT ANSWERS Abscess
Chemical present in many organs and tissues of the body that has important physiological functions, ex:
transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse i.e. neurotransmitters. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetylcholine
Naturally acquired immunity obtained by contracting a disease or by the injection the infectious
organism. - CORRECT ANSWERS Active Immunity
An undesired side effect of a medication or toxicity - CORRECT ANSWERS Adverse effect
Psychotic reaction in which a person exhibits wide swing in emotional feeling. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Affective psychosis
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome effect the body's ability to fight infections - CORRECT ANSWERS
(AIDS) Spread through body fluids
