Nc Med Tech Exam Safety Questions And Detailed Verified Answers Pass Guaranteed

Hour of sleep or bed time - 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 teaspoon prn - correct answers as needed Tbsp - correct answers tablespoon 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 expect: a) PO B)IM C)PD D)SL - correct answers C You receive an order for Nitroglycerin to be given SUBLINGUALLY. It would be given: A) Under the tounge B) By mouth C) Instilled in the ear D) Applied to the skin - correct answers A) The following are abbreviations for dosages or strength of medications EXCEPT: A) mg B) ml C) gm D) PD - correct answers D) If you are not sure of an abbreviation, it is O.K to guess A) True B) False - correct answers B. False It is important to know the policy on approved abbreviations for your facility A) True B) False - correct answers A) True A milliliter is the same as a milligram A) True B) False - correct answers B) False Over-the-counter drugs may be kept as floor stock or house stock in an adult care home. A) True B) False - correct answers A) True When administering medications, it is O.K to leave a resident's medication at the bedside if the resident is present. A) True B) False - correct answers B) False You are legally responsible for any medication or treatment you administer. A) True B) False - correct answers A) True Medications should be given within one hour before or one hour after the prescribed or scheduled time of administration. A) True B) False - correct answers A) True Residents have a right to refuse medications. A) True B) False - correct answers A) True Oral medications must be stored separately from topical or external medications. A) True B) False - correct answers A) 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. A) True B) False - correct answers A) True Regulations for the accountability or recordkeeping of controlled substances differ from the regulations for non-controlled medications. A) True B) False - correct answers True Unlicensed staff in adult care homes may administer intramuscular (IM) injections and subcutaneous (SQ) injections. A) True B) False - correct answers B) False A telephone verbal order for medications and treatments must be signed by the person who prescribed the medications within: A) 14 days from the date the order is given B) 30 days from the date the order is given. C) 20 days from the date the order is given. D) None of the above - correct answers A) Information or documentation on the MAR for PRN (as needed) medications that are administered includes: A) the amount or quantity of medication administered B) the specific time of administration C) the initials of the person administering the medication D) the effectiveness of the medication E) all of the above - correct answers E) 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: A) remove the amount of medication's needed for the week from the resident supply of medication, place the medication's and labeled containers and document the medication sent on the appropriate facility form. B) send the medication in containers that have been filled in lab labeled by a pharmacist and document the - correct answers B) The residence, physician or prescribing practitioner is to be contacted about the residence medication orders: A) if the FL-2 is not dated and signed within 24 hours of admission to the facility B) when the medication orders of an FL-2 and discharge summary do not match C) in any type of notebook or record, as long as the order is in the facility D) in the residence room - correct answers A) The following statement about non-prescription OTC medications is FALSE: A) they may be kept in the original container with the manufacturers label and expiration date B) they may be packaged and labeled by a pharmacist C) they may be administered to a resident without a physicians order D) they can produce unwanted side effects - correct answers C) Which of the following is true when pre-pouring or preparing medications in advance: A) oral solid medication's for routine administration may be prepared within 24 hours of prescribed time for administration B) PRN medication's may be prepared in advance C) medication's may be crushed at the time the medications are prepoured or prepared in advance D) A, B, and C are true - correct answers A) You have to document on MAR when a medication is: A. Administered