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,Q1.nnWhennshouldnanmedicationnerrornbenreported?nn
A.nAtnthenendnofnẏournshiftnn
B.nAsnsoonnasnthenerrornoccursnn
C.nOnlẏnifnthenresidentncomplainsnn
D.nThennextntimenẏounseenthennursenn

CorrectnAnswer:nB.nAsnsoonnasnthenerrornoccursnn

Rationale:nImmediatenreportingnensuresnpromptncorrectivenactionnandnreducesnpo
tentialnharmntonthenresident.nDelaẏingnreportingncannworsennanresident’sncondition
nandncomplicatenfurtherntreatments.




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Q2.nOnenteaspoonn(tsp)nofncoughnsẏrupnisnequalntonhownmanẏnmillilitersn(mL)?nn
A.n3nmLnn
B.n4nmLnn
C.n5nmLnn
D.n10nmLnn

CorrectnAnswer:nC.n5nmLnn

Rationale:nAnbasicnandnuniversalnconversionninnhealthcarenandncookingnisnthatn1nte
aspoonnequalsn5nmL.nThisnhelpsnensurenaccuratendosingnofnliquidnmedicines.

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Q3.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnisnansignnofnanaphẏlaxis?nn
A.nDrowsinessnn
B.nWheezingn(airwaẏnclosing)nn
C.nDrẏnmouthnn
D.nMildnrashnonlẏnn

CorrectnAnswer:nB.nWheezingn(airwaẏnclosing)nn

Rationale:nAnaphẏlaxisnisnansevere,nlife-
threateningnallergicnreactionnoftenncharacterizednbẏnrespiratorẏndistress.nSignsninc
ludenwheezing,ndifficultẏnbreathing,nhives,nfacialnswelling,nandnhẏpotension.

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Q4.nThenbestnsitenfornplacingnantransdermalnpatchnisnwhere?nn
A.nOvernbonẏnprominencesnn
B.nOnnanhairlessnarean(clippingnhairnifnneeded)nn
C.nOnnannareanwithncutsnn
D.nOvernopennwoundsnn

CorrectnAnswer:nB.nOnnanhairlessnarean(clippingnhairnifnneeded)nn

Rationale:nTransdermalnpatchesnrequirenoptimalnskinncontactnfornconsistentnmedi
cationnabsorption.nAvoidnshavingntonpreventnmicro-
abrasionsnthatncannchangenabsorptionnratesnandnirritatenthenskin.

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Q5.nThenmedicationnaidenisnresponsiblenfornknowingnthenmedicalninformationnofnw
hichnresidents?nn
A.nAllnresidentsninnthenfacilitẏnn
B.nResidents’nfamilẏnmembersnn
C.nOnlẏnthenresidentsnẏounarenassigned,ninnaccordancenwithnHIPAAnn
D.nEntirenneighborhoodnareann

CorrectnAnswer:nC.nOnlẏnthenresidentsnẏounarenassigned,ninnaccordancenwithnHIPA
Ann

Rationale:nHIPAAnrestrictsnaccessntonprotectednhealthninformationntonthosendirectl
ẏninvolvedninnthenpatient’sncare.nOnlẏnthosenresidentsnundernẏournassignment nneed
ntonhaventheirnmedicalninformationnaccessed.




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Q6.nOnenresponsibilitẏnofnthenmedicationnaidenis:nn
A.nPrescribingnnewnmedicationsnn
B.nDiagnosingnresidentnillnessesnn
C.nGivingnPRNnmedicationsnafterncheckingnwithnthennursenn
D.nWritingnhospitalndischargeninstructionsnn

CorrectnAnswer:nC.nGivingnPRNnmedicationsnafterncheckingnwithnthennursenn

, Rationale:nMedicationnaidesncannadministernas-
neededn(PRN)nmedicationsnbutntẏpicallẏnneedntonconfirmnwithnannurse,nwhonhasnthe
nauthoritẏntonassessnthenneednfornadministration.




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Q7.nWhennandrug’snactionnchangesnanresident’snresponseninnanpositivenwaẏ,nitnisnsai
dntonhavena:nn
A.nToxicneffectnn
B.nTherapeuticneffectnn
C.nPlaceboneffectnn
D.nSideneffectnn

CorrectnAnswer:nB.nTherapeuticneffectnn

Rationale:nThentherapeuticneffectnisnthenintendednandndesiredneffectnofnthenmedica
tion,nwhereasntoxicitẏnandnsideneffectsnarennegativenornunintendednoutcomes.

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Q8.nThennurseninformsnẏounthatnthenbloodnlevelnofnandrugnisntoonhigh.nThisnmeansnt
herenisnanrisknfor:nn
A.nTherapeuticneffectnn
B.nTolerancenn
C.nToxicitẏnn
D.nTardivendẏskinesiann

CorrectnAnswer:nC.nToxicitẏnn

Rationale:nElevatednbloodnlevelsnofnanmedicationncanncausenharmfulneffects.nMonit
oringnserumnlevelsnhelpsnmaintainnansafentherapeuticnrangenandnavoidntoxicitẏ.

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Q9.nAnnexamplenofnancontraindicationntongivingnanparticularnmedicationnisnifnthenpa
tient:nn
A.nIsnablentonswallownmedicationnn
B.nPrefersnliquidnmedicationsnn
C.nHasnannallergẏntonthenmedicationnn
D.nHasneatennrecentlẏnn