Med Tech State Certification Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers

hour of sleep or bedtime - correct answers HS or qhs twice a day - correct answers bid or BID subcutaneous - correct answers sq or SQ every other day - correct answers qod or QOD once a day - correct answers qd or QD gram - correct answers gm milligram - correct answers mg after meals - correct answers pc OTC - correct answers over the counter by mouth - correct answers po q - correct answers every ac - correct answers before meals qid or QID - correct answers four times a day tsp - correct answers teaspoonful prn or PRN - correct answers as needed Tbsp - correct answers tablespoonful tid or TID - correct answers three times a day ml - correct answers milliliter oz - correct answers ounce MAR - correct answers medication administration record The following are abbreviations for drug routes - correct answers PO (orally/by mouth), IM (intramuscularly or into the muscle), SL (sublingually or under the tongue) You receive an order for nitroglycerin to be given sublingually. It would be given - correct answers under the tongue The following are abbreviations for dosages or strengths of medications - correct answers mg, ml, gm If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is ok to guess - correct answers false it is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility - correct answers true A milliliter is the same as a milligram - correct answers false Over the counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home - correct answers true When administering medications, it is ok to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the resident is present - correct answers false You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer - correct answers true Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the prescribed or schedule time of administration - correct answers true Residents have a right to refuse medications - correct answers true Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external medications - correct answers true Staff giving medications in adult care homes have to demonstrate certain skills with administering medications and be checked off or validated by a registered nurse or registered pharmacist - correct answers true Regulations for the accountability or record keeping of controlled substances differ from the regulations for non controlled medications - correct answers true Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM) injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections - correct answers false A telephone or verbal order for medications and treatments must be signed by the person who prescribed the medications within - correct answers 15 days from the date the order is given Information or documentation on the MAR for PRN (as needed) medications that are administered includes - correct answers the amount or quantity of medication administered, the specific time of administration, the initials of the person administering the medication, the effectiveness of the medication Mr. Jones, a resident of an adult care home, is going to visit his family for the week. The proper way to prepare Mr. Jones' prescription medications to take with him would be to - correct answers send the medications in containers that have been filled and labeled by a pharmacist and document the medications sent on the appropriate facility form The resident's physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted about the resident's medication orders - correct answers if the FL-2 is not dated and signed within 24 hours of admission to the facility, when the medication orders on a FL-2 and discharge summary do not match, if a medication order is incomplete or unclear The facility is required to maintain or keep all medication orders for a resident - correct answers in the resident's record in the facility The following statement about non-prescription (OTC) medications are true - correct answers they may be kept in the original container with the manufacturer's label and expiration date, they may be packaged and labeled by a pharmacist, they can produce unwanted effects Which of the following is true when pre-pouring or preparing medications in advance - correct answers oral solid medications (tablet and capsules) for routine administration may be prepared within 24 hours of the prescribed time for administration You have to document on MAR when a medication is - correct answers administered, refused, omitted In order for a medication to be administered you must have - correct answers a physician's order As needed (PRN) medications must be administered according to - correct answers the reason and frequency or administration specified in the physician's order When should medications be signed off on the MAR? - correct answers After a resident has been observed to actually take the medication You remove a resident's medications from the packages or containers and the resident refuses to take his 12PM medications, you should - correct answers dispose of the medications in accor